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We arrived in St Jean Pied de Port after a very long day. All planes and trains went well no issues at all. Bing bang boom connections were perfect!! Got off the train and starting walking up hill, the start of a lot of walking up hill!!! Went to the pilgrims office and got our first stamp, paid for our night in the albergue and were rushed up to the albergue. Got there and a little French lady asked us for our ticket...??? We have no ticket so I go back and the guy who helped us was coming up the road and he said no no come with me...so we went in with him....and he brought us in and showed us to our beds....we both had top bunks but a nice young guy gave up his bottom for mom... I braved the top bunk.... Maybe the guy below me was more brave!!! Settled in washed up and was in bed by 9 and crashed out.... SLEEP..... until 11 when a French man came bursting into the room turning on the lights and yelling at the guy on the bunk above mom.... Out. Out ticket and a whole lotta French I didn't understand.... I tried to explain they switched beds and then he started yelling at me... Ticket ticket .... And I said we didn't have one... The yelling continued and the guy below me tried translating but to no avail this man was angry and we apparently didn't pay ....I started getting out of bed and he said no no u pay in the morning and then disappeared. I fell asleep pretty quick after but mom lay there for a long time enjoying the stars out the big window looking out over the valley. Morning came and same angry man came in yelling at me again... You pay... You pay..... I continued to try to explain that we paid... And he followed me yelling.... Finally I threw 20 euros at him... I was extremely upset, tired and embarrassed at this point and apparently that combination results in me crying ..... Mom was cool as a cucumber through it all... Me..... A blithering idiot!!! We ended up going back to the pilgrims office and speaking to someone who spoke English who remembered us from the night before..we explained what happened and she felt horrible and apologized gave us back our money and we had a nice chat.... Me still blithering !!! Off we go.... On our way up up up to Orrison.... Hopefully will shake the first night of chaos!!
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TL Live it up roomie!! Did you actually throw the money? I can see that. Glad it worked out in the end. Keep keepin on!! Awesomeness.
Tanya I think I would have been crying too Marth - but I'm sure the jet lag may have had something to do with it. You'll laugh about it later. Enjoy your trip - looking forward to reading more of your posts.
Danielle-a Poor girls! That's quite the story your first night!! Never a dull moment..... :)