Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Platinum is Nothing at Hotel Pinar

The day after Thanksgiving I found myself in Tegucigalpa staying at one of the finer establishments in Honduras, Hotel Pinar.  I mean check it out, even the soap is welcoming.


So I thought to myself, these naïve Hondurans are far too trusting, I’m going to take advantage of their hospitality and steal the TV.  I had sprung for the room with cable ($10 total) so I figured I should get my money’s worth.  Much to my chagrin did I then find out that Hotel Pinar had bested me.


Oh well, I figured I would just steal the sheets off the bed instead.  That would show them.  Shoot, one step ahead of me again!  The old hotel name on the sheets trick.


At that point, I decided to throw in the towel on stealing from Hotel Pinar and take a shower.  Unfortunately this little site greeted me.  Why would the hotel provide a small plastic bowl with the shower?  I had a suspicion, and yes, there it was, bucket shower.







Well played, sir.  Hotel Pinar - 1, Gringo - 0.

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