Found A Home

Well, we are moving into our permanent apartment this weekend, and we couldn't be more relieved! Apartment hunting is not a joyous undertaking anywhere, but even less so over here. Finding what you want in a limited amount of time is a tall order, especially when you're looking for an apartment on a canal and near the central part of the city. But, we're generally happy with our choice and hope it will turn out to be a great decision in the long run. We take the keys on Friday around 1pm, and the movers will bring our stuff that came by ship on Saturday. It will be interesting as they lift everything up on what is called an elevator from the outside, and bring everything through the 3rd or 4th floor windows! The stairs are too long, narrow, and twisty for them to bring anything but the smallest and lightest items up. So they shut down a portion of the road as the trucks are parked out front. This is done on a routine basis, as we see it as we walk around the city. Radhika is concerned that certain things won't fit, as a co-worker had to saw their box frame in half to get it through their apartment windows. Well, there will be no cutting the 63" TV or our couch, and those are the 2 largest things we own. It will be a full weekend of furniture moving, setting up our new place, finding a safe place to lock up our bikes, and all of that fun stuff!