I hadn't really meant to start this blog with the bathroom, but here it is!! This was the SMALL bathroom of our little apartment in Amsterdam. This room wasn't but about a yard wide. The sink was the length of my hand, from the front of the sink to the back. This was obviously an add-on remodel or something. To get to the toilet, you first walked through the shower area, which meant if either of us showered, then shoes were necessary....
The shower--about 1/4 of the way from the right edge, you can see the door coming into the room. So, bingo, youäre in the shower space! The shower floor was slightly lower than the rest of the floor.
Our room had a double bed and a twin bed. Sandi took the twin, below the one main window, and Brandi (who does not normally sleep on my bed but thought she was entitled to here) and I shared the double bed. Sandi is working on knitting her unique 1-fingered mittens.
Brandi checked out after all the adventures. She was in her airline carry bag while I carried her up 4 flights (at least---the hike truly seemed endless) to our apartment in the sky.
The dining and kitchen area of the apartment. It was nicely stocked. We found out (too late for our first meal there!) that instant coffee, tea, etc. were available.
Brandi's and my bed on the left, Sandiäs on the right. The slanted windows were absolutely FILTHY when we got there----dirt and bird poop. The second night we were there, we got back somewhat early, and while Sandi showered, I took the sponge-scratchy pad from the kitchen sink, put dish soap on it, and cleaned all the windows. I had discovered that they literall would swing around so that the outside could be on the inside. This was not the best window-washing job I ever did, but it really improved the light and the sights! I threw that pad away; there was a new one below the sink for the next people.
As you can see, the furniture collection was rather eclectic---castoff 19XXs, I'm sure. However, the place definitely had personality and wasn't the same old Holiday Inn or whatever, regardless of whereever you are. We enjozyed it, and it wasn't expesive, either.
This, however, was the challenge. I don't clearly remember now how many levels of apartments there were, but from the outside, I believe we were on the 4th floor. The stairs were narrom and both of us held the rails and walked VERY carefully. Man, if you are elderly in one of these places, you must just stay there forever or something!
From that apartment-type setting, we then went to Rotterdam where we had this hotel room. The bathroom there is abut the largest I've ever seen, bigger than my bedroom or my kitchen and bathroom combined here in Bielefeld. I am saving some pictures of the bathroom for my upcoming treatise on toilets....
Another view of our Rotterdam room. The plant on the windowshelf is a live plant, something I'm not sure I've ever had before. The acoustic tile was something I wondered about also; I haven't seen that type of tile in the US for a long time.
This was definitely an older hotel and rooms but was well-located and appropriately priced. One biggy was that there were 2 or 3 computers available, free, in the lobby. Of course, while I was using one, some foreign, black man came in and got into an argument with the slight Asian man who was at the desk. The black guy even went behind the counter after the Asian. By then things were loud, other people came, and I asked the breakfast hostess to call the police. The Asian man had tried to do that when the black fellow went behind the counter. The black guy finally left, and I never did learn what the issue was about.
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