Hallo, Goedermorgen! (Hello, Good day! in Dutch)
I've finally put up our apartment for house swapping on www.homeexchange.com after much copywriting and photo-taking. Just in case if you're wondering if it is always this tidy, yes it is.
I think our walls are kinda bare and in need of artworks. It'd be nice to have some wooden blinds for the windows in the lounge area. A standing lamp and vase. A rug too.
What do you think, Ms. Interior Designer?
But since we're giving up the apartment in a couple of months time, there won't be any artwork, lamp, vase or blinds purchasing taking place. We've been in the apartment for a total of 10 months now and everything we have, we picked them together which is part of the reason why we haven't gotten around to adding the finishing touches.
When we moved into the apartment in September last year, our worldy possesions were our luggage. During our first few months, every weekend we were on the prowl for the basic things - mattress, bedframe, tv & dvd set, media stand, sofa...the list goes on and on. From eating our Thanksgiving turkey on the floor, we upgraded ourselves to the coffee table only in March this year.
Now that I look at the photos, I think it will be quite hard to let go of it when the time comes. It holds so much of our NYC memories.
And this, is what I've written about the apartment and the neighbourhood. Peter said the neighbourhood write up makes him salivate. Maybe visit here if you want to read more.
The Home
Our bright and sunny one bedroom apartment is located in a charming pre-war walk-up building in the heart of NoLiTa. Furnished with love and art decor furniture, it features exposed brick, hardwood floors and recessed lighting.
The bedroom is furnished with a Queen size tempurpedic bed and pillows. One wall is painted olive while another features exposed brick.
The tastefully tiled bathroom comes with a bath.
The kitchen, albeit quite miniscule in size, is equipped with standard kitchen appliances - full size fridge, oven, gas stove, sink, microwave, toaster etc.
The lounge room offers Sony TV & DVD Dream system, high speed internet and a Vladimir Kagan coffee table. Windows look out to the quaint tree-lined street below.
Feel free to dig into our small but diverse collection of books. Leave your guidebooks at home - we have NYC guidebooks as well as Zagat guides.
There are no washer/dryer in the building but there are a lot of dry cleaners and laundromat within a block or so.
The apartment is compact and cozy therefore ideal for no fuss, mature single travellers or couples. We do not have children and think that the apartment is too small and unsuitable for children.
The Neighbourhood
North of Little Italy, or NoLiTa, has grown to be one of the most desired neighbourhood in downtown Manhattan. Dotted with designer boutiques and cute cafes, it attracts the hip and the trendy, the artists and the professionals. NoLiTa is shopper's paradise without the infuriating Soho crowds.
When in NoLiTa, everything is a stroll away. Walk to Chinatown for dim sum, go postcard shopping in Little Italy, discover the many hidden gems of Lower East Side/East Village. Make sure you don't miss out on the flea markets around the corner from the apartment! And check out the nightlife - Nolita and its surrounding area boast some of New York City's hippest bars and lounges.
The neighbourhood also includes St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, which opened in 1815 and was rebuilt in 1868 after a fire. When hungry check out Cafe Habana & Cafe Gitane. Craving Greek, Vietnamese or Ethiopian food? They're all in the neighbourhood. If you're an indie film aficionado, Angelika Film Center and Landmark's Sunshine Cinema are just a brisk 10 minutes walk away. Go grocery shopping in Dean & Deluca or the Fresh Foods Market.
Brooklyn Bridge is just two subway stops away. Want to go to Central Park? The apartment is a hop and skip away from the 4,5,6, N,R,W and B,D,F,V trains.
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