Tag Archives: apartment

A Barcelona penthouse party (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Belle was staying at SH’s penthouse apartment in Barcelona. From my vantage point at the conference hotel window I could see the pair of them dancing on the roof-top. I was so keen to join them, but first I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, Barcelona, block, break, climb, conference, dance, escape, friend, Friends, hotel, jamboree, party, penthouse, point, roof-top, session, sessions, Sun Microsystems, vantage, window | Leave a comment

A bathroom for every bedroom in Edinburgh’s Victoria Street accommodation (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I visited AC in his Victoria Street flat. None of us had ever been there before, although TPR had once peered into the sitting room and concluded that this was the extent of the apartment. This was on the basis … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, back-packer, bathroom, bed, bedroom, building, Edinburgh, flat, foreogners, income, New Zealand, resident, shape, street, stting room, sub-let, TPR, Victoria Street, view, walls, windows | Leave a comment

Kitchen makeover decisions (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Others found our living arrangements somewhat unconventional. TPR and I lived in the apartment on one side of the building, and MSB and her husband DB the other. We shared the massive kitchen. It only became a problem when I … Continue reading →

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Virgin TV disappointment (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I had two homes in Edinburgh. The first was a basement flat with excellent storage. The other was a bright, airy Newhaven apartment with open views across the Firth of Forth. Whenever we were in one we decided … Continue reading →

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Body-shrinking elevator now operational in Manhattan (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I began a new life in New York, where we rented a fully-serviced apartment on the 42nd floor of a gleaming steel and glass Manhattan skyscraper. Released from all the everyday ties of our old life in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, block, body, building, elevator, flat, gadget, gadgets, housework, immigrant, immigrants, innovation, journey, lift, Manhattan, New York, passenger, passengers, reception, shrink, shrinking, skyscraper, space-saving, tower, TPR, worker, workers | Leave a comment

Paris attractions (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only just arrived in Paris and already I had bumped into two people from my Gallic past. First I saw PG on his way to work. He was now a grey-haired father of three, yet had kept his great … Continue reading →

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Britain versus France: dress, architecture and smoking (Rousse)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I lived all alone in a one-bedroomed apartment in Paris. Today I was heading to the airport to meet AM. It was very cold outside so I wore several layers: a long emerald green satin ballgown, topped with a long-sleeved … Continue reading →

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Dancing bear imposter (Rousse)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The famous dancing bear lived in a plush apartment on the eight floor of a brand new tower block, above a branch of Boots the Chemist. I knew this because he belonged to my friends J and GC. I almost … Continue reading →

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Changing of the bride at Buckingham Palace (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The Duchess of Cambridge despatched, I took over at Prince William’s side. The arrangement allowed for TPR to accompany me in my new role as royal wife, and initially we made a very happy threesome. However serious problems started to … Continue reading →

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Sting serenades Belle (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Everything associated with Belle was new, including her fabulous apartment and hunk of a boyfriend. While Sting serenaded her from the courtyard below, I pondered the identity of the sulky teenager in the corner. We ended the night by each … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, boyfriend, burial, crisps, death, diet, honesty, singing, Sting, sulking, teenager | Leave a comment