Condo

So we have our own place in Toronto now. Well when I say own place, we're renting, but we are the sole occupants. Nice as it was for Boris and Luidmila to put us up for a couple of weeks it's always good to have your own space. Anyway as some know it's on the 19th floor of a new development beside the Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome) just outside the downtown core. It's a nice 2 bedroom/2 bathroom place with a den (study). Here is the floorplan and a shot of the main living area taken from the kitchen area (click for a larger view).

The unit looks out over the Gardiner Expressway that runs through the downtown area, but it's really quite interesting. The condo comes with all amenities; air conditioning, built in washer/dryer, 24 hour security downstairs, a wired network throughout the unit, super high speed internet access (100mbps up, 5mbps down and no download limits).

We get a half decent view with the lake outside the window. Just sitting on the sofa you can see out over the lake (and see the Niagara region on a clear day), and it's easy to sit and watch the light aircraft and commuter flights on the island airport. You go onto the balcony and see the ships sail by on the lake, which is only about 3 minutes walk away.

So we're pretty much settled into it. We have all the mod cons now; TV, bed, desk, bookshelves, things to sit on that aren't borrowed patio chairs and the like. It's taken time, as it does when you start from scratch. Plenty of times when cooking we've realised we don't have something simple such as salt, flour, saucepans and such and had to go and buy some. But we're getting there.