The letting agent and Min the woman who had organised
everything popped over to check on us and to explain how everything works. The
place is fitted out with the essentials – 4 of everything in the crockery line,
toaster, kettle, pots, pans, cutlery etc.
Mel had hired linen, beds, lamps, pedestals, couches, TV and a dining
room table and four chairs. There is a fridge freeze, dish washer and a walking
talking washing machine/drier which also has an ironing cycle!!. We started the
task of unpacking and making a shopping list. Mel went off on her own to do a
food essentials shop and came back laden. She and Luke then went out again as
there was so much that Mel could not manage. That meant that I had my first
stint alone with the children – all good especially as one of them was asleep
most of the time. The apartment block
has twelve units on three floors, with two entrances on the ground floor giving
access to two apartments on each floor. In the afternoon I took Seren for a
walk in her pram. We walked around the block – it’s not easy as the block is on
a steep hill. So I turned left onto a level road with 2 or 3 level apartments
on either side. I then went up a steep road for a block, before turning right
and right again to get home. There are many plants growing in pot plants
outside the buildings which for the most part, open directly onto the street. A
sign told people not to let their dogs shit here!, requesting that people place
their dog shit in the bins provided!! I was interested to see that the electricity
cables were similar to those in Kathmandu, with endless wires and coils
everywhere – reminiscent of township wiring!!I One can see that the winters
must be extreme as there is double glazing on all the windows and two doors
into buildings to enable one to be out of the elements before actually entering
the building.
Saturday 1 August 2015
Wednesday 29th July
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So interesting! Does the washer/drier do the folding and mending? And are the children blonde enough that all the grannies ooh and aah?
ReplyDeleteWell not quite!!! sadly and nope children are dark - Morgan any way Seren going that way but with huge blue eyes which get comments!!! Is this Bugs??
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