Ben and I had a 9 am meeting with our relocation expert yesterday, so we woke up early and geared up, not knowing what to expect. It was a whirlwind of getting our social security numbers, opening a bank account, then going to check out five apartments. Oh, and did I mention it was our two-year anniversary?!After an exhausting day, we dragged ourselves (and Bosco) out for a walk and were so glad we did. The riverfront that borders downtown is amazing, with a huge park bordering it and pedestrian bridges connecting to various parts of town. People were out and about, walking home from work, jogging, biking, rollerblading. It was definitely chilly, but not yet too cold to walk around.
Next we made the 15-minute walk from downtown to the area we're hoping to live, the 17th Ave. shopping and dining district. (http://www.uptown17.ca/) It's so charming and lively, with lots of young people. We had a fabulous Italian dinner, walked ourselves home, and promptly passed out.
Of the apartments we viewed, we only liked one - actually, we loved it, but learned today that the condo association would only accept small dogs. So, time to keep on trucking. Turns out that hardly anybody is dog-friendly here, which is a big surprise to us since it is such an outdoorsy city! It was a bit disheartening to discover that our search will not be as easy as we'd hoped, but we're crossing our fingers for better luck tomorrow.
All in all, this is a really exciting city with a perfect mix of outdoor activity and big city life (see the photo above of the view from our hotel room), and we can do lots of walking to get around, which I LOVE! Although it's not too much bigger than Nashville, it somehow feels bigger and more urban, and it has a strong sense of multi-culturalism with a small Chinatown and the sounds of many different languages being spoken wherever you go.
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