Hostels are Cheap Hotels

I LOVE my hostel too! I have two twin beds, which I could push together, but do not mind them being apart, for I can use the other bed for next-day clothes staging. My room also has a wardrobe, table and two chairs and a bathroom with toilet, mirror, sink and shower with hot water! Speaking of hot, I also have a semi-private patio that I can access from the 2 doors that are apart of my wall of 3 windows (with the single being a window that partly opens for fresh air). And if it gets too cool, I can turn on the radiator heaters! All of this for 58€ a night!!!!! Did I also, mention I am about 1.5 blocks from the train station? Did I also mention the complimentary wi-fi in the lobby? The only downside is this place has the tiniest elevators I have ever seen in my entire life…. It could only fit me and my luggage, but how many times would I be transporting me and my luggage? Twice.

the beds

the wardrobe (tilt head to left for a better view...I have not learned how to adjust pictures after uploading so, please be patient)

the toilet and you flush by pressing the button above (tilt head to left)

the sink

the shower (tilt head to the left)

one view of the patio window, with one of the windows opened (I quickly closed it after taking this photo.)

another view of the windows....

the elevator...told you it was tiny!

the reason why, it is made for 4 people...

How Thank you Rick Steves for this one!!! I will stay here again!

P.S. This place is so great, I will call it a hotel from now on….

Final Day Frustrations

I leave tomorrow. With this final day of preparation, I have had many many frustrations...with some resolutions.
1. The Weather
The storm is still headed towards JFK. I, however, am not! I changed my flight and am now going direct from Atlanta to Frankfurt! :-D I will even arrive 2 hours earlier and leave 2 hours later....
2. Packing
I bought these supposedly handy-dandy compression bags to assist in my packing. As I was beginning to gather my belongings, I learned these bags are not really that handy or that dandy! I struggled for about 4 hours, but finally managed to get all of my clothes and stuff into my bag. Let us all pray that I do not have these problems when it comes to packing up my items mid-trip and for the return.
3. Rude Behavior
I had two guests come over for a see you when I return gathering and because of my crappy mood about the struggle to pack.... I was rude. I apologize to my guests.

So, I guess I am all ready to go... Except I still need to do my hair....

Not Amused

I woke up this morning and the Weather Channel was calling for up to 6 inches of snow and looooooong weather delays tomorrow at JFK. I am not amused!!!

15 Degrees

Today when I woke up, it was 15 degrees... a little bit colder than what it has been in Munich. I figured what a better day to test out my warm weather gear! Let's see how this goes....