Wherever I lay my hat

Another quiet week. Its been pouring down the past few days, so not much touristy stuff. This weeks adventures have mostly involved finding a house.

And it looks like we got one.

Last week we thought we had the house situation sorted. We had discovered this place with a spa bath and huge rooftop balcony. The area was a bit isolated, but hey, it had a spa! It smelt a little musty, but no-one had lived there for a while. And it had a rooftop balcony, man!
Anyway, we went back to have one final look at the place. Still looked ok inside, still smelt a bit weird...not so much musty as...cabbage-y.
As we were about to leave we heard something - it sounded like someone was taking a leak in the sink. Huh?
We slowly figured out that most of the plumbing in the block was connected, and whenever our neighbours would use their kitchen sink, the noise would echo up through the pipes and broadcast in our flat. And that cabbage smell wasnt due to the house being closed up for a month...that was coming from the sink too. And there was a dead bird on our delightful balcony.
So goodbye, spa bath. Farewell, rooftop balcony. May your new owners have no sense of smell or hearing.

But now, we should be right. We have now found a place in Ningyocho (meaning City of the Dolls), which is about 15 mins walk from where we are now. Its already furnished, and the building has a huge marble-tiled entrance way, which gives it a hotel-style feel. No oven though, so I won't be cooking anymore potato-smileys for a while.

We still havent signed anything yet though. I hope I havent jinxed it.
*fingers crossed*

On a completely different note, whats with Tom Cruise? Has he always been this creepy?