We arrived at our last hotel on the tour, the Intercity Hotel in Budapest. When we get to a new location, there is consistently a mad dash to get the key cards so as to get into the rooms, and then unpack again. Me, not looking forward to unpacking yet again, (although quite happy it is going to be for four days/nights instead of just two 😊), lingered and enjoyed watching the people around me. Finally, I see Vince, our tour director, glance around. When his eyes settled on me, he commented, “Oh! There you are!” And he promptly handed me my key card.
I then took the lift to the second floor, walk to room 214, opened my door, and started to settle in. Precisely halfway through a change of clothing, I heard my door opening!😱 I dashed behind this perfectly placed curtain separating the bedroom from the bathroom, and wrapped myself up in it!😂😂😂
“HELLO?” I called out. To which I hear a muffled “Yes?”
I giggled, but it had to have been a nervous giggle, because that’s how I was feeling (Jamaica PTSD kicking in! 😂) and said, “There is somebody already in this room… and it’s ME.”
The voice, male, replied, “ You are in this room? How can you be in this room?”
I recognized the voice as that of tour director! Vince 😂😂. He has a very thick and heavy Slovakian accent.
He was talking behind just the partially opened door I might add. So I slipped out of the curtain, grabbed a pair of pants off the bed, and pulled them on.😂😂 I then walked to the door and opened it, laughing all the way. He seemed shocked when he saw me and said, “I don’t understand. How can you be in this room?”
I grabbed the paper/cardboard key holder that had my room number written on it. It said 216… I looked at the placard on the outside of my door, and it said 214. I looked back at him and burst out laughing again 😂!
“ I don’t know how I can be in this room,” I exclaimed. “I am obviously in your room!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I then handed him my key card and asked if that key worked on my ASSIGNED door… room 216, handily just one door down. 😂😂😂😂
It did.😂
“Want to trade rooms? 🤓I asked. “I’m already unpacked.” 😂
Mind you, we continued to laugh through this entirely hilarious exchange. He handed me his key card, I gave him my key card, and he reassigned himself to room 216, while I was allowed to remain into 214 😆.
“I hope you hadn’t requested a special room,” I giggled, “ because mine is quite lovely!” 😂😂😂😂😂
Later that evening, on the dinner, cruise, every time we happen to glance at one another, we burst out laughing all over again. 😂😂😂😂
I’ve got a plethora of images stored on my iPhone of every enchanting, ancient and memorable thing I’ve been seeing over the past 10 days, but these are the beloved memories that will forever linger close to my heart!😂😂💕💕💕🤗🤗🤗
And needless to say, I needed this after that brief, albeit touching exchange 😂.
And McDonald’s 😂😂😂
