Road 79, House 18 (Carolina), Apt. A5, Gulshan 2, Dhaka

We have moved out of the hotel, and into our apartment using a “camping set” from the embassy.

We looked round at an additional four apartments, but in the end chose to stay in the same place as Lon’s predecessor.  There is a known issue with noise from the building site “The Serenity” next door, but the other apartments had problems too, damp, mold, being on next to a busy bridge with constant horn tooting and pollution, having a kitchen with no work surfaces or really low ones etc

We enter via a lift, and charming door (the lens fogged up – it IS humid here!)

 

Then there is an entryway, there are 3 directions to choose – living room, what will be library but is currently dining / laptop area and passage

Right to the passage (the door is to the kitchen)

Straight to dining table

Left to living room where Lon may or may not be shooting zombies on an ipad

 

Living room

Here I stood in the arch between living / library and took the shots

passage

Entrance with large camouflaged fuse box

Kitchen

Off the kitchen by the sink is the laundry / servants quarters

Then off the kitchen behind the door is a storage area

kitchen from passage

kitchen facing door to passage

staff bathroom / shower

laundry area

staff room

storage room

Guest room – where we are camping, as the windows are smaller, and we have something to cover the windows with

Then the “family room” which is a big room between the hallway, which you go through to reach the main bedrooms

The one on the left, will be our bedroom

I prefer walking into a shower rather than clambering in and out of a bath on a daily basis

view from our bedroom to the "serenity" site

The balcony runs along the two bedrooms – and varies in width because of the pillars.  There is a bird that “lives” here, which makes odd noises – a bit like a toy version of a cats meow

still not used to the humidity

up road 79

middle

down road 79

 

The lake view clinic is at the end of the street, with a lake view

 Ah - defogged now, the balcony is 1- 1.5 m wide - it is big enough for a couple of chairs and a small table should we want to sit outside - there is certainly enough space for some potted herbs

The one on the right – designated the Master bedroom will be a dressing room / storage room

 

The lamps throughout – rather too bling for our tastes…we’ll see what we can do!

I hope you enjoyed the little tour.

We'll be camping like this for a few weeks yet as our container is expected to arrive at Chittagong Sea Port on 10-9-2012.

PS - we haven't got our internet connection organised yet - but are freeloading off a neighbour!