Welcome to EasyHotel - very sterile
Everyone always thinks that Ryanair is such a great bargain. Yes the price starts out low. But add a bag at another $20 or $30, then the administration fee, then if you want a seat – if not it is a free for all – which is actually o.k. But all of their airports are way out in b*m f*#k nowhere. Seriously.
Entering the closet I call my room
I had once heard that they occupy old military bases because of the space. As such, those places are WAY out of the way from the place you are at. For instance, if I recall correctly, the airport that they fly into near Olso is about an hour away. The one for Stockholm is 1 and 1/2 away from the city. So after I figured that out on my last journey, I stopped using them and stuck to EasyJet because at least they use the main airports and they are a lot nicer to deal with.
Although a total insult to Princess Diana wallpaper - this is how Ryanair at the airport felt like to me
Well, just because no other airline was offering me a good deal from London to the south of France – to Nimes in particular – I ended up taking Ryanair again. This time, I thought I would be smart, since as normal, their flights are at some ungodly early morning hour, that I would actually go to the location the night before and get a cheap hotel. Well this time it was Luton. They call it Luton London which I don’t know why since it takes at least an hour by various forms of transportation to get there. And let me tell you, Luton is probably only there because of the airport and it was a surreal experience. Very Bladerunner like. Every nationality you can imagine, all looking alot like refugees, and all crammed into the mall. Weird, very weird.
Help - I can't breath - the closet with a bed
To top that off, I found a cheap hotel called EasyHotel. Well, now I know why they are cheap. You know how Japan has these shoe box size hotel rooms? Well this is similar. The entire hotel is in this colour orange – I wonder if there is some psychological purpose for that colour. Your room has no windows, just a closet sized space fitting a double bed. There is a bathroom and it is one of these bathrooms that reminds you of the self-cleaning ones you pay for in centre city that after you uses it, douses the whole thing in water.
... and the hose-able washroom
And I know why it is so cheap. If you want internet, you pay. If you want the t.v., you pay. The ride to the airport, you pay. They don’t actually pay you for toilet flushes and water or air, so that is a good thing.
Ah peaceful beauty, stay calm, ignore the crowds, stay in your happy place
Got to the airport in the morning and it was like a zoo, a cattle call – all Ryanair – it was yuck yuck yuck. So as I have already said. That’s the last time I do that. However, now I am in France and it is all just a distant memory. Phew.
Not sure if I could stay in a room without a window even if everything is orange (now if it had been yellow….)
Ya, not sure what the psychological choice of orange is all about …
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Sounds as though you did not enjoy this part of your journey – are you still with Paul. love Mum
Well I haven’t exactly posted much yet – but no – I very much enjoyed it. Yup – Paul and I are now in Barcelona.