Sarah and I viewed our first houses on Wednesday. That was a very interesting experience, as the four houses we looked at were very different to each other. I liked a couple of them, but Sarah only liked one of them. At least it was one of the two that I liked. We’ll keep on looking, but at least the ball is now rolling. We’ll hopefully view a few more places next week.
A letter of receipt arrived today, concerning Sarah’s application for a residence permit. She’s in the system, at least, which is good.
Another letter confirmed that the three of us have had our application for health insurance accepted. That’s another important concern taken care of.
We didn’t do much today. A visit to that most pretigious of retail establishments, Blokker, saw us pick up some exciting items, such as a ball of string, some drinking glasses, a mixing bowl, a four Euro clock for the living room, and a digital clock-radio for the bedroom. Ooh!
We also went to Prénatal in the Kalverstraat. This branch is closing, so they have a sale of their children’s clothing with 70% off the original price. We picked up about half a dozen items for Eloïse, costing a total of €18. That satisifed Sarah’s acutely honed sense of having found a bargain.
Wow. I can’t go on typing this blog entry. Our life here is even more boring than it was in Mountain View, if that’s even possible. That’s what happens when you have neither a job nor many friends in a city where you’ve lived for precisely three weeks. I just can’t bare to tell you about the items that comprised my dinner and what we watched on TV this evening.
Oh, before I forget, I met up with Simon, an old colleague of mine from Linuxcare the other day. We had dinner and strolled down memory lane. Simon occasionally works in The Hague, but lives in Munich.
I think the three of us are going to have to go on a trip pretty soon. Sarah and I are both getting itchy feet and living in this shitty house is doing us no good.
Sorry to hear its been a rough week. Ill give you a call tomorrow to catch up.