The Problems with Our Flat (Part 2) I had never thought about writing the second part about this topic, but it seems to be getting more interesting and serious. In previous entry, I wrote that two repairmen came (one month ago)to examine the problems with the shower and estimated that the repair will probably take two weeks. Since then, the repairmen came again to remove the wooden floor in front of the bathroom so that they can make a hole and put a dryer under the floor later(until now it is not yet done!). They also partly dissembled the bathtub to find the cause of the water leak. The cause was found, and we are now waiting either for a spare part or a totally new bathtub depending on the caretaker's decision. Yesterday, a new repairman, the caretaker and maybe his lawyer (or someone from an insurance company) came and discussed the causes and solutions to these problems (again). This time, they dissembled the shower stall and decided to renew the whole bathroom, except washing basin and toilet. That means we cannot shower or take a bath at the moment... The caretaker told us that the bathroom renewal will take about four weeks, and we should search for a holiday house to stay during this period. Everything is getting more complicated, and my husband wants to ask the flat owner for a rent reduction. We searched for a holiday house on the Internet, and found that most of such a house with an acceptable standard and a reasonable price are booked out for that period. The rest offers only houses which either do not meet our standard of living or are too high in price. We need a house which is not too far from the city (an hour faraway from the city is acceptable) and in the zones that my tram ticket is valid. My husband could imagine us staying at his parents' house in Cologne, which is five hours away from Stuttgart, because he can do home-office as long as there is a good Internet connection. Nevertheless, we have just paid for my German course, a monthly tram ticket as well as a train ticket from Stuttgart to Frankfurt airport (we will go to Thailand in three weeks). In addition, my friend from Thailand will visit us for one week after we come back from Thailand. I am still wishing for a good news however T-T...