the accommodations

Now that our place is as furnished as it will get, and it's nice and clean, I finally got around to taking some pictures. (For a reminder of what it looked like before, click on this link back to that archived post)

The back entry from the private parking lot (aka car park). Nicely done.


The common entry way. Yes, very impressive.


Our place. Second floor (aka first floor in England).


Our storage room/junk room/laundry-drying room (aka third bedroom). Unfortunately the first thing you see when you come in. Less impressive :)


Our living room/dining room. Nice open floor plan.


Our dining room/kitchen. Love the workspace in the kitchen, but storage is tough. I think there's actually more usable storage at our house. Especially since the tall vertical cabinets on the left are the refrigerator/freezer, the low cabinet under the toaster is the dishwasher, and the one next to that is the washer/dryer. Luckily we didn't bring all of our stuff!


Our bedroom. You can't see the wall of Ikea cabinets for all of our clothes--nice :) We have more clothes storage here than at home.


Our bathroom. Note the coveted large, fully-enclosed, non-leaking shower--truly an endangered species over here! We're willing to share when you come to visit :)


Our guest bedroom. After sleeping in here for the first month or so, I can tell you it gets bright in the morning since it's facing east. The double bed is very comfortable initially, but is so soft it tends to make you a bit sore. (It's a lot better if you don't sleep on your side all night) There's also an air mattress available.


Our guest bathroom. Nice amount of space and a great tub.


It's a nice place, no complaints. Ultimately our landlord wants to sell the flat vs. renting it. It can all be yours for around $800,000--jump on that bargain price! (It's not THAT nice) Needless to say, we can't afford to live here :)