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First Day of Work in Geneva

This morning I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and sun shining in my window! I kid you not. This is quite a change coming from New York City where our apartment only had two very small windows and I don’t think I saw a single bird from the windows our 3 years in the apartment.

Our flat is not nearly complete but it is definitely starting to feel like home. It’s amazing what fresh flowers, even if they are in a measuring cup instead of a vase, can do for the heart! 

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This morning I learned first hand just how small Geneva can feel sometimes as I ended up at the bus stop with two co-workers! The commute to work took about 25 minutes which wasn’t bad at all and includes a nice quarter mile walk. I’m sure there are times when I wish that walk wasn’t included especially when it is raining or snowing but for now it is very refreshing!

Before leaving for the bus this morning I asked Bo to take a picture. This makes me smile so much as it reminds me of those first day of school pictures my mom used to take of me and my brother, Ryan, each year!

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Depending on what time I get home this evening I will do my best to give you all a proper update with more pictures and details surrounding our weekend!

Fresh flowers? If you could have fresh flowers in your home everyday what flower would you choose? I love peonies and zinnias!

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Day 1 in Geneva

Good evening from Geneva!

It’s only 9:30pm and we’re in bed, thoroughly exhausted from the past 24 hours! We only slept 4 or so hours on the flight so it makes sense.

Unfortunately we don’t have Internet or a phone working yet so this weekend will be filled with phone blogs via WordPress!

Once we landed this morning at 9:15 we grabbed a taxi cab for our new flat. Luckily all 8 bags arrived and were able to fit in the taxi!

The rest of the day was spent with the temporary furniture movers, running errands for basics like detergent, paper towels, olive oil, etc! We were also able to squeeze in a delicious, healthy lunch outside in the Geneva sunshine in between errands! Add to that the fact that we cooked dinner in our new kitchen tonight and I’d say it was a pretty successful day!

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Inside our Geneva Flat

Greetings from Geneva!

Unfortunately the flight over didn’t go too well due to over 3 hours of turbulence. Needless to say I may need more than one cup of coffee if I’m going to stay awake all day after only 4 hours of sleep.

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As soon as I checked into the hotel and finished a quick breakfast I went to visit our flat! We are thrilled to be moving into our top choice flat on July 12th! I can’t believe it’s less than a month away! The move will go in waves as our furniture won’t arrive for 8-10 weeks so we’ll be using temporary, rental furniture in the flat to begin.

But, since I had time to take measurements and more pictures today I thought it would be fun to share some with you all since so many people asked. This will also give a good base for some fun before and after posts which will hopefully come late this summer.IMG_9549 IMG_9553There are a few things we truly love about the flat but one of them is the parking spot. Parking in Geneva, like most  European cities, is not very easy especially if you live in the city center area. As we know we want to have a car here, this was something to consider when looking at flats.

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The kitchen area

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The living room/dining room area (approx 22ft x 19ft)

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Hope you enjoyed the quick tour of our Geneva flat! I’m here all week and am so thrilled that the weather is finally Summer like! Today the high is 88 degrees and we may even go for a dip in Lake Geneva this evening!

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

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