Month: March 2010
Swiss demographics
We have become a part of a statistic. According to the latest figures: Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Foreigners made up 21.98 percent of the Swiss resident population in 2009, figures released by the Federal Statistics Office show, a relatively stable percentage. Overall, the resident population of Switzerland continued to grow at a steady pace, to…
Moving Out of Edgewater
After day one, almost everything was wrapped or packed. The packing crew separated the stuff that was to be sent by air freight from those that was to be shipped by container. The final count of boxes was 283 !! (can you believe it ?), of which 7 were to be flown over. Don’t ask…
Packing Up Edgewater
Our move consisted of two days, a first day for packing up all the stuff in cardboard boxes and a second day for loading them onto a container. Originally, it was scheduled for January 25 and 26. But on Friday January 22, I asked the movers to come a day later since we were so…
Sunrise at Edgewater
These photos were taken from our balcony at the beginning of our last day at Edgewater. The movers were coming to pick up our stuff at 8 am so we were up super-early. The NYC ferry just swept by to pick up its first load of passengers. Sue went to grab breakfast from McDonalds. Rise…