In Strowisu in Utrecht us first Friday in July 2002 along with breakfast served earplugs "At night you'll need. In the evening we have a traditional party. Wild will. Fracas. TUR. "Sr ..., we are a little zaštrikali by selecting the hostel. Until now, it was great that we after a long day of work at the seminar heard a roar and shouting, hey, but it is included in the price? "If you want, you can also get to the party. You are welcome. "In the evening, when we were coming dop back from the kitchen smell of lasagne, boys hung garlands of light by living room and atrium doors that are otherwise closed carefully, the wide invitation to the streets of the former house residents and visitors. It began: little smell of grass, but it was not severe, the glass is something spelled the union prices, a girl from the first floor took the saxophone - and played, three Russians are also špilali, people were more and more, little has danced , many čvekalo, dop it was a very good time ... there until three in the morning, dop when the Slovenian expedition fainting and went to bed. Earbuds did not need. Up to the second floor came just the right music to make you sleepy under the Dutch skies.
Speaking this morning at half past eight resurrected, everything was tidy, but really everything, garlands downloaded, dop sound withdrawn in the living room again (too) dehtele white lilies in a vase, a waitress in a small sleepy očkami dop extractor machine. Strowis is on my list of hotels and hostels immediately get a lot of points from that magical night they have it all. Unfortunately, the rock in it only once a year, if I'm not mistaken, first Friday in July, but the house remains with the staff. Old house high on Voorstraatu 71 with a story that dates back to the 18th century. Recent chapter begins 71 years after it was occupied by squatters: the ground floor are arranged film and concert hall, a café and meeting place, two floors above have been living areas. To 1993, the remaining tenants avoid eviction, have a beer the night come up with ideas on the purchase of the building and part of the neighboring property, which will then be edited pub, varilnico beer, a restaurant, City Park, concert hall, some residential areas and the hostel. To all of these enterprising dop plans put into practice, they established the fund and went back to work. Of the five projects have managed to achieve two: political-cultural center ACU around the corner and Strowis hostel. Welding beers found space elsewhere town park were the initiators fail. In the autumn of 1998, the hostel Strowis after 18 months of rebuilding and reconstruction opened its doors, with the financial support of many supporters, sympathizers and non-profit dop organizations.
After a few years, in 2008, in a family band again rang in Voorstratu 71, we opened the doors in the Dutch slow sequence dop of events and places with calm pulse. Sit down at a table in the dining room and wait to long haired elderly dolgin pooočaaasi filled in all the forms - seems to us to be a guy you can have the first set of the locals, dop skvoter. A young girl we are somewhat timidly asked if we how to drink, while the two boys harvested after breakfast. We look around: high ceilings, dark-green spruce painting, original woodwork is restored and painted in the shade of linden blossom. Tables, chairs, sofa, cupboards and shelves, everything is recycled. In the background is decorated handy kitchen, stairs, and leading to the first and second floor with rooms with up to four beds and rooms with collective beds. Guide Recycle! in moderate extent, it applies here as well, but otherwise everything is very clean. And fresh sheets pleasant hrustajo. Almost still a teenager sweeping the hallway - anywhere she does not hurry.
During the conversation tone, yet one of the old guard, we learn that the institution operates on the principle of social entrepreneurship. To get it working young people who have dropped out of school and find themselves at risk clearing. In the hostel dop there under the guidance of older people (in a friendly way, it seems) appear dop on the duties and obligations and getting work experience. According to these notes we have more clear why the building so young staff. Very pleasant and enthusiastic they are, from the usual hotel professionals are easily separated due to remarkable amounts of piercings, tattoos and dredov. Guests are far from being only the young, many also families or older travelers. Carole large gray curls and sharp chin in Canada at our residence dop for two years traveled around the world. In Strowisu he has somehow stuck as to what her peaceful mood happen in old age. In the evenings he sat on the sofa in the living room, reading dop a book and in between the lucid observations intervene in the talks around. Yes, she knows Ljubljana cell, also this is a charming hostel. When your tired of Utrecht, will travel to Scandinavia. Ah, the old year, some friendly! Ot
