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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Apartment Buying in Nice, France

26 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by johnyouden in France

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About a year ago we thought we were heading over to Europe to begin a period of nomadic travel. Well, it didn’t last long. As our daughter was attending school in Nice, we ended up setting up the town as our base to explore other towns in the area, Italy next door, and the hills behind. And through that, we ended up enjoying Nice so much that we really couldn’t think of another place we’d rather live. We knew we wanted a place in Europe at some point, we just didn’t know where and when that would happen. Well, it happened. Continue reading →

Following Flo…

12 Friday Apr 2013

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Seems wherever we go, I’m always a few steps behind Flo. Everyone now and then she’ll turn around and give me a look that says, “What, another photo?” or, “Can’t you at least sometimes walk beside me?” Can’t quite keep up to the girl sometimes…

Kootenays, Canada
Kootenays, Canada
Chateau Clement
Chateau Clement
Roscoff
Roscoff
Biking along the Seine
Biking along the Seine
Paris
Paris
Ardeche Gorge
Ardeche Gorge
Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
Cap Ferrat
Cap Ferrat
St. Tropez
St. Tropez
Paris
Paris
Brittany
Brittany
Nice
Nice
Island of Elba
Island of Elba
Andorra
Andorra
St. Emillon
St. Emillon
Sarlat
Sarlat

Well, so much for the nomadic style of life…

09 Tuesday Apr 2013

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Early last year I wrote about the new nomadic lifestyle we were undertaking in a post. Well, it didn’t last long. Last month we purchased an apartment in Nice, France and it looks like we’ll be spending a lot more time here. Nice is just a wonderful place with the Mediterranean in front, Alps behind and Italy right next door. The weather is probably the best in France. The town people are friendly, transportation services are great and currently it is undergoing some super infrastructure projects that will really make Nice shine in the near future. It’s actually an exciting time to be here.

The apartment is right in the heart of Nice so we can walk everywhere, and do. We recently took possession and began renovations last week. It was a three bedroom but we have removed a wall between two of the bedrooms to create one large one. We also removed a wall between the livingroom/dining room and the kitchen creating a larger living area. Renovations should take about a month so we should be moved in by mid’ May. So far the purchase and renovation process has been relatively hassle-free. We went to our first HOA meeting last week and it seems homeowner’s associations everywhere, in Canada, USA or Mexico (where we’ve been in HOAs) deal with the same problems. It was the same here, except it was in French.

Facade of apartment building
Facade of apartment building
Livingroom before
Livingroom before
Bedroom before
Bedroom before
Hallway before
Hallway before
Hallway between bedrooms, before
Hallway between bedrooms, before
Livingroom demolition
Livingroom demolition
Between bedrooms wall demolition
Between bedrooms wall demolition

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