Anyway, here are some overdue pictures of Todd and I's second apartment in Moscow. We are living at the metro stop akademicheskaya (say that ten times fast!). It is a good location. There are lots of students running around because Moscow State University is quite close and there are lots of shops as well. There is even a pizza place about a block away. Needless to say, they know me by name there!
So here is the apartment. The first thing you see when you walk in the door of our apartment is the kitchen, straight in front of you. It is a bit small but if I sit at the table I can reach everything I need from that spot! Also, the apartment is very warm. I have been wearing only a t-shirt inside and I am always comfortable.
The next room is the guest bedroom. This is where you will be staying when you come to visit me! Aren't you excited?!
Then panning from right to left, here is our living room/bedroom. We have a double bed, so it won't fit in the little room that would make for a good bedroom.
In this picture there is our table and the door that leads out to the balcony.
Here is Todd, in the middle of the room, playing on his computer. Aren't those lovely pants he has on!
And here is the opposite side of the room where our bed is located. Those lovely brown sheets were provide free of charge!
This is the hallway, where the entrances to the kitchen, guest bedroom, and bathroom/toilet are located. It is common in Russia to have the toilet and bathroom separate. I think this is a good idea and something America needs to catch onto!
This is the view from outside our apartment balcony. During the Soviet Union they built tons of apartments with the same blue prints, so in our area, there are four apartment building, forming a square and in the middle is a playground. They look this way for as far as the eye can see. Sometimes it is easy to get lost!
Here is the first snowfall of the year. It happened in October, so I ran outside quickly with Todd and a camera to capture this moment. Since October it has snowed a lot.
Here is Todd in the snow as well.
