The Move

Most of you know that we moved this past weekend. Right before heading on our Swiss adventure we had to pack up our old apartment and move into the new one. We'll be here until we head home in August. The new place is significantly different from the old. The old one was run by a family and had only 5 apartments for non-family members. Most of the residents were Novartis employees who had been transplanted to Siena. The new place is a 20 apartment renovated monastery that is actually a spa. All of the people here are on vacation and I'm certain that Wade is the only one who gets up every morning and goes to work. These people are here to relax and enjoy Tuscany for their holiday.

For those who have asked, below are some pictures of the prior apartment.

Here is the view from the yard.

Here is the view from our balcony first thing in the morning...incredible sky!
And here are some pictures of the new apartment. Anna and Wade playing soccer in the front yard.

This is the view from our bedroom. We look out onto a beautiful courtyard. The pool is immediately beyond the white wall in the first picture.

Anna has already made some friends at our new place. Below are Poline, Charlotte and Margaux, the three sisters that live next door to us. They are from Belgium and speak only Flemish and French. Communicating with them has been interesting. Anna is getting very used to using hand gestures and drawing pictures.

We will definitely miss our prior apartment, but the move was seamless and we will surely feel at home in our new apartment very soon.