Where is the Bolster?

While traveling it is sometimes interesting to see how items are positioned in your room after the housekeeping staff has performed their service.

On my recent trip to Australia I stayed in a serviced apartment and one item kept moving around.

Black Bolster, Pillows, decorative pillowsMy bed had a bolster on it when I arrived and it was something that I would use for different things. It was good for propping up a book or to lay on to position myself to see the TV a bit better.

Bolster, decorative pillow, black bolsterAt first I would come back and it would be propped up between one of the nightstands and the wall. Of course, it would end up back on the bed and be there the next day when they did their service.

Moved items, serviced room, bolster, pillowsThen they started to put it in the closet with my suitcase. I assume that they just thought of it as a decorative pillow and that I didn’t use it.

This went on for a couple days and then it started showing back up on the bed each day.

Empty closet, Hidden BolsterThen I came back one afternoon and I couldn’t find the bolster in any of the usual places. I even looked in other closets, the laundry area and it just was not to be found. I then thought of one more place they may have put it.

Closet Shelf, Bolster, Hidden pillowsI got up on my nightstand and looked on the top shelf in the closet and there it was.

They almost hid it well enough that I couldn’t find it, but it was in the last place that I looked.

The last few days it was back on the bed each day. I guess they finally got the message.

Or, perhaps they were just playing a game with me 🙂

Steven

 

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Five Continents this Year

While getting ready for my trip to Australia last month I realized that it would be my fifth continent of the year. I have thought about it and know that I have not been to six in a year, so I may have to think of a trip to the other inhabited continent before the year runs out.

So which continent is it?

Red Rose, California, January RosesI will start first with the continents that I have been to this year. Of course, I have been to North American since that is where I live. This was one of the first pictures that I posted this year. A rose from my garden.

Winter Scene, Market Place, Jena, GermanyThe traveling started early this year with a trip to Europe the first week of January. Here is a picture from Jena, Germany. You can see that the Christmas decorations were still up. By the time I headed back home they had been taken down.

Tim Hortons, Toronto, Canada, Morning, BreakfastIn March I went to Canada, so if I can count North America only if I make a trip somewhere else on the continent then I passed the criteria 🙂

Old Town Suzhou, Canal, River boat, ChinaIn May I made it to a third continent as I took a trip to Asia. I visited Shanghai and Suzhou, China to attend a train the trainer course.

South Africa, Eland, Largest AntelopeIn June I chalked up continent number four with a trip to South Africa. This was an interesting trip as I had a major delay getting there.

Sydney Opera House, Winter, Sunset, Sydney, AustraliaContinent number five was Australia with a trip to Sydney.

I am also thinking that if I just look at the time between the Shanghai and Sydney trips I was in the five continents in just less than two months. I stopped in Europe on the way to and from Africa.

Now I am thinking:

Should I make a trip to South America before the end of the year?

What country should I visit if I decide to make a trip?

I think that I will leave Antarctica out of the picture. I have been there before and I want to go again someday, but not this year. I need more time to plan and think about it.

What country in South America would you visit?

Steven

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