Adventures in D.C.

In the second part of my two part series about traveling the adventurous way, AKA shoestring traveling, AKA "I hope my bus doesn't catch on fire" (see part 1), I stayed at a Hostel in Washington D.C..

$22 per night is unbeatable. Pictured here is David in one of the rooms with 9 beds.

The little details were great, like the lovingly framed jigsaw puzzle of Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and Animal.

Also, the backyard complete with grill, ping pong table, limbo bar, and hammocks.

Unfortunately I didn't capture the funniest part of the adventure on film. This is a photo of the light fixture in the bathroom, painstakingly painted over. The pinnacle moment was here in the very same bathroom, when I went to use the sink to brush my teeth. It's usually a little off-putting when you see a hair or two on a sink. Well... when I walked toward the sink, there wasn't a hair or two. There was so much hair on it that you'd be hard pressed to touch your finger to the sink without hitting a strand (or ten). It takes a brave soul to commence brushing anyway. As a finale, the water pipe was disconnected from the drain, so after running the water it just pooled out from under the sink onto the floor. So THAT explains why the rug is wet in a half-circle pattern.

The view from the front door. Overall, the people were cool and the price was unbeatable. Better to go to D.C. on the cheap than to not go at all!