First AirBnB!
I wanted to share a little about my first AirBnB experience. Overall, it's been really good! Basically it's been drama free, which is what you want. The host hasn't really talked to me, almost to a weird degree, but it's fine. He is moving out of this place at the end of the day tomorrow, so I know he's super busy and interacting with a random American woman is not on his to do list.
The first floor seems pretty standard with a living space, room for a desk and dining table, and a small kitchen. The garden is a narrow strip that I didn't really go see. There is a cute wooden staircase in the middle of the living/dining space that kind of curves around to the second floor. The whole place is bare bones and not at all charming because Dan and Yari are basically moved out already. It's worked for what I need, though!
The bedroom itself is small, but fits a twin sized bed, a desk, and a small chest of drawers. The bed is super comfortable! The wood floors have been walked on a lot. The bathroom is bigger than our master at home, but that's not saying much because our master is tiny. As is customary in European bathrooms, the shower leaves something to be desired. It sprays water--as showers do--but only hits you in the right spot if you're sitting on the floor of the tub or kneeling because the ceiling of the shower is on a slope. This was especially back breaking when I was washing my hair, but it was all in good fun. There are two steps down into the bathroom, which is interesting; I like quirky things like that.
Another interesting thing about England is that a lot of places don't have air conditioning. I haven't needed it (fallish weather right now), but I noticed that the bathroom window is open all the time. It's frosted over and in a position where no one can see in. I like the idea of constant fresh air in the bathroom.
It's late and I'm going to try to get up a little earlier tomorrow, so I don't have time to write about the day's activities. I leave for Durham tomorrow and should have some downtime once I'm there, so I will work on it then. I have lots of good pics to share from today (and decent stories too)! Later, nerds!
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| 53 Catharine Street, Cambridge |
The first floor seems pretty standard with a living space, room for a desk and dining table, and a small kitchen. The garden is a narrow strip that I didn't really go see. There is a cute wooden staircase in the middle of the living/dining space that kind of curves around to the second floor. The whole place is bare bones and not at all charming because Dan and Yari are basically moved out already. It's worked for what I need, though!
The bedroom itself is small, but fits a twin sized bed, a desk, and a small chest of drawers. The bed is super comfortable! The wood floors have been walked on a lot. The bathroom is bigger than our master at home, but that's not saying much because our master is tiny. As is customary in European bathrooms, the shower leaves something to be desired. It sprays water--as showers do--but only hits you in the right spot if you're sitting on the floor of the tub or kneeling because the ceiling of the shower is on a slope. This was especially back breaking when I was washing my hair, but it was all in good fun. There are two steps down into the bathroom, which is interesting; I like quirky things like that.
Another interesting thing about England is that a lot of places don't have air conditioning. I haven't needed it (fallish weather right now), but I noticed that the bathroom window is open all the time. It's frosted over and in a position where no one can see in. I like the idea of constant fresh air in the bathroom.
It's late and I'm going to try to get up a little earlier tomorrow, so I don't have time to write about the day's activities. I leave for Durham tomorrow and should have some downtime once I'm there, so I will work on it then. I have lots of good pics to share from today (and decent stories too)! Later, nerds!