Well, it certainly took some time to find a good apartment. I wanted to try something new and looked around in the 6th arrondisement. To cut a long story short - this area is way too expensive....
I was looking for a 70-80 sqm apartment with a good kitchen and preferably an extra bedroom. I tried many agency's and got many quotes, but $£@%, they are expensive!
So, back to my old place in the 15th. Great.
And this time I could bypass the agency; I went straight to the owner to book the apartment. It's only a 20 minutes walk to the school, or I can take a (free) bike - see also http://www.en.velib.paris.fr/ (The first half hour bike rental is free.)
My very nice apartment has got THE best view of the Eiffel tower !
Yes, yes, it's that long thin thing in the middle of the picture - that's my 'perfect' view of the Eiffel Tower.Isn't it great.....
We'll be traveling on the Thalys train to Paris on 10th November and we'll be going back to Amsterdam on Saturday 19th December.
It's about time I dust off my old LCB 'basic cuisine' binder and start practicing again!
I'll be back soon,
Sjoerd
