{"id":9253,"date":"2018-11-30T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=9253"},"modified":"2023-06-23T23:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T03:35:03","slug":"boring-everyday-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/9253","title":{"rendered":"Boring Everyday Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, our hotel does not have a self-serve laundry. Oh you can pay to have your clothing laundered but, wow! Check out the prices! I mean really, four euros PER t-shirt? Yeah, we don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1203181454.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1203181454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1203181454_thumb.jpg?resize=674%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1203181454\" width=\"674\" height=\"647\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About a quarter of a mile away from the hotel is a laundromat or a wasch salon. Two and a half euros for a small waschenmaschine and nine euros for the big one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181044.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181044\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181044_thumb.jpg?resize=675%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181044\" width=\"675\" height=\"507\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now\u2026.lets see if I can figure this out. Well, it looks like a laundromat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181016.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181016_thumb.jpg?resize=681%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181016\" width=\"681\" height=\"512\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Okay, well thank goodness there are pictures. I&#8217;d be spending a lot of time with Google Translate otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181016b.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181016b\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181016b_thumb.jpg?resize=688%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181016b\" width=\"688\" height=\"517\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far so good. Turn the machine on put the clothes in, pick my washing program, put in the money\u2026what, where? Oh, this weird machine and then pick a number. Hmm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181042a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181042a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181042a_thumb.jpg?resize=702%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181042a\" width=\"702\" height=\"528\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whew. Figured that out. Now its time to dry. Well, this is a tiny laundry transport basket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181043a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181043a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181043a_thumb.jpg?resize=715%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181043a\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ah, drying instructions I\u2019ve got it now!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181042.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1112181042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1112181042_thumb.jpg?resize=723%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1112181042\" width=\"723\" height=\"543\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I wait for the clothes to dry and wonder about this cool washing system they have here, I notice the parking deck across the street and giggle. Dutch is a strange language.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1119181634a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"1119181634a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1119181634a_thumb.jpg?resize=741%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1119181634a\" width=\"741\" height=\"557\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, our hotel does not have a self-serve laundry. Oh you can pay to have your clothing laundered but, wow! Check out the prices! I mean really, four euros PER t-shirt? Yeah, we don\u2019t think so. About a quarter of a mile away from the hotel is a laundromat or a wasch salon. 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