FINALLY I HAVE A HOUSE
well it took a while and was one hell of a drama but at least i have finally got a place to live.
me and laura went to have a look at the house yesterday before work and before we even got off the t ube we looked at each other and said "you know what..... i dont care if it has broken windows and is rat infested- lets just take it."
when we arrived at the house it is in a block of council estate flats ( housing commision flats) and there were two or four black guys who looked liked druggies meadering out the front ( it is about 30 meters from a main road to the elevator)
over to our left there as a mosque.
when we hopped in the elevator we had to cover our mouthes and noses from the smell of piss.
and i thought to myself- i have lived in housing commision in wollongong and sydney and i have lived in rough areas in austraila- but its not london- maybe i am out of my depth here....
then as the levator doors opened we walked out onto the 7th flood and turned around to the balcony and we both just gasped..........
there in front of us was a view of the entire city of london.
big ben.
the london eye.
the thames.
all the buildings in canay wharf.
it was a majical view.
we both jumped up and down and hugged each other.
after jumping around squeeling like little kids we calmed ourselfs down with lots oif deep calm breathes, we go and knock on the front door to meet the owner, still expecting a trashy little housing unit.
when he opens the door we see possibly one of the nicest flats i have EVER seen.
new paint. new carpet. new kitchen. new bathroom. designer furniture. central gas heating. double glazed windows. and because the flat is on the corner of the building we have 360 degree view of london from 7 floors up.
in london all of the buildaings are so old that they are pretty much all 4 or stories high. its not like in sydney where most of the buildings are quite new so they have heaps of sky scrapers. to have a flat that high up is rare. all this and it is in zone 1.
the tube is set out as inner city is zone 1 then there further out you go the further the zone ( it goes up to like 3 or 4 - after that you are leaving london)
its about a half hour walk from the west end.
AMAZING.
cannot wait to move in. the owner is moving to spain and he wants to keep his flat incase he wants to come back - we are signing a six month lease which suits me fine.
i am soooooo excited you have no idea!
we move in on the 3rd of january.
wwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooo
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
only two sleeps till christmas and i still havent sent everybodys presents.
i have bought them ( i shopped early this year in thailand mostly) but be rest assuered they will be on there way.
the hostel i am staying at is the same one as before but it is really quiet now as most people are home for christmas, which is GREAT.
one of the rooms with four bunk beds in it is empty and i spoke to the owner and he is letting me have that room to myself because i have bben ther eos long now they all know me. its nice to have my own space. if more people come though i will loose that privacy but it is only tempoary now so that is GREAT.
merry christmas/happy hannuka everyone and stay safe.
more up dates next year.....
btw- am am off to but the new usb cord RIGHT NOW.
so stop nagging me mum. when you nag me it only make s me procrastinate more.
:-)
xO
well it took a while and was one hell of a drama but at least i have finally got a place to live.
me and laura went to have a look at the house yesterday before work and before we even got off the t ube we looked at each other and said "you know what..... i dont care if it has broken windows and is rat infested- lets just take it."
when we arrived at the house it is in a block of council estate flats ( housing commision flats) and there were two or four black guys who looked liked druggies meadering out the front ( it is about 30 meters from a main road to the elevator)
over to our left there as a mosque.
when we hopped in the elevator we had to cover our mouthes and noses from the smell of piss.
and i thought to myself- i have lived in housing commision in wollongong and sydney and i have lived in rough areas in austraila- but its not london- maybe i am out of my depth here....
then as the levator doors opened we walked out onto the 7th flood and turned around to the balcony and we both just gasped..........
there in front of us was a view of the entire city of london.
big ben.
the london eye.
the thames.
all the buildings in canay wharf.
it was a majical view.
we both jumped up and down and hugged each other.
after jumping around squeeling like little kids we calmed ourselfs down with lots oif deep calm breathes, we go and knock on the front door to meet the owner, still expecting a trashy little housing unit.
when he opens the door we see possibly one of the nicest flats i have EVER seen.
new paint. new carpet. new kitchen. new bathroom. designer furniture. central gas heating. double glazed windows. and because the flat is on the corner of the building we have 360 degree view of london from 7 floors up.
in london all of the buildaings are so old that they are pretty much all 4 or stories high. its not like in sydney where most of the buildings are quite new so they have heaps of sky scrapers. to have a flat that high up is rare. all this and it is in zone 1.
the tube is set out as inner city is zone 1 then there further out you go the further the zone ( it goes up to like 3 or 4 - after that you are leaving london)
its about a half hour walk from the west end.
AMAZING.
cannot wait to move in. the owner is moving to spain and he wants to keep his flat incase he wants to come back - we are signing a six month lease which suits me fine.
i am soooooo excited you have no idea!
we move in on the 3rd of january.
wwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooo
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
only two sleeps till christmas and i still havent sent everybodys presents.
i have bought them ( i shopped early this year in thailand mostly) but be rest assuered they will be on there way.
the hostel i am staying at is the same one as before but it is really quiet now as most people are home for christmas, which is GREAT.
one of the rooms with four bunk beds in it is empty and i spoke to the owner and he is letting me have that room to myself because i have bben ther eos long now they all know me. its nice to have my own space. if more people come though i will loose that privacy but it is only tempoary now so that is GREAT.
merry christmas/happy hannuka everyone and stay safe.
more up dates next year.....
btw- am am off to but the new usb cord RIGHT NOW.
so stop nagging me mum. when you nag me it only make s me procrastinate more.
:-)
xO
posted by Owen D'Arcy-Taylor at 1:46 AM
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