04/06/08
Hotel Break -
Categories: Back from three days on the road, with hotels courtesy of laterooms.com. And the moral of this tale is: 'You get what you pay for'. The £60 converted dairy in Romsey nr Southampton was lovely - complete with own snooker table, lovely breakfast, free wifi, charming old wooden decor, horse outside the window, that sort of thing. Then there's the £20 room in Bournemouth. The polar opposite. The doors wouldn't lock, so I even took my laptop to the bathroom (on the next floor down) when I went for a shower. Although I didn't need to worry about security it turns out, because I was the only person in the entire building. Not even staff - they live down the road.
But it's ok - when away like that for gigs, you can while away time with a DVD or two. Which I ran out of, but handily the 'hotel' is right opposite a massive Asda, so I was finally persuaded to invest in season 3 of Prison Break. Not as good as the first two seasons, but needs must when alone and bored in Bournemouth.
The other part of the weekend was the wedding of my good friend Rachel, to Mark, who is now also a good friend. A lovely do at a barn in Bicester. Really great day, with tear-jerking speeches, very nice surroundings, a good hog roast in the evening, yum... Of course since I am now planning my own wedding, I was guilty of making the odd note or two. Only in a good way, of course - "Ooh, pudding takes 20 minutes...", "A cake that's half chocolate, half fruitcake - nice...", "Hogroast served in the evening at about 10ish - good touch..." That's right. It was all about food. I tell you one thing about my wedding: no one's going hungry.
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