Our flight to Australia wasn’t a very comfortable one, with lots of turbulence for what seemed like hours.. but somewhere between all that, Dave managed to snap some photos of our changing landscape as we went over our beloved country..
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tschüss!
It’s been 3 weeks and one day since my last post, and I feel so lazy!! I’m sorry! In actuality we’ve been a bit busy, so I hope you’ll forgive me!
Here’s what we’ve been up to these past three weeks:
- we packed up our German apartment (which seemed to take weeks.. we had so much stuff!)
- had movers come in and pack our stuff into their truck ready for shipping (be safe little elephant!), leaving us with only 2 bags each for the next two months!
- cleaned, cleaned, cleaned
- said very sad goodbyes to our amazing friends :(
- flew to Singapore
- looked at about 15 apartments over two days
- signed the lease on an apartment (it’s a very fast process in Singapore!)
- flew to Australia for a short holiday.. and that’s where we are now, catching up with family and friends!
It’s been really happy and really sad at the same time, and I’m not sure it’s really sunk in yet that we aren’t going back to Germany! Now that the stress is off about finding an apartment in Singapore though, we’re really excited to go back and start exploring our new home!
Lasts
As we near the end of our time here in Germany (3 weeks, 2 days) we find ourselves really noticing the things around us, and appreciating our surroundings more. Consequently we’re also starting to count the things we’re doing for the ‘last’ time (probably not the last time in total, but the last time while we’re living here). It’s a bit of a sad thought, but it’s actually causing us to really spend the most time we can with our friends, and to take pause and look back at what we’ve achieved and experienced over the last (almost) 3 years.
This weekend marked the ‘last’ time we’ll be at the French house for a while.. great food, great friends, great memories to take with us!
Copenhagen
We just spent the most amazing weekend in Copenhagen with two wonderful friends and one wonderful sister (of mine). We were having so much fun, we forgot to take too many photos! Here are a couple of the ones we did take.. nothing too exciting except the one on the roller coaster that I have to give credit to Alex for.. talk about precision timing!
Singapore!
We just got back from a week of exploring our soon-to-be home.. Singapore!
Here’s what I’ve learnt after 7 days:
1. It takes approx 4.5 minutes to become sweaty after leaving the hotel
2. I can’t understand Singlish..!
3. Air-con is my bestest friend ever
4. You’ll get in trouble if you take your durian on the MRT.. consider yourself warned
5. Riding your bike through a pedestrian tunnel will be a $1000 fine thank you very much
6. Rain doesn’t always mean a reprieve in the heat, in fact it mostly just makes everything more humid
7. I’ve missed thunder! The storms here are unreal
8. Don’t walk around in the sun without an umbrella.. it’s bitey, and almost everyone else will think you’re crazy (done and done) (and no, bitey isn’t a real word.. but neither is burn-y, and they’re my two best words to describe the heat.. sorry)
9. I can’t navigate ION Orchard to save my life.. I got lost in there every time I went in.. great shopping mind you!
10. Everyone comes out at night, making for a super lively atmosphere
11. Unlike Europe, Taxi’s are a totally viable transport option
12. In some ways, the lifestyle reminds me of Brisbane
13. I can totally see myself living here (luckily)!
Bring it on!
We really didn’t end up taking many photos, so apologies for them not being too exciting!
Good news, bad news
The good news is, we’re moving! To Singapore! In July! :D
The bad news is, that means we have to leave our beloved Germany :( Which really is sad because Germany has been good to us, and we love it (and it’s people) quite dearly. Same goes for Switzerland. We’ve made some wonderful friends here that will be extremely hard to say goodbye to.
But it’s time for us to start a new adventure.. in warm, humid, closer-to-home, Singapore. As you can imagine, we have stacks to get done before we leave, and because of this (and almost one year exactly to the day that I made my first sale) I will be closing my shop tomorrow for good. It’s been great fun, and I want to thank everyone who’s supported me over the past year.. I know Singapore will hold new opportunities, and I can’t wait to get started :)
I’ll still be posting on the blog from time to time, so don’t forget to check back!
Eeetaly!
We were lucky enough to spend our Easter long weekend in beautiful Italy, with great friends, and almost perfect weather :)
We were based at an amazing Agriturismo B&B in Levanto, and spent our days hiking the Cinque Terre (or at least the part of it that wasn’t closed), wandering around Genoa in the rain, and unintentionally getting up close and personal with a bunch of other tourists on a bus in Portofino..! Ahh Italy :)
London Town
Ah London, how I love thee..
My good friend Christine and I just spent the most amazing girls weekend in London.. we didn’t see one single cloud the entire time! There was plenty of shopping, walking, theatre-ing, cocktail-ing, and eating fabulous food.. aahh summer is on the way!
Marrakech Medina pt. 2
Weeeeee I’m sorry it’s been a bit sparse around here posting wise! Family has begun to arrive for our Christmas-in-the-cold celebrations and I have been otherwise occupied making wreathes, cooking and generally just enjoying everyone’s company :)
Here is the next Morocco installment.. these photos were taken around the Medina again, on various trips into the souks and around the surrounding streets, and also on/from the roof of our Riad.
Essaouira
On our second day in Morocco, we took a day trip out to the coastal town of Essaouira. It took about 3 hours to get there (inc. a couple of pit-stops to learn about the local oils, and pat some goats that climb trees) and turned out to be a lovely (and very sandy) little town with a laid-back beach vibe. I don’t think I’d be in a rush to go lounging around on the beach, but the back streets of the old town were gorgeous!
