Moving in

<-- dining table and sideboard were 200 together, fantastic!

The Mercedes Sprinter 10 cubic m and 2.8m tall swallows any size table, bed etc. -->

We hired a Mercedes Sprinter turbo diesel. It was horrifying since it takes up most of a normal lane, and is about 3 feet longer than most parking spaces. After 2 days, I got comfortable smacking trees with the right mirror in order to stay in my lane. At the Carrefours, we parked into a spot, only to return, then discover we could not get out. Reversing, I nudged the cars opposite, but the front was not even out of the spot yet. We sat in defeat wandering what to do, when the car in front moved after about 3 minutes. So we fronted out and got free. What were the chances of that?

We picked up a lot of nicely carved solid oak furniture, which is much much cheaper than the prestigious chipboard stuff. They have a lot of old oak furniture in France it seems.

One fellow who sold us the trundle bed etc for the boys, sat us down for a beer at lunch, and gave me a bottle of Orange wine - sensational! (Marie doesn't like it) The people at work give me a hard time for turning up late/leaving early every day, and taking 2.5 hours for lunch eg when served a beer. Turned up to the appointment after, and there was 5 buildings for the one street address. I had no mobile phone, and no hope of finding the furniture for that one.


<-- the boys in the toy room. Some old oak cupboard holds all their toys, cost 100 euro.

the kitchen comes with a sink. We bought the dishwasher -->