Poetry of the week: Thee to a Summers Day

 

Love in Summer

Shall I compare thee to a summers day?

Thou art more lovely and temperate.

Rough winds do shake the darlings buds of May.

And summer's lease hath all too short date.

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines.

And often is his gold complexion dimmed:

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature's course, untrimmed;

But thy eternal summer shall not fade

Nor lose possession of that fair thou'st

Nor shall death brag thou wanderest in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives, and gives life to thee.

 

                                                                                                                    Source: William Shakespeare

Love speaks through Poetry

 Weekly Poetry of Love

When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes

I all alone beweep my outcast state

And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries

And look upon myself and curse my fate,

Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,

Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,

Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,

With what I most enjoy contented least,

Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,

Haply I think on thee, and then my state

Like to the lark at break of day arising

From Sullen earth sings hymns at heaven's gate:

       For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings

        That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

Source: William Shakespeare

Hotel or Hostel

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

This past summer I stayed at a hotel in southern Sweden for two nights. I spent about SEK 1000 per night, which is about 95 euros. Then, after flying to southern Germany to visit my cousin, I decided to stay at a hostel. I spent about 20 euros per night. Such a big difference in price! 

During my stays, I realised many people who book rooms don’t know the difference of accommodation between a hotel and a hostel. Based on my experience, I noticed a substantial number of these travelers believing hostels have similar amenities as hotels. Hostels are much cheaper because you are paying for a bed in a shared room with 8 to 16 people. In a hotel, of course, you are paying for a single room with a bathroom. Choosing between how you want to sleep or share the room is something to really investigate and be true to yourself if it is something that is worth paying for. If you are comfortable sharing a kitchen, a bedroom, toilet, and showers with all guests, then, a hostel is your choice. Keep in mind that because of the low prices during the high travel season from spring to summer, these rooms get booked quickly. In addition, the hostel prices advertised in Booking.com are slightly different than the prices purchased at the reception. Nowadays, it is best to book your accommodation through Booking.com or another travel booking website. 

There is that phrase: ‘You get what you pay for!’ This definitely holds true with anything you purchase, but most notably with booking a room at a hotel or booking a bed in a hostel. You may save more money booking a bed in a hostel, but you give up the privacy and your own space. When booking a hotel room, you will pay more at hotel rates, but you get the privacy, room service, and room space.

Did you have any bad hotel or hostel service? 

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