New Amsterdam - The Apartment

One of the Dutch guys at work asked where we lived, so we told him and his response was, 'Oh....expat village.'  I didn't realize it was called that, but it is known as that by the locals.  Since we are expatriates, I thought it seemed appropriate.  Come to think of it, I have heard many different accents in the laundry dungeon.  Yes, I miss having my W&D close by so I can toss a load in while I do stuff.  But on the other hand, I'm thankful I don't have to ride the tram to deal with my dirty laundry. (Reminds me of a Don Henley song..)  You can tackle it quickly with 12 machines.  One Sunday afternoon I went down to do my laundry and then Jerome (my US colleague) showed up and was moving his stuff from W to D.  I found myself stalling until he left because it's just wrong trying to sort your laundry and throw it in the washer when the guy you work with is standing there!   Yesterday I took 3 pair of slacks to the dry clearner.  The cost, 27 EURO, or $37 USD.  UGH....YALE CLEANERS, I MISS YOUR DRIVE UP WINDOW AND COUPONS.

Here are a few pics of the expat palace.  It's really quite comfy.  I have a control pad on the wall which is how I turn lights on/off, control temp, and open/close the blinds.  Very cool.  You will also see a floorplan picture from the control pad.

Here is my living room....

Next is the dining table and kitchen taken from the living room. 

This is the Sun Room.  There's a little terrace outside my window with plants, so I would never know I'm not on the ground level.



Bathroom double sink...looks like a horse trough.

Floor Plan taken from the touch screen control box on the wall.

Stuff I can do with the control box.  It does not make the bed or take out the trash!

My bed...two twins pushed together = a King???



You all are snoozing away.  I just got up and need to get myself out the door to catch the train to Hoofddorp.  As we have been saying, 'Another Day....Another Euro'.  Have a great day. Coming next...our day roadtrip to Antwerp and Brugge.