Pictures of our Apartment

Here are the first few pics of our apartment so you all can see where I'm living.

This is the first street view from our balcony. Although the picture doesn't do it much justice, it is a great view. It leads down to Calle Montera which connects Gran Via with Plaza del Sol, two very important and famous places where there is always a lot going on. You can also see the Telefonica tower above it which was at one time the tallest tower in Europe (long ago, haha) but currently serves as a great clocktower for us and even lights up at night so we always know what time it is.

These are some of the 5 wonderful sets of stairs we get to climb several times a day. You can tell that it is a pretty old building by the worn stairs.

Here is our kitchen which came fully stocked with everything we need and more (3 refrigerators).

Here is our living room with the 5 couches I mentioned. Oh and 2 tvs because one has a really good picture but not good sound and the other has no picture but great sound. So you just put them on the same channel and then you have a perfect tv watching experience. Haha

This is the view from the other end of my living room. The first set of doors go to my room (I will post pictures of that later once I get everything unpacked and settled) and the second set of doors go to Jordan's room.

Both of our rooms have balconies facing the street. It is definitely my favorite part. It is a great place to sit and read, relax, or just take in all the great people on the street. Plus it is a great source of ventilation which is key since nothing in Spain has air conditioning.

This is the view from the balcony towards the right. You can see all the beautiful architecture of the old building and if you look close you can see the black and gold dome of the Metropolis building that connect Gran Via with Calle de Alcala.

So that is a mini-tour of our apartment. We love it, it is so Spanish and full of character! I'm looking forward to spending the next year here!