I have been out and about taking photos in the rain recently though yesterday was remarkably dry, though cold. So, lots of photos to come over the next few days, and possibly some non-blog days, particularly in the week of 16th, which is the week we are planning to move house.
The contract is signed, we’re secure for the next three years, with a proviso that we have six months’ notice should the property be sold. And a very nice property it is too. I won’t put up photos, I know you are interested to see the inside but we only took a couple to remind ourselves of the layout so we can plan what is going to go where; and we are not in the house yet so it doesn’t look ready. But there are some details I can share with you, I guess.
We have a fairly large courtyard that has steps leading up to two flat roofs, not that I will be going near them very often, only one has railings around it and there is a huge drop at the front of the house, and one on the side. And the other side is a pretty decent drop from the courtyard wall, the fourth side would be into the neighbour’s courtyard, though they are also slightly down a hill, so we don’t really attach to anyone – not in the traditional way.
The property is really two properties joined together by a common, open porch, and on one side we will have our office and guest rooms, and on the other our main living area. This is made up of a nice saloni which looks towards the harbour – there are a couple of shots on yesterday’s blog. There are windows on two sides here, good for summer. The bedroom is, like in the current house, in the middle of the property with a moussandra above. This comes part way across the sitting room as well. This room also has a window, handy for the summer and at a height where the cats can’t leap in.
The kitchen is large and fitted, though we may have to rethink where the cooker goes; there’s a nice extractor fan, standard size, sitting over a 45 cm gap, which is a bit slim line for a cooker. But that’s a consideration for another day. The bathroom is off the kitchen, which means it’s an inside bathroom. You’d be surprised (or not) how many are still outside on Symi, some are even across the street from the houses they serve.
That’s a basic rundown. Currently, the landlord is making a good job of removing everything bar the fixtures and he even told us he would have someone in to clean the place first. Our current house is slowly stacking up with boxes, so much so that I now need to move my desk and rearrange the front room so that I can carry on doing what I do while making more room for more boxes. I’ve had a word with Habib and he is going to organise us some strong guys to carry the heavy stuff when we are ready, and some very kind folk have already volunteered to help us on the day.
So, I’d best get on and get back to more packing.
