We Got One

We found an apartment - yeah!!! It's a townhouse, actually - 3 bd\2 ba across from a small park and with great views of Auckland's skyline. It's located on the edge of Parnell, an historic neighborhood full of cafes and shops, and it's only a 10 minute walk to the University and about 15 min's walk to the CBD, so the location is perfect. We had to give 2 weeks notice to our current landlord, so we won't be moving into the new place until near the end of October.

This is good, since we don't have any furniture yet. We've been told our container is now at the Port of Auckland, so it should just be a matter of getting the paperwork and clearing customs until we can reclaim our belongings. However, since we gave away (or tossed out) virtually all of our furniture when we left Philly five months ago, we need to do some shopping. So, tomorrow we're going to rent a car and go to Wairea, a district north of the city that seems to be The Land of Furniture Stores. Since there's no Ikea in NZ - a lack of international chains is one of Middle Earth's charms - and we're hoping to find stuff that's locally made, it should be an interesting day. (Especially the driving on the left side of the road part.)

Sidenote: I tried to see "Outfoxed" last night. (It was being screened at a local comedy club.) I got there 30 minutes early, and not only were all 150 seats already sold out, there were 10-12 people waiting to see if they'd be allowed to sit on the floor. And there were a good 2 dozen people behind me, too. (And I didn't hear a single American accent.) All this interest, and Fox News isn't available here (yet another of ME's charms).

Cheers,
Sandie