ANGELA THE NORSE WOMAN AND VALKYRIE 195 by Hamlet GEMMA FORCIBLY CONFRONTS A HOTEL MANAGER IN MEDELL�N It was not long before Gemma had reached Medell�n after driving from La Dorada. She felt so pleased with Herself dealing with that waiter Alvaro back there. All Three Women Gemma Angela and Tanya looked out from the Judge Wagon as they beheld Colombia's second largest city in the distance. It was set spectacularly in the deep Aburr� valley in the middle of the Cordillera Central. It was a city with a modern centre and vast slum barrios on its outskirts like everything else in this country a complete contrast. It was a city nearly 400 years old having been founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1616 . It was in the 20th century that the city really began to develop with the coffee boom and the development of the textile industry. The result was that it was now essentially a modern city with skyscrapers and shopping malls as well being the only city in Colombia to have a brand new metro that was finally opened in 1995 with 3 lines costing only $0.35 for a single journey. It was also known as the 'city of eternal spring' with very pleasant temperatures all the year round. It was also known as the city of the tango with a thriving nightlife. It was a city notorious for drugs being the headquarters of the cartel that was led by the now dead Pablo Escobar. It was also a city that was notorious for crime where it was dangerous for women to go out at night. Angela, Tanya and Gemma would however go anywhere they liked. Let a mugger try attacking Them and see what happened! In fact Gemma had decided to go anywhere in the most dangerous areas with Angela and Tanya just to teach these muggers and robbers a lesson! Gemma drove forwards down Calle 49 into the centre of the city. As already explained all cities in Colombia are laid out in the grid system with calles running east to west and carreras north to south .She drove down up Calle 50 and then left down Calle 53 or Avenida de Grieff where the Hotel Nutibara was situated only one block away from the Norelandic Consulate and the JLJHQ (Justice Leaugue Judges Headquarters) and where Javier the son of the guerrilla leader El Peligro was Her prisoner tied up in a cell. The Hotel Nutibara was probably the best hotel in the city situated right in the centre and was built in the 1940s (www.hotelnutibara.com). It had over 150 air-conditioned rooms as well as a swimming pool, gym and two restaurants. Gemma was a frequent visitor and knew the hotel owner Paulo Chavez well. Naturally he was terrified of Her and had faced Her crop on numerous occasions!. The Three Women strutted into the hotel so confidently as all the guests gazed in owner and admiration at these leather clad Glamazons. Gemma strutted right up to the desk and spoke to the clerk at the reception.. '!Estan sus cuartos preparados todav�a?' ''Lo siento mucho Jueza Gemma pero preparemos ellos ahora! Est� paciente por favor!' '!Que significa usted no estan preparados su idiota! !Yo orden� usted a haber ellos preparados para nosotros! Quiero hablar el gerente Chavez ahora!' Gemma was absolutely furious that Their rooms were not ready What the Hell was wrong with this country? Why were the rooms not ready yet? The Manager Seňor Chavez came running up to Her sweat pouring down his face in a torrent .She stood right over him looking so threatening. He was a fairly small man with a black moustache and greasy hair wearing a smart Armani suit. ''?Porque no estan nuestros cuartos preparados Chavez !En mi naci�n Norselanda ellos ser�an preparados antes llegimos!' ''! Accepta mis disculpas por favor Jueva Gemma pero nosotros colombianos no estan tan eficientes Como ustedes norelanderos maravillosos!' The Manager Chavez was very sorry and terrified too as he had felt Gemma's crop across his arse before and was afraid he would feel it again. He apologised for the fact that Colombia was not as efficient as Norseland and never would be! ''! Escucha a mi su culoagujero colombiano Chavez ! Si esos cuartos no son preparados dentro de cinco minutos yo personalmente tirar� usted por encima esa recepci�n y cortar� su trasera con un gope para cado minuto usted esta tarde delante de todos sus hu�spedes ! ' '!Que es mas s� muy bien que mi naci�n es mucho mas eficiente que suyos! Su pa�s ser� mas eficiente quando est� viene sobre la ocupaci�n norselandica! '!Ahora apresurarse y prepara esas cuestas para nosotros inmediatamente!' She had called him a Colombian arsehole and said that if those rooms were not ready in 5 minutes She would personally thrash him over the reception desk and give him one stroke for every minute he was late. She also said that Colombia would be more efficient once to was under Noselandic occupation! ''!Lo siento teriblemente! Por favor seri�n usted y sus collegas gustan a ir al restautaurante y haber caf� y pasteles?' '?Gustar�an ustedes desayuno tambien ?' 'Hemos ya comida desayuno en La Dorada adonde nosotros hab�an parecido servicio podrido! Haberemos caf� y pasteles y haberemos ellos libres!'She replied. He had offered them free coffee and cakes and breakfast in the restaurant. She had replied that they had already had breakfast back in Dorada where they had similar rotten service and they did not expect to pay for the coffee and cakes. Chavez shouted at the maid Maria at the top of his voice so loudly he could be heard right across the hotel. ''!Aperusarte Maria! !Prepara esos cuartos inmediatamente! Para lo que haces!! !Esa nors�as son furiosas!!Si ellas no preparados Jueza Gemma va cortar mi trasera delante de todos los hu�spedes!' He was getting hysterical realising that if the rooms were not ready Gemma's crop would be right across his arse and She meant exactly what She said! The Three Women sat in the coffee lounge enjoying fresh coffee and cakes and the beautiful view across the city. Gemma was looking at Her stopwatch the whole time crop in hand. Just within 5 minutes Chavez came rushing into the room. 'Se�oras Juezas los cuartos son preparados para ustedes .Yo espera estan a sus altas normas! Una vez entonces por favor accepta mis disculpas sinceros!' Gemma grabbed him hard by the collar. ' !Muy bien Chavez usted est� justo a tiempo! Yo adver� que si esos cuartos no estan a nuestras altas normas y no estan impecablemente limpios pues yo azotar� usted dentro de un centimetro de su vida y usted no pueder� sentarse para una semana!? Entendie usted?' 'Si desde luego Jueza Gemma!' he said sweat coming off his forehead in a torrent. The rooms were at last ready for Them. Gemma had warned Chavez that if the rooms were not up to Their high standards and were not spotlessly clean then She would thrash him within a centimetre of his life and he wouldn't be able to sit down for a week! As they left the coffee lounge Gemma spoke to Angela and Tanya. 'Right ladies I am very sorry, these Colombians are so f------g inefficient and nothing is done on time! I was waiting to thrash that bastard right over the reception desk!' ''What I thought We would do would be to go to Our rooms to have a a long well earned siesta as You must both be exhausted after your long air flight . 'We will meet up at 6 PM and do a bit of sightseeing around the city .We will eat about 8 pm at this really good restaurant I know called Sal�n Versalles on Pasaje Junin about 100 meters away as Colombians like all South Americans don't eat until late.' Then We will go tango and salsa dancing at one of the many nightclubs in the city showing these Colombian what brilliant dancers We are and forcing them to dance with Us.We will go out for a walk late at night anyone tries to mug Us We will beat them senseless showing that as Norse Women we fear no one!' 'Let's show these macho Colombians who's Boss!!' 'LET'S DO SOME MAN HUNTING AND MAN BEATING TONIGHT !' Any comments to Norseland@hotmail.com