And I thought 'maison' sounded like mansion...!
Bathroom. Bedroom. Stove top . Heat. Or not.... The joys of house hunting in France. I have now realized that in the US we take many things for granted. We assume that an apartment or house will have a toilet and bathing facility of some kind, we assume that a furnished kitchen includes a stove top if not a complete stove top oven, we assume that the building will have central heat. Well if you assume anything about France it's not to ever assume anything. Furnished , check. Sink, check. Floors, check. Oven, nope. Bed, nope. Fridge, nope. Washing machine, nope. Table, nope. Couch that is counted as a bed, check. TV, are you kidding? The joys of searching for and acquiring housing in France. Let's start with the search. Why are there so many restaurants in France, you only need to look at some real estate ads to understand why. A kitchen consists of a stove top and a s...