British boat house shakes romance and helpless

[Global Times Special Journalist Ji Shuangcheng Global Times Special reporter Wang Xinqiang] There is a saying that the number of residents on the Thames on the Thames will double every 4 years. With the rise of roads and railways, on the canal long 3,200 kilometers of canal in England and Wales, ships used for transportation have decreased since the late 20th century. There are more and more people who avoid high house prices. At present, there are more than 10,000 houses on the Thames. Living in the boat house, occasionally experienced the romance. For long -term residents, there is no economic pressure to buy a house, but to maintain the boat house at any time, and also accept various problems on board life.

Ship house on the canal of London

The living facilities in the boat house are all available.

Ship rental house experience water life

The ships on the Canal of the UK are long and narrow. Because the canal is only a few meters wide, the narrowest part is less than 3 meters. To this end, the British Shipping Corporation stipulates that all ships on the canal must be manufactured by the British shipping company. The hull is not wide than 2.13 meters and the hull is up to 21.95 meters. The basic facilities in the boat house are complete. Inside from the bow, it is a living room with a TV and folding table. The sofa can be used as a bed at night. In the middle is the kitchen, microwave ovens, ovens, refrigerators, stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, crickets, etc., are all available. Between the kitchen and the bedroom to use a bathroom and bathroom with a pumping toilet, there are bathtubs. There are double beds in the bedroom. Small space, use a folding bed, open it at night, and put it away during the day. The heating uses a firecock or wood fireplace, which can also be used with an oily heater. If you have conditions, you can install the central heating system.

At the stern, there is a metal rudder handle to master the direction by rotating the rudder handle. The space on it is large, and you can put a small table and a few chairs. The stern handbar can be used for fixed land transportation -bicycles, and can also be put on fire offices. The roof platform can be used for decoration, put a few pots of flowers and plants, and plant some vegetables. It can also be used for sunbathing.

The top ten boat houses in the UK are distributed in London, Liverpool, Southampton and Leimington. The most ship houses on the Thames in London. San Catherine Wharf, which is only 3 minutes away from the London Tower, has many commercial ship houses for many years of foreign rental. The boat house is equipped with a dining area, a kitchen with a microwave oven and a flat -screen TV. Can provide towels and bedding, and also provide terraces. Two adult visitors want to rent here for a week, costing more than 2,000 pounds, which is no cheaper than four -star hotels on the shore. But if you are willing to choose the Eastern Region of London, which is relatively low in price, the cost can even be half cheaper. Many modern urban people who are tired of reinforced concrete want to rent a boat and experience the fun of people on the water, so the bus house renting business is very popular.

More and more salary people live in boat houses

In recent years, there are more and more permanent people in the Thames. Due to the annual growth of house prices and rent in London exceeding 10%, many young people choose to be the "Boat House". The 39 -year -old teacher Blaiden and his girlfriend, a dog and a cat have lived on the boat for 2 years. He said that more people were forced to move on the boat because of economic pressure, because they could buy a boat at about 10,000 pounds, and they could buy a boat. The house is as high as 600,000 pounds to afford it.

Not only do you have no mortgage pressure, but daily expenses can also save a lot. The London Matthew Winters, who was less than 30, was envied by friends because of living in the boat house because he could live in Camaton and Little Venice, who was in the city of London. In the early morning, the swan and wild duck song concert wake you up from the dream; during the day, you can sunbathe on the top of the ship; at night, a few days on the lounge chair; sleep on the bed, with the ups and downs of the waves, shake it, soon Entering dreamland ... When you meet a rainy day, listen to the sound of rain and glass across the windows, don't have a taste in your heart.

The life of the Boatsu family is not only a beautiful side. In Winter's boat house, the small space was almost filled with kitchenware, furniture, toilet and bed, and the activity space was very limited. In addition, from cleaning the toilet to the maintenance engine, continuously maintaining the boat house is equivalent to engaging in a part -time job. When the engine failure, the humid and cold winter comes, the stove can only be heated by the stove, and when it is frozen, there are also many boat houses shouted. They dreamed that they could use electric kettle because the battery on the boat could not provide such a high voltage. Many people admit that they will have a nightmare of shipwrecks.

Ship house causes social contradictions

The London Waterway River Management Bureau, responsible for issuing navigation permits and management of waterway law, stated that London ushered in a new member of the boat houses like Winster almost every day -continuous patrol.

The annual insurance and navigation permit costs are about 800 pounds, and people can be carried in various places. At present, more than one -third of the boat houses live in the 97 -kilometer Canal network in London. According to law, continuous patrols cannot live in the same community for more than 14 days. The 25 -year -old Sara Nicholas was engaged in public relations and moved into the boat house with her boyfriend in 2016. She said that there was no free berth within 10 kilometers in London.

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