Apartment hunting

Friday, January 6, 2012

Morning

We got up at 6:00am, because we were so tired—normally we’re up by 4:00. After cleaning up, we went down to an amazing buffet breakfast (included in the price of the hotel, fortunately—it’s about $80 for the two of us) that has western and eastern foods, just like the last place. We got our plates and sat down, and as I took my first bite, my stomach turned completely over. I was sick! Well, I went straight back up to the hotel room to try to sleep it off, even though I was due at work in an hour, and Tracy did her best to finish two breakfasts. An hour later, I found the problem—the little breakfast wrap that they gave us on the plane had given me food poisoning, but I felt much better after parting ways with it. Then, I was off to the subway, feeling much better, and after riding four stops on Line 1, and then transferring to Line 10 for four more stops, I made it to work. I was really only there to check in with the team and pick up my laptop, but decided to check some emails, which meant I left at noon. Tracy, meanwhile, took a nap and then organized the room before lunch.

Afternoon

Thanks to a miscommunication, lunch was on the fly, as we were scheduled to meet our housing agents early that afternoon. We grabbed a small quiche for sale at the gourmet bakery near the lobby, and off we went. We looked at eight or nine apartments, and pretty much settled on three of them. We decided to go sleep on it overnight and send the priority list to the agents on Saturday morning. When we got back, we were so tired that we ordered room service—a chicken burger for Tracy, and a pasta bowl for me. By 7:00 pm, we were out!

(Tracy) Here are some pictures of our apartment before the old tenants have moved everything out and before it has been cleaned.  We will have a nice view of the park/court yard below us and get western exposure.