I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am1and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any2place is always quiet and very little happens. But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very3and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and4looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a 5. I find a small one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my6around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this7hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another8. The moon was full and it was a clear, bright night. From the hotel I could9the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow 10and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I 11a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the 12. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me 13some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was14his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and 15to his game of cards.
