My little apartment

One thing that is hard to explain to most people back home is the living conditions in France when one is a student or a lowly "lecteur". There's also the fact that you are only living in this space for a year. If you are lucky enough to find a furnished apartment, as I did, the comfort level is a bit higher.  Although I didn't have to buy any furniture, I DID make two "big" purchases: a new box spring for the bed and a small sofa bed.  The box spring I bought because the old one didn't really fit the bed and it was much too old.  The bed sank in and it was wreaking havoc on my back.  The sofa I bought simply because my apartment didn't feel like "home" to me without a sofa.  There was really nowhere to sit and relax and I figured it was worth the price. 

I believe I posted a description of my apartment on here before so I'll just post some pictures now. 

 

The Entry Way

 

The main room that is separated into a bedroom and a living area.

 

 The tiny bathroom.

 

The separate kitchen.

 

My landlord brought me all of these dishes!

These pictures allow you to see what I see from my windows.

All in all, I'm very happy with my little apartment. It's cozy and very well situated.  There are four bakeries on my street, a grocery store, two pharmacies, a cheese shop, fish shop, and best of all, the market in the plaza at the end of the street.