Did 2009 come by already?!

Hello again our dear blog readers...

First and foremost HAPPY NEX YEAR 2009!!!

We apologize for the many months of absense.

Now back to updating the blog.

We are now living in Lyon about 45mins drive away from Johan's parents' home. A very good location.. only about 10-15 mins walk to Johan's Uni and about 10-15mins drive to his work place. Close to the shopping complex with lots of public transport available around. It is also 15mins walk to the park.

This is the flat we're living in. Just parked infront is Johan's faithful lil car. Been very good to us. This is the car that I drove around when I was working with the elderly in August. The apartment is on the first floor with the window shed opened.. The window above the main entrance is our bedroom.

Look at this beautiful car. The stunning fast automobile... I like this car.. I do, It reminds me of my faithful red 'ferari' sigh.. my starlet!

Enter in... Here we have the stairway.... Makes alot of noise. In fact this building is about or over 100 years old.

Welcome to this cute little apartment. Big and spacious enough for both of us. Very comfy. As you open the door, this is what you will see first..

... a store room/closet?? We hang our big/warm jackets and coats here. Shoes and hmmmm, other stuff...

As you enter and to the right, we have the kitchen and cooking area... and the washing machine too. A good spacious kitchen area is really nice.. yes we keep the bicycle there too.

Cupboards that are filled up.

There we have the view from the end of the kitchen and the brown door you see, is the entrance and the exit door...

Moving to the left side of the room...Next to that door is the toilet. As you can see it, a standard size toilet in France. Well more or less... some are slightly bigger.

In front of the toilet is the computer area and thankfully with internet excess.

Next, the living room/TV room.. whatever you want to call it. Furnished and decorated already.

This apartment actually belongs to Johan's friend, Benjamin who decided to join his wife, Claire and work in Paris. Very timely for us as and convinient. So we are renting this place from them. All the furnishing and everything from cooking utensils and plates .. plants too and the decorative stuff inside this place belongs them except for our clothes, bags, shoes; food and little little stuff..

Yes, we are blessed to have a well furnished apartment at a very good location.

Here is the view out of the window. Not too bad of a view.

can keep an eye on our cool automobile :)

Let's continue our apartment visitation...

The shower room with hot water! Thankfully.. imagine showering in winter with no hot water?? Yikes!

A different view and angle from the living room.

Next and last room will be the bedroom. Yes another bike hiding in here..but that's not ours.

Yes again furnished with a bed and cupboards.. although soon the couple will claim their bed and take it to Paris. We will have to find another bed to sleep on then.. but for now we still have a bed :)

Well, hope you had a good visit around the apartment. Thank you for your company. Come by and visit us again... for a drink or makan makan ???? Till the next update.... Sending you all love from Lyon, France.