Home Sweet Apartment

My posts have been a bit sparse lately and that is because we have been very busy with details, details and more details. For those who have not heard, we have been given a one year expat assignment here in Hong Kong through February 2013. 


As you can imagine, this is exciting news for us and it has brought with it lots of things to accomplish in a short amount of time. First up was the process of finding another apartment. We have been living in a serviced apartment for the past 11 month. While I love having daily maid service and not having to buy my own tp and paper towels, I miss cooking and having closet space and drawers. The staff here at the Ovolo is fantastic and we will miss all of the smiling faces, but we are thrilled to have more of a "home" feel rather than "hotel."


So, after one day of looking there was no question as to the property we wanted. And we were very lucky to get it! We will soon be living in the Mid Levels which translates to higher up the mountain from where we are. The property is called Palatial Crest and our flat is on the 35th floor. I can even give you a small tour.


Our living/dining room.

Our amazing views of Central, Admiralty and Victoria Harbor. (It was a very cloudy and rainy day.)

The master bedroom and it's view.

The guest bedroom. When are you coming?

The office.

And the kitchen.

I will repost a tour once we are all settled in and when the sun is shining so you can really see the views.


Another great advantage to this property is that our friend Janet and her daughters Michele and Catie live on the 37th floor. So we already know one set of neighbors.


To get this all in place, I am flying home on Tuesday to sort and pack up what we will be bringing from Grand Rapids. I will also work on getting the house closed up on a more permanent basis. I return to Hong Kong on the 25th and get everything moved from Ovolo to our new home. We move in on April 1st. 


Most likely our belongings from GR will not arrive for a couple of weeks after that, but we are buying a guest bed here and with that and a TV we will make do until our delivery. 


We are very fortunate that all of our family is very positive about our extended stay. Shayne and Kyle are planning their visits and well as some other family and friends. We are especially excited for that. I have even become quite the tour guide by now. 


So our three month adventure has grown and grown and continues to grow. We are truly blessed.