Our Apartment

As you all probably know, we have spent the last 5 months living out of suitcases and staying at our parent's homes. We love our parents but "live with your parents" ain't number 1 on the list of things you should do as soon as you get married. It's not even in the top 20.

Needless to say, we were pretty excited to see what our place in Korea was going to look like, not to mention unpack our bags and own our own toaster, stuff like that.

Some interesting things about Korean apartments;

1) Almost all Korean homes have an ondol, or underfloor heating - which is especially nice in the morning!
2) Almost all Korean apartments have no oven - only a stove top. This has cut down Neil's meal options significantly, since pizza and chicken nuggets are now off the menu.
3) Korean bathrooms don't have a shower stall - the entire bathroom is the shower and the water runs everywhere. This also means that it takes the bathroom approximately 6 hours to dry in the wintertime, hence why all Korean homes have "bathroom slippers" to wear in the bathroom.
4) Our apartment is equipped with a "descending lifeline" (aka ROPE) which we can use as a means of escape from our 3rd floor apartment, should need be.
5) No Keys!! Almost all door locks are electronic! Very futuristic.

Just a few observations to share!