Movin' On Up

We moved into our apartment about 2.5 weeks after our arrival in Daegu.  We were very fortunate to find a place so quickly that we really liked.  Many of the other apartments we were shown had views of other apartment buildings and the road. Let's be honest, they were boring and ill-kept.  We live on the 28th floor and have a stellar view of the huge city and the mountains which hug our Daegu home.  Very few Koreans actually live in this big of an apartment.  Most live with extended family in something maybe half the size of our new home. Though the city looks like it has lots of skyscrapers, I have to remind myself that they build UP instead of out (unlike the plains in Oklahoma).  Many of the buildings we see are franchises while some are apartments or malls.  It's hard to tell from way up high but there are indeed your traditional roofing's and Korean architectures but many of them are squeezed in the alleys and look microscopic in comparison to everything else going on above them.


Keep in mind that we have no furniture so anything you might see in pictures was provided by Uncle Sam until our household goods arrive (I'm crossing my figures for sometime mid-October). It's been rough living without 'luxuries' such as pots, pans and dish soap...but it does give us a chance to check out the local markets and barter with elderly Asian woman to come down on inexpensive chopsticks and hand towels. 


We are definitely living like royalty and can't wait for family and friends to come check out our "As Good As" Penthouse! We, honestly, thought we would be living in a one bedroom apartment maybe 500 square feet...so we understand how fortunate we are to have found such an incredible situation!! 


Details: 4 Bedroom/ 3 bathroom; 69 Pyong (Yes, I am going to make you Google that so you can learn a new unit of measure and then pick your jaw up off the floor!); Sliding glass doors throughout house; hardwood floors and tile; 220 V (which makes cooking really fast); and a garden roof on top (which is not yet photographed...). 

Living Room Area (That's our AC unit in the corner but we really don't turn it on much- just open the windows!) 

Kitchen area plus filtered water (we get two bottles a month since there is a high bacteria count in the Korean H20 system)

Hallway

"Office"

Master Bedroom

Closet Alley.
Vanity is at the end on the right and it leads into our master bathroom...
Sigh...

Master Bathroom with jacuzzi tub and shower...

Hallway Restroom

Entry way from door.  This room is full of shoe racks since we do not wear anything but slippers
inside the homes in Korea. 

On left is the hallway leading to the biggest guest room with bathroom attached and on the right is another guest bedroom.  Both have deep walk in closets. 

Showing off that stylish Hampton Inn furniture the US loaned us!


See...we have plenty of room for you...so COME AND VISIT US SOON!!