Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed
I booked my flights and my hotel this morning. I am very pleased! I got the good fare and flights, although I have to go through Newark, New Joisey. With my Expedia points, I was able to book a better room in the hotel I always stay at in Aalborg, called the Prinsens Hotel. I usually get the single economy room, and request number 444. It's tiny with a very small bed, and I often bonk my head on the wall or an elbow when turning over, and the bathroom is so small I can literally sit on the toilet, put my arm in the sink and touch the back of the shower wall with my toes. But, it suits my needs and I can find enough room in there for my stuff. This time, it was the same price with my points to get a room with a twin bed, so I will be much more comfortable sleeping in that room, if it is not on the side of the hotel facing the train station! That is one huge advantage of my room 444; all I have to listen to are seagulls and the random drunk returning from a pub in the wee hours of the night, but that is just the weekend nights, unless there is a holiday. Last time, I wished I had my .20 gauge to deal with the seagulls, the noisy bastards, but it is better than hearing train brakes squeal. I might bring earplugs this trip.
Another good thing about the Prinsen is the breakfast buffet. I get my money's worth out of that. I generally have two boiled eggs, a bowl of corn flakes with milk, a cup of yogurt, fresh fruit, a large roll split in half and stuffed with cheese and I can choose two types of sliced ham and two types of salami, and juice. I go back for seconds on some of the items, too; I'm not shy about that!
Now I just have to secure my beach apartment for 6 weeks, and I get a great discount on that since Charlotte, the landlady, likes me. I will book my Scottish side trip soon once I figure out if anyone is going with me or not. If I go solo, I will still have a great time, but I hope my brother can go and my cousin and her husband who live in Aalborg.
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