2020 & 2021 Recap
We are now one week into 2022. Hélas, the Covid-19 pandemic is still here. As for my personal life, the biggest change is that I have upgraded my humble abode—from…
Buying a House in France
World of tiles
Never have I thought that I would have a reason to visit a tile specialist store, no, actually two stores, and in just one day. And spent more than two…
A house owner – Day 1
We have gotten the keys! We are now the official owners of a French house in Gometz-le-Chatel, Essonne, a little town of 2,500 inhabitants, about 30km south of Paris. It…
Buying a house in France (Part 8)
This was our 8th house visit, and the last stop of our ‘Buying A House in France’ quest. We started our house visits in the middle of January 2021, amidst…
Buying a house in France (Part 7)
After the 4th house visit debacle, we became a pair of more experienced house buyers. On the same day we changed our mind on the 4th house, we visited the…