We've done it... On Thursday afternoon Barry and I went into Varese and signed the rental contract on our home for the next four years. The house is in Varese itself, on the southern side of the city and the north eastern end of the lake, Lago Varese. Our address for 7 August will be Via Zanelle 20, Varese; postcode to follow.
The house is the one we refer to as the 'vault house'. It is an architecturally designed place about 7 years old with a 7 tonne bank safe imbedded in the centre! Alan is thrilled at having somewhere to keep 'important' things such as his (still to be purchased) air soft gun and also his x-box when we go on holiday. The owners currently store their art and treasures in their when away from the house for more than a day. They have STUNNING art!
The landlord is planning on leaving much of the furniture for us, which is great as it is really lovely. This includes the kitchen (yes - the kitchen - many houses come without!), fridge, awesome modern aga style oven about 1.5-1.8m wide, leather settee, beds, drawers, sideboards, cffee tables etc. Wednesday of next week I go to Varese to compile an inventory with the landlord of exactly what stays. This will let me know what we will need to purchase.
We have done a trip to Ikea and got a catalogue to browse. It was only when we got home and I translated the title that I discovered the catalogues are only for use in the store - ooops - not for taking home. Oh welllll. Caitlin has identified the bed and desk she wants. We need to visit a few more shops for other things though.
We are hoping to move in earlier than 7 August. It all depends on when the landlord can move his family to their new home. He had wanted the move day to be 10 August but I explained that my mother is arriving on 8 August for six weeks - so he immediately offered to make it the 7th. He will try to make it a few days earlier still if he can. This would really help us as we are all going stir crazy in the hotel.
Will post photos of the house after the inventory visit!
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Hi, Bronwyn and I would like to share pizza, gelati and some Italian vino with said two adults and two adolescents (not sure about the two dogs??? - are they welcome in pizza places?) on the shores of Lake Maggiore on either 11 or 12 Septembre. We will be staying in Caldana those days, about 20 minutes drive away we understand. Although from your descriptions of Italian driving who knows.
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