New apartment photos

I thought I'd pop some photos of the new apartment here for you to look at.  The apartment is called Sun Tower and it is on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi.   You can google it and see more.   If you are interested enough there is a plan of the apartment at the very bottom of the photos.  Happy scrolling!

 Looking down the lounge towards the outside view.  Apartment 2802, 28th floor!  No good if you don't like heights so not sure how I'm going to go in the lift.  Fastest one in Abu Dhabi apparently.

 Kitchen sink and cabinets.  One opaque glass cabinet to display my four new wineglasses in.  The sink has a water filter.  Note the space for a dishwasher.

 Cabinets next to the stove space.  It includes a rangehood.  The counter tops are black and the cabinets are light wood which makes a nice change as everything here is dark brown/black wood.

 Looking back down the lounge towards the kitchen which has an open servery with a breakfast bar.
To the right is the +one room and front door.  The cabinets on the wall are one eyesore as they are the utility cabinets so can't really be covered.

 Mum's pet hate.  Toilet straight through from the kitchen.  With only the one door!  They don't have rules here like we do in NZ about having to have two doors between the loo and the kitchen.  I disliked this idea.  But I've seen much worse such as a guest bathroom right off the kitchen!

 Inside of the said bathroom.  The loo is in the dark and doesn't have a light above it.  I only noticed that when I did the inspection with the lady.  The apartment is brand new and no-one has lived in it before me.  This bathroom has a shower with a glass door.

 Lots of storage with built in wardrobes.  These line both sides of the hall going down to the bedrooms.

 More wardrobes in master bedroom going to ensuite.

 Wardrobes in 2nd bedroom.  This room is much wider from wardrobe to window but narrower across.

 The +one space.  The apartment is advertised as 2+1.  2 bedrooms plus an extra space.  I am not sure how we will use it yet but it is as you walk in.

 Bedroom view looking out towards the city.  It has windows that open.  Many buildings don't.

 Ensuite bathroom containing shower over bath, basin, toilet and bidet.  Only problem is the bidet sticks out so the door doesn't open fully.  Obviously a man designed these apartments as many flaws in design.

Master bedroom looking towards hall and ensuite on right.

 Kitchen cupboard with built in rubbish bin.  Note the drain in the floor!  All the wet floor areas usually have these.

 Outside on the ground floor.  Kids playground under the sails.  And green grass!!!  A first for me.

 Ground floor outside.

 Ground floor walkway but I'm not sure where it goes.  Lots of exploring to be done once it cools down a bit.

Ground floor corridors.  Very nice decor and a few shops opening.  Latest is a Waitrose supermarket which is an English chain.  No queues either but more expensive than Lulu's or

One of the new cafe's about to open.  Currently there is a frozen yoghurt shop, several coffee shops and the supermarket.  A pharmacy is nearly ready and this cafe by the look of it.  It looks like there will be lots of shops eventually.

The shopping complex walkway.

Plan of my apartment.  It might be a bit small but you get the idea.  It is bigger than where I am now but the bedrooms aren't as wide.  It is difficult to judge without furniture in there so once I've moved I'll have a better idea of the size.