I realized that I haven't gone into detail about my living situation here in Budapest. The housing situation here is amazing. There are a lot of apartments and houses which are cheap, easy and convenient to rent. I get the feeling that there is a surplus of housing here. Even across the road from me there is an empty & derelict building which probably houses at least 6 apartments.
I'm living in an apartment on the 3rd floor - it's a 3 floor walk up, no elevator here! Some of my friends have the luxury of an elevator, but I think it's better not to have one. Means I'm getting a nice leg workout when I trek up & down the stairs! Though it is annoying if you have to go down to collect pizza delivery!
The flat is in the 7th District, which is the Jewish district and housed the Jewish Ghetto. It's a vibrant and interesting district with lots of beautiful buildings and interesting vintage bookstores.
I live with 3 other people. A French, Belgian and Dutch. The latter being a girl and the other 2 boys. This Year Abroad is the first time that I've actually lived with boys so everyday is a new experience. Safe to say that I have been spoilt by being able to live with girls for so long! Boys really are the worst, especially if they're not house trained! My French flatmate is a particularly good cook and he's marginally more house trained than the Belgian, but they're not as bad as they could be! I definitely lucked out on that.
We have 4 bedrooms of various different sizes, a large kitchen/living room and a large bathroom with a separate toilet room. It's a nice and spacious apartment with high ceilings and we also have a balcony. There are wooden floors throughout and chandeliers in each room. Definitely makes it feel more fancy that it is! I would imagine that during the Soviet times this apartment would have been occupied by a lot more than the 4 people currently!
It's a really nice apartment and it's amazing that it's so big & spacious and yet the rent is so low. Unbelievable!
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| View from the balcony to the right of the street |
The flat is in the 7th District, which is the Jewish district and housed the Jewish Ghetto. It's a vibrant and interesting district with lots of beautiful buildings and interesting vintage bookstores.
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| The Front Entrance for our building |
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| Our street to the left of our entrance. The Ministry for Transportation is the building on the right! |
It's a really nice apartment and it's amazing that it's so big & spacious and yet the rent is so low. Unbelievable!
