Showing posts with label Costa Coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Costa Coffee. Show all posts

Friday, August 02, 2013

No More Dips

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Our hotel tour guide booked our taxi to the airport. We knew the buses don’t even start early enough to get us there in time. It took us over an hour and a half to get from the airport. They are not reliable at all. The schedule really seems like a suggestion list.

She insisted we book the taxi for 3 hours before our flight. She said traffic is never predictable at any time of day. I negotiated for 2 ½ hours justifying it with the fact we didn’t have luggage to check, we had our boarding passes already, and we could skip Passport Control; we were still in the zone. The cost was €11 each. Taxi arrival time: 6:30am. Breakfast start-up time 7:30am. 

As we left, we wanted to kiss the pool goodbye. The taxi was ten minutes late. It made me wonder if we were being punished for the 30 minute time difference I argued over. When he showed, there were two in the van already, which was surprising as we were told we were to be alone. The drive was smooth with minimal traffic and we arrived at 7:10. We did our document check with Wizz and then on to Costa Coffee for caffeine and a muffin. 

Once through security, we found the VIP Lounge where there was a wide assortment of food and drink. We could have passed up Costa and had freebies here. 

The crew on this flight looked as if they were bored to tears. One attendant Thomas (not Tamás) never shared an expression that was not full of distain the entire flight. Well for cheap seats, you cannot expect entertainment. Service with a smile would be nice. 

Home again, home again by 1 pm. Breakfast in Malta, dinner in Hungary.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

You Made Me Love You...

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When we were still in Modesto, CA Ron and I would meet during the day sometimes for what he called a "mini-vacation'. The destination was always a coffee house, many times a Starbucks due to access for parking. Likewise, we would many times meet after work for a coffee to discuss plans for dinner, but we always seemed to land at Starbucks for heavy duty life event conversations. 

Just like Pavlov's dog, Starbucks has conditioned associations for me that have yet to wear off. When they announced four years ago that a Starbucks would open in Budapest, I started drooling. After years of dehydration, I can now relish the fact that is has happened. They opened the first store in West End City Center and I was there. Yes, there was a line out the door, but it was worth it. The only part that was missing was Ron to have an intense discussion with, but hey, he is in Colorado. He is having a good time, so I deserve some fun too. 

Starbucks is similarly priced to the existing Coffee Heaven and Costa Coffee chains, but I have to admit Coffee Heaven has an affinity card and many more outlets. I probably will not be making to Starbucks too often.
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