One more look at CHM's Paris apartment

The word that best described CHM's apartment, in my opinion, was dingy. Not dirty, but not cheery or welcoming, for sure. But all that is just cosmetic. It could have been made into a very nice place.

The basement (photos above and below) was another story. It would have required a crew of professionals and a big truck to get it emptied out. And then a major rebuild to make it habitable. Still, I'm convinced that it could have been made into a fine and comfortable bedroom/bathroom suite. But no regrets. I'd love to know, out of sheer curiosity, if it has been sold, and if it has, what it has been made into.

At the time when we were considering buying the apartment as a viager, leaving CHM a lifetime right to live there, we hadn't even imagined that we would be moving to France so soon. Retirement seemed to be years away. But between the late 1990s and they year 2002, many things happened that made it clear to us that it was time to move on. We were burnt out.