We survived our trip over as well as our first day here! Things went pretty smoothly. We got to the Atlanta airport in plenty of time (this time) and got ourselves and the cats checked in and through security. We discovered that lots of people talk to you when you are carrying animals through the airport. I have never talked to that many strangers at the airport – ever. It was kinda fun though; we learned about everyone else’s cats and heard all about the pet food recall.
The plane trip was uneventful. We could tell that the cats weren’t very excited, but they didn’t really have a choice. Velcro managed to wiggle his way out of his carrier at one point and jumped up into my lap. Fortunately he just wanted to cuddle and not escape so we didn’t lose him. Once in Zürich we hauled our 300 lbs of luggage onto a train, into a cab, into a rental car and then, finally, into our new apartment!
Once here we crashed for a few hours and the cats explored – they seem to like it. We like it too, although things are a little sparse at the moment. Over here you bring your own light fixtures, so we have light in the bathroom, a single bulb hanging from a wire in the dining room and a few lights in the kitchen. There is also no carpet, and since we don’t have anything here yet, the whole place echoes. We have just what was rented for us: a bed, table & 3 chairs, dishes, loveseat and coffee table. It’s interesting, though, to see on how little you can survive.
Here's a picture of our new home. We're the next level down from the top floor.
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