Clearing customs for our household items was quick, easy and painless. The only thing they really wanted to know was, if we had any guns, knives, pepper spray (which I think is illegal?), explosives, plants, any type of soil, fruits and food. I told them what food we brought and well, you already saw on my FB post how that conversation went!
Kitchen/Hallway
To the right are some "before" pictures. I'll post the "after" pictures, next time!
The delivery went about as smooth as possible. The movers were very nice and professional. They put together our new couch(which is much smaller than the one we left behind) and Bill's new computer desk - all for the price of a cheap lunch! Then they unpacked and put things in the rooms they were supposed to go in, all while I plugged in each section of my Christmas Tree(yeah, I brought it!)to make sure it worked, which it did! After I tested it all, the movers even re-packed it back in its storage bag - which is a major pain!
Kitchen
There was only one casualty, and that was a 16x20 picture frame and the glass shattered. The frame thankfully, was still intact! I was/am very pleased with this moving company, as we had a horrible experience with another company from way back, when we moved home to Texas from San Francisco! I would definitely recommend them to anyone!
Living Room
Now, the hard part begins; where to put all of this "stuff". We were very careful in our decisions of what to bring, as we knew the apartments here are much smaller than our condo in Austin. We only brought about 1/3 of our things and are struggling where to put it. Even though we have a corner unit, the apartment is not square; it has many strange, odd, angles. One word of advice; if you are going to rent a place here "sight unseen", the pictures on the website are not what you will get...unless of course, you are getting the penthouse apartment! We did tour this property when we were here in June, but we really don't remember it being this small. Another lesson learned!
One thing we know to be a very true statement is; Ikea will soon become our best friend. I'm sure they will love us for life after all of the things we are going to have to buy there, to store our "stuff" here!
We are paying extra for a parking space in the garage, and let me tell you...it's a challenge to get the car in the space. I'll blog about that next time!
Here is a video I took of the end of a 'Flash Mob' ballet performance we saw from our balcony. The La Joute Fountain below our unit is a gathering point for things like this.
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