this morning #939.

this morning, i streaked past the famous city scenery, not bothering to stop & smell the roses, expecting i’d have an opportunity to check it all out later in the day. i was mistaken. my M.O. has always been to make a beeline for my lodging & unpack. set up shop. acclimate. once that’s done, i can relax & focus on the adventures ahead. this time, i arrived to find that, although i called ahead & arranged for an early check-in, there was no record of this. my room was not ready. not even close. in fact, the previous guests were still in there. i demanded a manager. things escalated quickly from there. i don’t care to go into details but when they took me away, i had no say in where i’d stay that evening.