It took two trips in our swanky Toyota Previa - because of the bikes and bike boxes, but Julia and I and our bikes and suitcases are all moved in to our apartment. When we arrived we had precisely one piece of furniture - the bed in the guest room. Nike has some temporary household items for exactly this situation, the gap between move in and shipment arrival. However, since the office is closed for New Years until Wednesday, it seemed pointless to get all of the stuff for only 3 days until our shipment arrives. We got word that it's here in the country, it only needs to clear customs and then is scheduled to arrive this coming Saturday. The landlords will have furniture delivered on Thursday.
And through the miracle of further time travel, here's what it all looks like:
And the kitchen, nicely appointed:
We're on the 22nd floor, with a nice balcony and a great view looking towards the west.
Many of the apartment buildings we visited were not pleasing horrific to my tender western design sensibilities - way too much gold gilt, frippery, crushed velour, taffeta, shiny stuff, fake plants, highly polished floors, stuffy formality etc. This building is very understated and comparatively 'matte finish' compared to the high gloss of so many that we saw. Way more Julia and Tom-like if I do say so.
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