Word: hotel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Life is full of adjustments. The Zulus who came to Florida to build the thatched huts in the Harambe village found their hotel rooms too cold; so, says a Disney employee, they built fires in their rooms. Some of the 82 Africans who work in the park are troubled by the "help" of their U.S. colleagues. Mmathabo Marule, 20, from Johannesburg, was vexed when shown how to use a microwave: "I had to tell her we do have those at home...
...20th century doesn't arrive until after lunch, when the tourists show up like clockwork, each group spending about two hours. Typically, they ignore the town and climb the ruins instead, returning to their hotel in Cuzco to rest before rushing off to see Machu Picchu on the last day of what is usually a three-day tour. All the while they complain of the altitude sickness that often comes with the area's 13,000-ft. elevation. They have seen the famous ruins, but they are probably missing what is still alive in the Sacred Valley of the Inca...
...better way to take in these breathtaking sights and absorb the rich culture is to stretch your visit to this aerie in the Peruvian Andes. Cuzco is worth a few nights' stay. A good choice there is the Hotel Monasterio, a newly converted Franciscan monastery. Chants echo through the interior courtyards at breakfast, and guests can stroll through the archways and choose between a monkish cell or plusher accommodations...
...chintzy $100-a-night hotel decor of Pforzheimer's dining hall, six bands brilliantly performed for a crowd of more than 100 contented students and passersby. Did the considerable turnout signal a trend of greater student awareness of the campus' creative music offerings? The Pforzheimer show was a success and it did a good job of highlighting deserving student pop music groups, but it didn't convincingly represent a significant movement toward exposing the scene for what its worth. If the large audience was a response to the talent of the participating bands, why don't more than just close...
...only real annoyance we encountered was when in the middle of our stay, we were told that our hotel room was being down-graded. Although our previous room was awful, this place made it look palatial. There were two bunk double beds and two bunk single beds, with very little space for us if we all decided to stand around at once. The room's only saving grace was that it did not have a hot water problem. However, we soon found that the hot water issue was replaced by a drainage issue. After showering, the water...