The World is Flat

or maybe just our apartment is...

I’m finally getting around to posting some pics of our flat in Germany. I know… I know… about time! It took awhile to get it organized, and as you’ll see, it’s still not even there yet, but it may never be. After all, we’re only going to be here around 6 months. We're off in Malmo, Sweden as I post this, but I'm behind on blog posts as always, so the Sweden stuff will come in another day or two.

Our flat is only an entryway and 3 rooms: the bedroom/living area, the kitchen/dining area, and the bathroom. Our bed is a single bed with a little pull out extension. We couldn’t sleep on it that way b/c neither of us could handle the tiny extension part nor trying to the sleep over the gap between the mattresses. So we went and bought a 160cm by 200cm mattress to put over the top, and we sleep sideways on that because… well… we are short people and we can get away with it.


Here’s our couch and coffee table, just opposite the bed in our room. We also bought a little pop-up wardrobe b/c there was no closet space... except the closet out in the stairwell, but it's cold, and who wants cold clothes?


Across from the couch, back on the side of the room by the bed is the TV and the place Marty has his Mac set up b/c we watch DVDs on it. The format is different here in Europe, and our DVDs won’t play in their systems.


Next is our tiny bathroom and shower. As you can see, we’re on the top floor and in an A-frame type setup. So you can’t be too tall to use this shower… unless you want to stick your head out the sunroof… but that would be a little cold at this time of year.



Finally, here’s our kitchen… more like a kitchenette, with no oven and only 2 burners for the stove. Marty describes the little sink as a “salad bowl”, but he makes it work and has cooked up some great dinners so far.


Opposite the kitchen counters is the little IKEA table where we dine.


To top it off, I thought I’d show the rather artistic view of the rooftops from our window. It actually looks pretty cool with all the different angles.


And if you look down the street from our window, you can see the tower on one of the old buildings. I think it’s pretty cool.


So if you are up for sleeping on the floor or a European-style fold out couch, come visit us and enjoy the amenities!! Muahahahaha!