Our Hostels....

So we have stayed at some interesting places so I thought I would share....

Amsterdam - Hostel Granada.....we might as well been staying in the Secret Annex of Anne Frank.....there were 5 or 6 torturous flights of stairs barely big enough for our backpacks. Our top floor room had its own bathroom / shower / toilet.....they were all in the same place with no separation....you could shower and pee at the same time if you wanted! (we didn't...at least I didn't..... haha) The common room was interesting, that's where we met Sam, our Aussie friend over PB&J sandwiches at Breakfast and Fabio, our Asian friend from Brazil (really his name is Fabio, and don't worry he already emailed Katie and Clare) Despite the gross bathrooms and kinda gross sheets, the location was good and we had fun.

Namur - Auberge de Jeunesse Félicien Rops .....Our hostel was nestled into the green hillside near the Citadel, just outside the center of Namur and right next to the Muse river. It was BEAUTIFUL! The hostel was very large and had tons of room. We shared a room with 2 other girls, but never saw them because they were at a wedding. The bathrooms were interesting with a shower inside of what seemed like a closet. We were only here a night and had to leave at 5:45am in order to catch our train!

Madrid - Student Hostel Luis Velez.....The building was located in Plaza Tisiro De Molina, right in the center of the city. We were happy to be here for a few nights and were able to hang our clothes and unpack a little. the bright colored room had four comfy beds and clean bathrooms down the hall. Unfortunately we were right on a busy road so it was very loud at night which made for some interesting dreams...haha. The people were nice...well all except "Francisco" as Katie deemed him, but spoke very little english.

Madrid - Cat's Hostel.......A switch from our private 4 bedroom at Luis Velez to a 10 person mixed dorm was interesting. We arrived with 2 roommates from Rochester New York, Mark and Jeremy. The comforters were a little old, and the room was cramped but the building was an old Spanish villa / house so it made things a little more interesting. There was a large common room (The Cat Cave), and a basement bar / Internet room / hangout. The beers were cheap and we met some really fun people here. This hostel really catered to the younger crowd and made sure there was plenty to do and people to meet. Despite one night having our beds swooped on by some Italian guys while we were out we had a great time here!

Santorini - John and Katerina Hotel....Close to the beach, our 4 bedroom hostel with a kitchen and bathroom has been good, even though Katie Sleeps on a pullout and Sam and I are sleeping on a bed that mysteriously broke in the middle of the night.

More updates as we continue on our journey!