Kaiser Friedrich Ring 12 (zwölf)

Before I arrived in Germany, Justin began looking for an apartment. He found one that he thought was perfect for us. On my first day in town, we went and looked at the apartment and I loved it too. The tricky thing about this apartment, however, was that the current tenant had not told his landlord he was moving out. Since we couldn't talk to the landlord, we couldn't confirm that the apartment allowed dogs. So we kept looking - while waiting and hoping that everything would work out with the perfect apartment.

We looked at many apartments, but none of them were perfect. Some were too big, others too small. Some were too close to downtown, others too far. I felt a bit like Goldilocks, but nothing measured up to the perfect apartment.

Last week, the tenant of the perfect apartment told his landlord he was leaving and determined that the apartment does allow dogs! We've met with the landlord twice and all seems to be falling into place. I am so excited, even though we won't move in for at least another month.

The apartment is in a great location. It is about a ten-minute walk to Justin's work, a ten-minute walk to the train station, a ten-minute walk to the pedestrian zone (where all the restuarants and shops are), and a ten-minute walk to the pool where I play water polo (with a bunch of German men). There are also grassy strips nearby for Pecos to have his walks on and it's not too far from two parks (for Pecos to play in).

The apartment has two bedrooms, so guests are more than welcome. It also has a big living/dining area, an office, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony. The building is old and the ceilings are so high. The apartment has beautful architectural details like molding, and ceiling medallions. The kitchen and bathroom are both amply large and much better than what we had in Chicago. The apartment also has lots of large windows, which we love.

Ok, here are a few pictures of it. I can't wait to move in and get our stuff back. Who knew I would miss my stuff so much. Ah well, a month isn't too long.















The foyer.












The living area looking into the office.

The master bedroom ceiling.

The bathroom. The tub is to the right.

The kitchen. It's twice as big as it looks here.