The Laundromat

No matter how many clothes I brought (or bought), I eventually had to accept the fact that I would have to do laundry. Which meant that I needed to take my first ever trip to the laundromat. Before I could do laundry I had to purchase laundry detergent and/or softener. That was an exciting trip in and of itself. I finally picked some up after Liz and I debated the french translation for detergent and softener, compared prices, sizes, brands, and packaging. After about a good 15 minutes of contemplating the available choices, I settled on a detergent softener combo that came in prepackaged packs and was relatively inexpensive compared to the other choices. As for the laundromat trip itself, it was an interesting and expensive experience. Below is a picture of Liz in one of the huge dryers, Liz and I hanging out, the prices for the washers (3.80 euro for a small wash) and dryers (1 euro per 11 minutes), and finally me, reading the local events book while waiting for my clothes to dry. And, I would have you note that it takes about 3 sets of 11 minutes dry cycles to get a decent amount of laundry dry. In the end though, I was left with a large pile of freshly washed clothes and good smelling dry clothes.

The dryers are the huge ones in the back, and the washing machines are located on the sides of the room. In this picture you can see the door of one of the washers on the right.