Home At Last

One month to day since we left New Paltz and today at 5PM we got the keys to our new apartment. We really got to talk to the landlord and his wife for the first time and like everyone else we have met here in Arequipa, they were very nice. They told the person in charge of security and maintenance that we were family from New York so they would look after us a little better. It was a nice gesture.

Anyway here is a picture of the living room. The glass is smoked glass with one sliding door.

living room looking south

The next picture is taken from the side but still in the living room. Notice the step up to the kitchen on the left.

living room looking east

Finally, one picture of the kitchen. You will notice that we do have a fridge, stove and sink but no counter and no cabinets.
kitchen and dining room


We are expecting those on Monday. We are the first people to live in this apartment. The kitchen is three steps up from the living room. Any suggestions what we can put at the edge of the kitchen to keep from falling into the living room would be welcome.

Tomorrow we will get up with the sun and take pictures of outside.