As you can see, the laptop is back on the desk. I am leaving for Oman, in about 30 minutes, for a 3 day paid vacation (aka a real visa run). They are paying for my flight and hotel so I am springing for a rental car. I hate driving, but cabs are HORRIBLE for tourists. It is just easier to drive as long as I can walk to a bar..LOL My last hotel in Bahrain had no bar...I chose poorly. Apparently, I am not the only teacher going to Oman this weekend (Muscat), but I am the only one in my hotel :-) No intention of looking anyone up while there, as the whole idea is to GET AWAY!
My last hotel in Bahrain was another experience. When I finally arrived at my hotel at about midnight, I was exhausted. I chose a hotel that was not close to anything so I went ahead and rented a car. I waited in line behind a family who was trying to get adjoining rooms or something so that took about 20 minutes to get them checked in. The man who went next was checking OUT at midnight. When I finally got to check in, I was cranky. After not having a tub in my last hotel, I made sure to ask if my room had a large single bed and a tub. I was told, "yes." I had told him of my hunt for a hot soaking bath and how the last place had lied to me about having tubs. When I finally got to my room, I discovered I had NEITHER of those items in my room. I literally ran back to the front desk and pretty much screamed, "Are you freaking kidding me?!?" I was pissed off and let him know it. He then apologized and sent the housekeeper to check the room before he sent me to another room. I was upgraded to a beautiful suite with a HUGE soaking tub.....NO HOT WATER!
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