It has been an absolutely brilliant 24 hours! We spent Thursday and Friday exploring London with our relocation consultant looking at flats. We knew that we wanted something under our budget, not too large, nice condition, and good location due to the fact that Bo and I will be back and forth between Geneva and the airports and his work will be the number one commuting locations.

We explored St John’s Wood, Marylebone, South Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill, and Sloane Square. Needless to say, it was EXHAUSTING. Even though yesterday was longer than today, my legs didn’t appreciate all the walk ups and stairs after my long run this morning. Luckily, Bo and I were both smart enough to sacrifice style over comfort and wore our trainers (aka running shoes) for the house hunting excursion.

I thought it’d be fun to share some pictures of the flats we saw just so you can get a peak inside the diversity of London flats. Also to note, we required a furnished flat as they are not much more expensive here and it saves us from having to buy more furniture since we shipped the majority of our furniture from New York to Geneva.

Here are a few things we learned:

• The London real estate market is very fast, meaning that if you see something in the morning it may be gone in the evening.
• All things considered, your money goes a bit further than it does in New York City.
• We were surprised how many flats were on the market.
• We saw primarily walk up flats versus large corporate buildings.
• Every flat we saw had a washer & dryer in the kitchen, under the counter.

We actually just found out that the offer we made on our favorite flat from yesterday in Marylebone was just accepted! It’s time to celebrate! We absolutely love the flat as it’s only 1 block from the nearest tube station, two blocks from the High Street which reminds us of the West Village in New York City, there are great restaurants and shops in walking distance, and it’s located between Hyde Park and Regents Park which means there are plenty of running trails! Unfortunately, as it is currently occupied until the end of the month, the only pictures I have are of its out door space!