1 March 2010
New shiny Hatfield
Hatfield itself is brand new. Everything is still shiny and very neat and ordered. Its a commuter town which means people who hate London but need to work there buy nice houses for their 2.5 children and ride the train into work.
There is also a large university and the whole place is like a fake town you might have seen in an american movie in the 80s.
The shopping mall is even called galleria, it has many chain store restaurants to choose from, is open late, and is pretty empty.
My hotel is a Premier Inn, its a large chain, the room is actually quite large and the bed is fantastic, but as usual, the remote control doesnt work. As a seasoned traveller I have batteries of my own to stick in remotes, but the hotel has thwarted my plan by modding the cover with screws, so I go ask the reception guy to fix it.
This guy was a little too helpful, it was spooky, bounded up the stairs with a box of batteries, apologiesed 15 times, then also gave me a spare remote in case it stopped working again!
The world famous galleria, its purple (theres a purple theme in hatfield).
Heres my dinner from toquitos in the galleria, theres an enchilada under there somewhere, thankfully the portion size is very small.
Tomorrow I have to start at 3am, so my sleep patterns paid off!