domingo, 24 de febrero de 2008

House search

I spent the next couple of days, in and out of Internet cafes, researching available accommodation in Granada. I sent some emails, I made some calls, I made some visits to flats across the city.

One potential candidate was a house on the opposite side of town from the university. Their online post said that students from France, Greece, Finland and Poland already shared it. This had to be worth a visit…

It was, although it was pretty hard to find. In fact, it took me an hour to get there, despite having a map with me and calling them three times to work out how to get there. When I finally arrived they said that they had had quite a bit of interest (“Funnily enough, more people call than actually make it here to visit…” Really?).

Anyway, after a few other flat visits and a bit of consideration, I plumped for the first house I had seen shared by the two French guys. It’s in Albaicyn – the oldest region of the city dating back to before the 15th century reconquest. Best of all, it has a terrace which overlooks the city (see photo) and a sofa bed in the lounge should people want to visit (hint hint).

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