New Flat

 So the time came to say farewell to Hornsgatan 146B as our 6 months was up. Even just moving across the island was still a major pain. Despite the fact that everything fitted in two large rucksacks each when we came, it has now expanded to require a people-carrier to carry it. 

Our new flat is indicated on this map by the red arrow - also here are the old flat (crossed-out arrow), my office (blue cross) and the hospital site (green blob).

As you can see, our new flat is considerably smarter than the previous one - we now have a separate bedoom, so guests get some more privacy which is nice. We also have some rather trendy sofas and the luxury of decent electric hobs rather than the 1970s kitchen we had in the old flat.

 

We are in a much busier neighbourhood but on a quieter road than before. We don't have the park and swimming place 5 minutes walk away anymore - now it's probably 15 mins. We've got so spoilt that that seems miles away! We've still got underground station, library and shops very close - and the cinema and indoor market are in the opposite building. That'll be great in winter, we'll hardly need to go outside at all. We also seem to have a plethora of nice neighbourhood cafes and restuarants to explore over here.

All Quiet on the Blogging Front

Not a lot happening here - but loads happening in the real world.

- We have been back to the UK for 10 busy days

- The first member of the UK team has left Stockholm

- ALL the swedes in the office are on holiday - it is only the RUK 6 who are still working.

- We're moving to a new flat next week (contract up on current flat and can't be extended).

Our trip back to the UK was busy but also very pleasant. 5 different beds, generally met up with two different sets of people each day - it was great to see everyone. Sorry if we didn't manage to see you. 

Paul's 6 months in Stockholm is now up so he's headed back to the UK. However he doesn't escape that easily - he'll be working on NKS from Bristol office until Christmas at least.

Everyone in sweden seems to take the same 4 weeks off for holiday in summer. So at the moment there are just the 6 (now 5) of us in the office. Occasionally you see someone else on our floor, but the office really is pretty deserted. It's really quiet which means we can get plenty done. Also because all the architects/contractors are also on holiday, no-one is emailing me questions so life is that bit more relaxed.

In normal life, I went kayaking after work again on Tuesday which was lovely. And I type this having just got back from a late evening swim in the river 5 mins from our flat. It's a pretty good life sometimes.