So it is time for another apartment tour.
Right now we're in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
We've been traveling around the country for three weeks and we've spent ten of those days
here in the capital.
Yes, and this happens to be our favorite spot out of the two or three different places we've
stayed in the city.
So we're going to show you around.
Let's go.
So getting in here is like going into Fort Knox.
So much security but we feel really safe even with all of these keys and special magnets.
Hahaha.
Let's go.
Beep.
Key sounds.
But before we give you the apartment tour we need to have breakfast and they make a
delicious breakfast over here.
Yeah, we've been having basically a feast every morning.
Uh-huh.
And today they switched it up a little bit which is cool.
We've been having omelets previously and kind of rolled up crepes with jam but if you take
a look down here you can see we've got fried eggs, it looks like we have some ham, tomatoes,
cucumber and then we have a different style of pancake here and it looks like little dollops
of jam.
We have toast, we have orange juice.
Juice.
And coffee.
Is it coffee or tea?
It is coffee.
Oh, it is coffee.
Again they switched it up.
Oooh.
But yeah that is a lot of food for two people.
Look at the table.
And the cool thing about this type of place is that you kind of you get comforts of an
apartment but we're getting a little bit of the service of a hotel.
Like having breakfast prepared for us in the morning.
The best of both worlds.
It really is.
Alright, let's dig in.
Okay, grabbing some egg and a bit of ham.
It is tasty.
So now that we've had our breakfast it is time for the grand tour so we're going to
show you around our one bedroom apartment.
So come in.
This is like I guess our little lobby area.
Do you have a lobby area in an apartment.
It is probably called something else.
Hahaha.
The cloakroom area.
So this is where the shoes are kept.
Shoes, umbrellas and you can hang up your coats over here.
And then it kind of goes straight into the kitchen and we actually have a pretty nice
modern kitchen.
I really like it.
Yeah.
And we've got a washing machine.
We do.
That is like.
When we decide to rent an apartments as opposed to staying in a hotel that is like the number
one feature.
It is one of the best things aside from having our own fridge of course too.
So we have an electric range so we can cook.
We have a kettle, no microwave but we haven't really needed that.
We've mostly been eating out.
Oh, guess what?
We do have one.
Hahaha.
We haven't needed it though in all fairness because we have been eating out a lot and
we've been having our breakfast served to us as well.
So yeah, this is our little breakfast nook.
This is where we have breakfast every morning.
Yeah, as you can see the dirty dishes.
Okay, next we'll show you the bathroom since it is right across from the kitchen.
So here we go.
Tada.
So we kind of have like this walk in shower.
This shower, I have to say is like.
Open it up for us.
It is almost like a 5 star shower.
Like the quality is incredible.
The water pressure.
Like check out that thing.
It is huge.
So yeah, that is our bathroom and then I'll take you into the bedroom.
This is just a one bedroom apartment so it is pretty small.
Come in.
So yeah, I guess you could call this like the bedroom slash living area.
So we have a double bed but we also have some couches over here where we can work do our
thing on the computer.
Um, so yeah I mean it is enough space for two people.
It is really all you need and we have a bit of storage as well.
We haven't really unpacked our stuff since it is a short stay.
Yeah.
And the weather has been really nice so we haven't had to unpack much of our cold weather
gear.
We've got storage, a TV and we have a little balcony.
I'll show you that.
So I'll just move these away.
This is actually where I put the laundry out to dry because it is pretty hot out there.
And I'll show you the view.
You basically look out over the courtyard which is cool.
Yeah, there is like a little playground for kids and then way off in the distance here.
The zoom will take a little while you can see it is kind of either an unfinished or
an abandoned building.
And that is kind of a major landmark because we stayed two blocks from there at a hotel
before.
So totally recognize that building.
So that is a wrap for our little Bishkek apartment tour.
Yeah, so basically it was really cool staying here because I felt like we got to a little
bit of window into the culture.
The Soviet Era complex apartment buildings.
Like these massive buildings.
We're getting to stay in here and even though we're like on the first or second level.
First level.
We're not near the top it is still really cool and it is just like whenever you can
stay in apartments as opposed to a hotel it is always like so much better because you
feel a little bit like you're at home, you have more space you have more amenities, you
have kitchen where you can wash your clothes.
So whenever we have that opportunity we tend to take it.
Yes, oh and another important thing it is cheaper than the hotel too.
So now if you're thinking of traveling to Bishkek (Бишкек) or perhaps moving here
now you have a better idea of what the apartments look like.
Yeah, exactly.
So I hope you enjoyed this tour and if you've been to Bishkek (Бишкек) before let
us know what your apartment experience or hotel experience was like.
Bye.