Chez Nous
Finding a place to live in Paris is quite a daunting task. Like any big city, there are thousands of
hotels and, in our case, apartments to choose from. When I first began looking for lodging last
summer, I checked all of our go-to websites.
VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner) and Homeaway have
been very helpful to us in the past—whether planning a trip to California or Europe. Another popular site is airbnb;
Americans and French people alike have told me they have used it and liked
it. I was getting a bit frustrated,
though, by the small size of many apartments—fine for spending just a few days,
but what about five months? We were
hoping for at least fifty square meters.
Other things to consider, of course, are the monthly cost and the apartment's actual location within
the building. You really don’t want to
be lugging groceries up four or more flights on a regular basis.
Then I remembered having searched Sabbatical Homes in the past. For faculty members looking for apartments to rent this is a great site.
Since we already knew that we preferred to live in the fourteenth
arrondissement, the field was narrowed enough to enable us to find our current
apartment. As I’ve described before, the
neighborhood is bustling. Inside, however, we don’t hear a sound, except occasionally
someone walking on the floor above.
(This will undoubtedly change once the windows are open in the spring,
but it’s awfully nice right now!) The building,
which is the second one in from the street, is secured with a code on the sidewalk. Then there’s a locked door to get into our
building. We really feel safe here.
We are
happy with our choice and are enjoying our time on avenue du Général Leclerc.
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