Decided, or are we?

Today was another busy day. It started fairly early after only a few hours of sleep. The boys of Lodger were a funny bunch. We took them to Mandragora, our favorite bar-restaurant in the Bermuda 3Eck. On the way there we passed the Bratwursthäuschen, of which Herbert Grönemeyer's song "Currywurst" is about. The grill was closed, though.

Ten o'clock I went to my coaching and we worked on my CV some more. It's starting to look like the real thing. At 13:30 we were waiting for our counselor, who helps us in starting the company Qualiteers officially. She had a little bit of trouble finding us, apparently there is another Breite Strasse in Witten-Stockum and that's where she went first. That's not where we live. She arrived an hour late so our appointment was cut a bit short. At 17:00 we went to see the charming two-storey apartment, which is situated a bit further than the more expensive one. We wanted to make up our mind about it. Was it really that charming? We did some measurements, which showed that there would be slight problems with some pieces of furniture. The need to make a 2000 Euro renovation before moving in, was also a negative aspect we had to take into consideration. Over dinner we made the decision to choose the more expensive but better situated apartment.

We had dinner in the nice Italian restaurant, La Veneziana in Bochum centre before we went to see the Three-Storey-House. The lady of the house had called me at noon and we agreed to come and see the flat at 20:00. The family had the whole house to themselves and there was a toilet for each floor! They admitted directly that living in the house is a lot of running in the stairs. A lot of small rooms in three floors with a nice terrace for barbecue. At least there would have been enough guest rooms as the house was next to the hotel Acora...

I feel - I think we both feel - a huge sense of relief now that the decision has been made. Tomorrow we'll contact the old lady and hope that the flat is still free.

Now I'll go and watch David Attenborough DVD, "Trials of Life" and have a muffin (blueberry or chocolate, I can't decide!).