The apartment we're staying in has wooden floors throughout. It's very pretty, but also very dirty. The wood doesn't have a "sealed/glossy" finish, it's more of an oil type stain I guess, and I think there are years of dirt and grime rubbed into the wood. It makes for very dirty feet unless you're wearing socks. The apartment doesn't have a broom, so in order to clean we can use a fairly useless Swiffer, or pull out the vacuum cleaner. We spent part of the day doing just this, and thoroughly vacuumed everything, in addition to doing a load of laundry.
But that brings us to another topic... the dual washer/dryer laundry unit. When we first arrived, I thought this was the best thing ever, and wondered why they aren't more common in North America. A machine that washes AND dries your clothes in one step... amazing! Our first load of laundry, towels, was great... came out clean and dry, and wrinkle free. However, the second load of jeans and t-shirts was not as successful. The tub diameter of the unit is fairly small, which is fine for washing but nearly as efficient for drying. The drying cycle took about 2-3 hours and the jeans and t-shirts came out "very" wrinkly.... I don't think you could have wrinkled them any more if you tried... very disappointing.
We've since experimented with smaller load sizes, to optimize the "fluff" process during the dry cycle, but clothes are still coming out pretty wrinkly. The trick is, to get them out as soon as the cycle is finished and either hang or fold them to attempt to flatten out the wrinkles. While frustrating, it's not nearly as bad as having to haul everything down to a laundromat every few days, so we'll make do.
During the day, Laura took Nicholas over to the park for an hour, and in the evening I went out and got a Falafel and strudel for dinner for us. After Nicholas went to bed, we rented Bridesmaids (very funny) and went to bed... tough day.
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