Today is the second day of our house hunting, this time from Maida Vale, to Canada Water where there are more value-for-money houses. Theoretically in Singaporean terms, we are looking from Bukit Timah to say, Bishan area. Once again, 10 houses and we loved the first one we saw. Superb river view from the living room and the rooms but unfortunately the location wasn't great. It's a good 20min walk to the nearest tube station (and mind you, it's the angmoh fast speed of walking so we reckon we'd take abt 30min which.. isn't a good idea)
Above: Houses in Maida Vale, where it exudes English charm, and where houses are much more expensive compared to Canada Water.
The last apartment we saw at Water Gardens met all our expectations coz it's brand new, just a 5 min (!!) walk to the tube station, a huge Tesco next to the station, plus a shopping centre so all plus points for us.
And... we got the apartment!! :D
t's brand new, just built last Dec and we will be the first occupants in this place. The concept is very much like a condo back home, except there are no facilities but there is a security post for this cluster of blocks, so it is very safe for us (to our families: so you don't have to worry for us)
Two double bedrooms with a linked balcony, two toilets, living room and kitchen together in one room. Perfect!
Houses in Maida Vale are really much nicer to me, compared to CW and I did want to try staying in a place where it exudes good ol' English charm but think at the end of the day, we still do prefer somewhere new (new apartment, new furniture) instead of houses that are hundreds of years old with old creeky stairs. We felt very much at home when we saw the Water Gardens, with the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre nearby giving me a "Junction 8 feel" =p Well, we'll see how it goes, we need to stay here for at least 6 months and after that if we wanna explore elsewhere, then we might consider moving.
Picture below - that's a faraway pic of the Water Gardens (see the yellow buildings behind. my future apartment! The one in front some huge store, Decathlon. And I believe this river is still part of the River Thames)
Above: Houses in Maida Vale, where it exudes English charm, and where houses are much more expensive compared to Canada Water.
The last apartment we saw at Water Gardens met all our expectations coz it's brand new, just a 5 min (!!) walk to the tube station, a huge Tesco next to the station, plus a shopping centre so all plus points for us.
And... we got the apartment!! :D
t's brand new, just built last Dec and we will be the first occupants in this place. The concept is very much like a condo back home, except there are no facilities but there is a security post for this cluster of blocks, so it is very safe for us (to our families: so you don't have to worry for us)
Two double bedrooms with a linked balcony, two toilets, living room and kitchen together in one room. Perfect!
Houses in Maida Vale are really much nicer to me, compared to CW and I did want to try staying in a place where it exudes good ol' English charm but think at the end of the day, we still do prefer somewhere new (new apartment, new furniture) instead of houses that are hundreds of years old with old creeky stairs. We felt very much at home when we saw the Water Gardens, with the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre nearby giving me a "Junction 8 feel" =p Well, we'll see how it goes, we need to stay here for at least 6 months and after that if we wanna explore elsewhere, then we might consider moving.
Picture below - that's a faraway pic of the Water Gardens (see the yellow buildings behind. my future apartment! The one in front some huge store, Decathlon. And I believe this river is still part of the River Thames)
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and good to hear that you both have found a new place hehe.. it looks great! beautiful, new and clean with all the amenities nearby - perfect!
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