Home sweet home. All the 'long-termers' that live there (around 75 or so) became family to me. We had a big open lounge with a fantastic view of old town, with a pool table and jukebox and lots of comfy couches. We also had a movie room with a projection screen, a fully stocked kitchen, and a quieter lounge with a piano and a view of the castle - which was right across the street. I lived downstairs in a long-term room for 4 months and then moved to the staff room for 7 months after I started working there regularly. We had pub crawls and pool competitions every week, and, if the weather was nice, BBQ's out on the patio. I first stayed at the hostel twice in September of '06 before moving into my
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