PJ's back in the good old USofA

Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. .

On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:
Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

On May 20, 5:08*am, William Black wrote:
On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:



Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. * * * .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black



Try a Hampton Inn sometime. They usually provide a selection mild,
robust, decaf and the urns are always full and hot free of charge
24/7.

Show me that alternative in Europe would ya? I usually travel with
instant when there because I like it black and strong and make my own
in Europe when they provide the pot to heat water in the room which
isn't always.

The Carlton Airport in Dublin didn't even provide the pot at $200 plus
per nite. The breakfast room opened at 06;30 and they offered a tiny
cup of weak stuff at 7 euros each so I had to try to satisfy my need
by ordering two for my morning fix which didn't work too well..

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

On 05/20/2011 11:52 AM, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:
On May 20, 5:08 am, William wrote:
On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:



Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black



Try a Hampton Inn sometime. They usually provide a selection mild,
robust, decaf and the urns are always full and hot free of charge
24/7.

Show me that alternative in Europe would ya? I usually travel with
instant when there because I like it black and strong and make my own
in Europe when they provide the pot to heat water in the room which
isn't always.

The Carlton Airport in Dublin didn't even provide the pot at $200 plus
per nite. The breakfast room opened at 06;30 and they offered a tiny
cup of weak stuff at 7 euros each so I had to try to satisfy my need
by ordering two for my morning fix which didn't work too well..

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

Neither of those two countries are exactly famous for their coffee. Try
Spain or Italy if you want real coffee. Maxwell House type coffee is
just brown water in comparison.

--
Alias

On May 20, 5:57*am, Alias .¡nval¡d wrote:
On 05/20/2011 11:52 AM, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:



On May 20, 5:08 am, William *wrote:
On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:

Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. * * * .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black

Try a Hampton Inn sometime. They usually provide a selection mild,
robust, decaf and the urns are always full and hot free of charge
24/7.

Show me that alternative in Europe would ya? I usually travel with
instant when there because I like it black and strong and make my own
in Europe when they provide the pot to heat water in the room which
isn't always.

The Carlton Airport in Dublin didn't even provide the pot at $200 plus
per nite. The breakfast room opened at 06;30 and they offered a tiny
cup of weak stuff at 7 euros each *so I had to try to satisfy my need
by ordering two for my morning fix which didn't work too well..

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

Neither of those two countries are exactly famous for their coffee. Try
Spain or Italy if you want real coffee. Maxwell House type coffee is
just brown water in comparison.

--
Alias

Yea, expresso is OK in italy. I don't recall Spain. Only went there
once, driving over the French border into Catalania (sp?) at the
beaches near Barcelona but that was many years ago. I recall many road
signs in Spanish were crossed out and rewritten by hand in Catalan
(sp?) everywhere.

On 05/20/2011 12:06 PM, PJ O'Donovan wrote:
On May 20, 5:57 am, .¡nval¡d wrote:
On 05/20/2011 11:52 AM, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:



On May 20, 5:08 am, William wrote:
On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:

Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black

Try a Hampton Inn sometime. They usually provide a selection mild,
robust, decaf and the urns are always full and hot free of charge
24/7.

Show me that alternative in Europe would ya? I usually travel with
instant when there because I like it black and strong and make my own
in Europe when they provide the pot to heat water in the room which
isn't always.

The Carlton Airport in Dublin didn't even provide the pot at $200 plus
per nite. The breakfast room opened at 06;30 and they offered a tiny
cup of weak stuff at 7 euros each so I had to try to satisfy my need
by ordering two for my morning fix which didn't work too well..

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

Neither of those two countries are exactly famous for their coffee. Try
Spain or Italy if you want real coffee. Maxwell House type coffee is
just brown water in comparison.

--
Alias

Yea, expresso is OK in italy. I don't recall Spain. Only went there
once, driving over the French border into Catalania (sp?) at the
beaches near Barcelona but that was many years ago. I recall many road
signs in Spanish were crossed out and rewritten by hand in Catalan
(sp?) everywhere.

They're not crossed out now; they've been replaced and are in Catalan.
Franco outlawed Catalan and when he died, Cataluña went the other
direction and now everything is in Catalan, including the newspapers,
street signs, primary, secondary and university schools, the TV and
radio. Cataluña is not really Spain and there is a strong movement to
separate itself and form a new country.

One of the many reasons I left the USA for Spain was the coffee.

--
Alias

On 20/05/11 10:52, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:
On May 20, 5:08 am, William wrote:
On 20/05/11 09:15, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:



Since my biological clock is still on Irish time I woke up this am at
0345 Philly time which is 0845 Irish time.

We are staying at a hotel adjacent to Philly Internationsl Airport and
black coffee (no cream, no sugar) at wake up time is my one addiction
as my system demands it.

So I wandered down to the lobby in search of a fix instead of making
my own in the room provided pot and there it was. Several urns of
coffee regular or decaf and hot water for tea available for guest 24
hours a day free of charge and even an alert, lovely African American
lady at the reception desk with a cheerful good morning. Since she
seemed a bit startled, I explained to her I was noit really an
insomniac but was still on European time and just got back from
Dublin, She chuckled and said 'welcome home' which was nice,

An unheard of situation at this hour anywhere I have experienced in
Europe based on my many travels there over these 40 plus years even
and particularly in the better airport hotels, like the one we just
stayed in in Dublin (Carlton Airport) at over $200 per nite upon both
arrival and departure from Dublin. .

My experience of the free coffee dished out in the foyer of US hotels is
that it's worth exactly what you pay for it...

It's invariable weak watery stuff that has been standing for at least a
couple of hours and isn't drinkable unless you're within an hour of
getting out of bed.

It may be just about drinkable if you're jet lagged to Hell and
wandering the place looking like something the cat dragged in...

--
William Black



Try a Hampton Inn sometime. They usually provide a selection mild,
robust, decaf and the urns are always full and hot free of charge
24/7.

And they probably taste as if they they get refilled once in that 24
hours...

My experience of coffee in the USA is that it doesn't taste of coffee.

--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

Am Fri, 20 May 2011 11:57:09 +0200 schrieb Alias:

On 05/20/2011 11:52 AM, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

Neither of those two countries are exactly famous for their coffee. Try
Spain or Italy if you want real coffee. Maxwell House type coffee is
just brown water in comparison.

German Coffee is different from the one in Spain or Italy. Most Germans
don't like the coffee in Spain, as they find it to bitter ;-)

Regards,

Frank

On 05/20/2011 01:54 PM, Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:
Am Fri, 20 May 2011 11:57:09 +0200 schrieb Alias:

On 05/20/2011 11:52 AM, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:

Getting a decent coffee and OJ in Germany at their "fruestueck" at
some places can be another instigator of culture shock for this
American. I travel with my own instant and OJ when there just in
case.

Neither of those two countries are exactly famous for their coffee. Try
Spain or Italy if you want real coffee. Maxwell House type coffee is
just brown water in comparison.

German Coffee is different from the one in Spain or Italy. Most Germans
don't like the coffee in Spain, as they find it to bitter ;-)

Regards,

Frank

Obviously most Germans aren't aware of the different kinds of coffee
available in Spain.

--
Alias

Am Fri, 20 May 2011 14:02:28 +0200 schrieb Alias:

On 05/20/2011 01:54 PM, Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:

German Coffee is different from the one in Spain or Italy. Most Germans
don't like the coffee in Spain, as they find it to bitter ;-)

Regards,

Frank

Obviously most Germans aren't aware of the different kinds of coffee
available in Spain.

When on holiday in the hotel you normally only get one kind of coffee for
breakfast and have no other choice.

Regards,

Frank