Welcome to our home!  Come in, browse, and enjoy your tour.  This is our building which back in the old days used to be a brewery. That is not the main entry door there on the corner.  That door actually leads to someone else's apartment.  You must walk up the road to the main entrance. 



     Our entrance to the complex is the old large wooden door with the smaller door inset.  That is so cool to open.  When we moved our luggage to the apartment, we got to open the large doors to get the car inside.  Parking is along the road there.  That is not our car by the door.  Our car is parked further up the road.  We have a silver Ford Focus. 





     The courtyard is a nice place to hang out.  Supposedly we will get to meet our neighbors in this area.  We haven't yet.  We have met the workers at AGAPE.  They have half of the lower floors of the complex as their workspace.  They are an English speaking organization that does work in this area.  The workers like to eat lunch out in the courtyard.  We have yet to meet our German neighbors.  Our front porch is such a great place to hang out.  We've already had several meals out on the porch. 


             view from the wooden doors                                                                      
         
view of our porch          
    


     Welcome and come on into our home.  As you enter, you will find yourself in the entryway/foyer.  There is a chair available for you to take off your shoes if you like.  You may place them on the shoe rack there to the right of the door.  If you need to stop by the bathroom, you will find it there to the left. 

             
      
       


     The first room you come to is the great room.  The great room is comprised of the kitchen, dining room, and living room.  (some of your dining rooms are larger than my great room.  As you will see, I can stand in the living room to take a picture of the kitchen.  I can stand in the kitchen to take a picture of the living room.  I stand in the middle of the two places to take a picture of the dining area.  Keeping the kitchen clean will be important.  You will see the mess if I don't.


view from the foyer
kitchen--rt, living rm--left, dining straight ahead


               Living Room                                                                    

       

Kitchen               
     



dining room


     Of course, you will want to look out the wall of windows to see the view.  Since it is the weekend, you will see the train sitting on the tracks ready for its weekend run.  You might even notice that it is the same train on the blog header.  Also, as you are looking, you may notice how close the glass recycle is and comment on the tinkling sound of breaking glass as people in the community recycle their glass.  I'll point out that the train station is also a bus station.  I'll tell you that when we start language school, I'll most likely be riding the bus.  It is nice to have the bus stop so close to home.  :) 



   Next on the tour is the 2nd floor.  Here resides the master bedroom, the guest bedroom and the 2nd bathroom.  Some of you will "oh" and "ah" over the dormer windows.  Those of you who are tall will comment on the slanted walls in the bedrooms. 

         winding stairs

second floor hallway  (that is it)  That short!
   
     So, to the left of the bathroom is the master bedroom and to the right of the bathroom is the guest bedroom.  Those of you who love a closet full of clothes will be shocked at our small shrank (moveable closet)--which is the size of an armoire.  We are hoping to get a second shrank (moveable closet).  For now, our winter clothes are in suitcases and only our summer clothes are in the closet.   And of course, we each have our own dresser...which is full of clothes as well. 
 
            master bedroom                      
                 
 
guest bedroom            
 


As for the third floor, that is where the Field's family stored their stuff....so we'll refrain from going up there.  Although, that is where the computer is set up.  For those of you with great curiosity...you may go on up, but for the rest of us we'll head downstairs for snacks.  Then, when you are ready to leave, we will walk you out and to your car.  We will tell you what a joy it was to have you over and wish you well.  (the open door leads to our apartment on the left hand side) 



Thanks you for taking the tour.  I hope you had a great time!