Looking at the main room of the flat from the front entrance. Main room, same perspective as above. The windows face north. The door is to the “guest” bedroom. (The flat has three bedrooms, but one the owner uses for storage and is locked.) As you can see, I finally have a plastic chair, my very own plastic chair. I could have gotten red, but I opted for “wood”. On the opposite side of the room from where the chair is, I have my dining table — yes, a plastic table! Also “wood”! Main bedroom, windows and balcony face east. My bedroom. The door goes to a small bathroom. The previous picture was taken looking northeast, this picture is taken looking southeast, from the entrance to the bedroom. In the lower right-hand corner you can see part of the shelving unit I made out of three stacked cardboard boxes. I’m quite proud of it! I got some plants the other day — they are on the balcony — two small palm trees and an orange tree. The orange tree has a bunch of small oranges on it — the size of large marbles! When I first brought the plants here I kept them inside, thinking it was too cold for them to be outside, but then I realized, duh, this is their natural habitat, they want to be outside! From this eastern exposure, if it is ever clear, I will be able to see Mt. Kanchenjunga in the Himalaya Range, the third highest peak in the world, only 860 feet shorter than Everest. Kitchen. I don’t have a “before” shot of the kitchen. That bushy thing on the windowsill is a plant I am trying to nurse back to health. My flat-mate.
I didn’t include pictures of my bathrooms (I have two!). Do you want to see pics? Yes, you do? I’ll post some later.
Well Julie, I just paced it out and I didn’t realize that the main room is actually square! The main room is about 15×15 feet. It feels pretty large. It is kind of nice not having so much stuff!
I want to see the mountain too! I’ve seen it once or twice from Siliguri — not on this trip, but previously. It’s a bit like Rainier only quite a bit more elusive — if it’s “out”, it’s magnificently “out”, otherwise, you would have no idea that such a thing even exists.
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Looking cozy!! How big is the flat? It looks huge!
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Well Julie, I just paced it out and I didn’t realize that the main room is actually square! The main room is about 15×15 feet. It feels pretty large. It is kind of nice not having so much stuff!
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Nice and cheery!
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Book club at my flat next time?
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nice job! It looks so much cozier. (Did the flatmate move in after the re-do?)
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PS: Wanna see the mountain! And how about some pics of what you see from your balcony?
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I want to see the mountain too! I’ve seen it once or twice from Siliguri — not on this trip, but previously. It’s a bit like Rainier only quite a bit more elusive — if it’s “out”, it’s magnificently “out”, otherwise, you would have no idea that such a thing even exists.
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