The New Year brought us a new round of house hunting, since the owner of the apartment we had chosen previously received a better offer. Or at least he said he received a better offer.
But things happen for a reason and we were on the ground again, starving for a nice place to put our things, whose arrival was imminent at the Busan port.
We started by seeing a beautiful ground floor apartment in Pyeongchang, with a lovely view.
Downside: far away from civilization. There is a bus every half an hour that takes residents to the main road. And from there’s another 30 minute bus ride till the city centre. It felt too much “cabin in the woods” for me so we dropped it.
Another heartbreak came with a modern and preciously decorated duplex in UN Village. But as there is a crack in everything, we looked out the window ant there was the motorway. It was so close and noisy that we wouldn’t manage to hear the veggies barbecuing in the terrace in a summer evening. So we dropped it. This one was tough – there was a home cinema in the upper floor… I still think about it sometimes.
At the end of two frustrating days we had to make a decision. So we compromised and took a nice and compact apartment in Hannam-dong. The only two minor things about this one were the vis-a-vis and the laundry being next to the living room. The first shouldn’t scare us because we live with it in our own apartment. And I can survive doing laundry in the morning.
Plus, we will be a five minute bike ride from the river, 10 minute walk to the metro station and half an hour metro ride from Gwanghwamun.
The move is scheduled for the 28th January. The road to Seoul is about to end.
The next step is to learn how to pronounce 나는 채식주의입니다 – the last time we went to a restaurant we repeated three times “no meat” and still got beef in return.
Tip of the day: don’t leave the restaurant before drinking your cinnamon tea – the meal is not over till you sip it.
So far, so good. Korea has been somehow kind to us. And we are thankful for the trust!
Downside: far away from civilization. There is a bus every half an hour that takes residents to the main road. And from there’s another 30 minute bus ride till the city centre. It felt too much “cabin in the woods” for me so we dropped it.
Another heartbreak came with a modern and preciously decorated duplex in UN Village. But as there is a crack in everything, we looked out the window ant there was the motorway. It was so close and noisy that we wouldn’t manage to hear the veggies barbecuing in the terrace in a summer evening. So we dropped it. This one was tough – there was a home cinema in the upper floor… I still think about it sometimes.
At the end of two frustrating days we had to make a decision. So we compromised and took a nice and compact apartment in Hannam-dong. The only two minor things about this one were the vis-a-vis and the laundry being next to the living room. The first shouldn’t scare us because we live with it in our own apartment. And I can survive doing laundry in the morning.
Plus, we will be a five minute bike ride from the river, 10 minute walk to the metro station and half an hour metro ride from Gwanghwamun.
The move is scheduled for the 28th January. The road to Seoul is about to end.
The next step is to learn how to pronounce 나는 채식주의입니다 – the last time we went to a restaurant we repeated three times “no meat” and still got beef in return.
Tip of the day: don’t leave the restaurant before drinking your cinnamon tea – the meal is not over till you sip it.
So far, so good. Korea has been somehow kind to us. And we are thankful for the trust!
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