Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

[cali]

Amid continued debate over whether or not Sochi is prepared to host the 2014 Olympics, which begins Thursday, reporters from around the world are starting to check into local hotels — to their apparent grief. Some journalists arriving in Sochi are describing appalling conditions in the housing there, where only six of nine media hotels are ready for guests. Hotels are still under construction. Water, if it’s running, isn’t drinkable. One German photographer told the AP over the weekend that his hotel still had stray dogs and construction workers wandering in and out of rooms.

Harry Reekie @HarryCNN
CNN booked 11 rooms in one @Sochi2014 media hotel five months ago. We have been here for a day and only one room is available. #

Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7

I have a room! No heating or internet, but it has a (single) bed at least...

Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7

Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.

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Walker's Twitter Feed is pretty funny. I'll be following it.

There's a picture of big vats of canned peas and corn and little bonne maman jars of marmelade with this:


Shaun Walker ‏@shaunwalker7 6h

What's for breakfast, Sochi? Tinned peas and marmalade? Mmmmm
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And here's a question: How much did the Vancouver Olympics cost to stage?

Here's the companion question:

How much MORE is Sochi costing?

[cali]

1. kick, because slow motion train wrecks are interesting

[cali]

2. and another kick

[Romulox]

3. It's starting to come off like whining. Canned peas? Boo-hoo.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. Have you ever eaten canned peas?

They can be downright unappetizing. I certainly can't eat them-- they come right back up

[Romulox]

6. Oh the humanity! nt

[Art_from_Ark]

10. Canned peas are vile

I keep a can on hand just in case I accidentally swallow some poison and have to induce vomiting

[snooper2]

7. I know right!

who doesn't like can of peas for breakfast!


Lot more healthy and yummy then some eggs over easy and toast!

[cali]

11. it's funny- the combination of the picture and his comments

I don't think it's witty not whiny.

[Romulox]

12. It comes off as very privileged and lacking in perspective. Call that what you will. nt

[snooper2]

4. massive corruption, "I'll build a hotel for 30 million"

only 600K gets spent on the actual hotel LOL...

[Lost_Count]

8. Surely not in glorious Russia!?

[Fumesucker]

9. Quit your whining, this is capitalist utopia the way all our billionaires think it should be run