Day 3

Today was an interesting day. One of the things that keep bringing me back to Lagos is the fact that every holiday is practically an adventure waiting to happen. This morning I checked out of Bogobiri house in Ikoyi, prior to checking out I informed the receptionist that I would like to pay for my lodging via POS (chip and pin) she said this was fine and proceeded to retrieve a hand held device then switched it on. For some reason It took some time to receive signal. Me being the impatient individual that I am decided to go to the ATM and withdraw the cash directly. BAD IDEA….. After this I cannot recall what happened in depth but I lost my master card L

The good news is that I walked to the nearest first bank branch, which happened to be 3 minutes walk away, (how convenient)  within thirty minutes of arriving I was attended to, filled out a replacement card form, given my new card, AND activated my pin. Like how cool is that. In the UK I'd have to wait 3-5 working days for my new card, and an additional 3-5 days for my pin -___- after which I would need to call  my building society to activate.

Now the card stress was out the way and I called an Uber cab to take me to my next hotel In Victoria Island called cotton suites. It was a nice place, very modern, with a hint of surve.. Things were going well, I was shown to my room, unpacked, showered and had a nap. I woke up and remembered I didn't take any antimalarial drugs prior to my departure so I got dressed and took an uber cab to the med plus pharmacy Ikoyi branch. It took about 35 minutes because of traffic (usually a ten minute journey) then I hit the road in search of pounded yam that my stomach had been craving since I arrived. I got to jevinik only for the waiter to tell me there was no pounded yam available. They offered semolina or TUWO as an alternative which I declined. Jumped back in the uber cab and requested that he take me to yellow chilly I had been to twice before and food was nice, unfortunately no pounded yam either. Not only was The waiter rude and chauvinistic he didn't offer any alternatives or care to find out what kind of food I would be willing to try instead. I left in a sour mood, and ended up back in my hotel were I was so hungry that I literally ran to the restaurant to order pounded yam with egusi stew.. Now why didn't I just have dinner here to begin with???  For the record i'll have you know that was the best pounded yam I have ever tasted in my life :D miss ope was a happy bunny lol. The stew was Moorish with tender pieces of meat and contained just the right balance of peppers, melon seed, spices and stew.  I could not finish it!! I know i'll be back for more sha.

At this point I head back upstairs, to my room looking two months pregnant lol. I open the door and put my room card in the slot. Light comes on, low and behold I see three YES THREE baby cockroaches scuttling around the room. My poor eyes, I winced and screamed then ran to grab my slippers and stomp the pests but my eye was half open plus I  was trying to look away at the same time. Super EEW! Sooo I called reception put on my best Nigerian accent and said ‘good-evening sir, I am calling from room 14, umm are you guys aware that you have a cockroach problem?’ his response ‘woaah, really?, nooo am not aware, this is serious, I will send some one up to you right away’ he apologised and quickly put down the phone. I was told I have to wait outside the room for fifteen minutes whilst they use a special exterminating spray to rid the room of any insects. I went downstairs and sat down at reception to write up todays events

hopefully the problem is sorted now…