09.26.07
Posted in Land&House at 11:14 pm by tesstess
Yesterday we saw the first house. Before we’ve only been looking at lands. I
I have no time to write about it now, I have to go to bed because tomorrow we will go on our wine route to Bourgogne for the weekend.
The house is situated in St Paul de Vence, takes about 25 min with car to Amadeus without traffic, quite a lot more with traffic.
The upper and main floor contains a kitchen, open to a livingroom/eating place which is quite small to contain both. Then there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. There is no stair inside down to the bottom floor but you have to pass outside. The bottom floor has three quite big bed-rooms, and a door to an old garage which could be remade to kitchen. There is also a possibility to do a studio in the floor below the bottom floor, in the basement. That’s because the land is so steep.
What was missing is a terrasse in west, as it is now the sun on the terrasse dissapears around two-three in the afternoon since it is south. However I saw a possibility to add a terrasse on the side of the house facing the entry of the property. One on the same level as the main floor. For me this terrasse could be in wood, but Anthony said he really though it should be in stone as the rest of the house to not break the spirid. I didn’t think it would disturb. What do you think?
It’s north, but the view is fantastic. The place is really calm and you hear birds rather than cars.
The pictures are on the photo page.
We will not buy now, we are not ready for that, but it was fun to see that this is a house we actually could afford to buy, even if it’s the limit.
Have a nice weekend! (speciellt du mamma)
Kraam!
09.21.07
Posted in Every day life, Family at 10:38 pm by tesstess
Today it’s my dad’s birthday.
Ja må han leva, Ja må han leva, Ja må han leva uti hundrade år. Javisst må han leva, Ja visst må han leva, Javisst må han leva ut i HUNDRADE ÅÅÅR.
This week they said it would rain, starting from monday afternoon. Monday night I was on the way home from dancing charleston and I saw dark clouds, then there was a flash covering all the sky infront of me and heavy raindrops began to fall. I hurried to get home but driving carefully since it’s slippery when it hasn’t been raining for two-three months (I’m not joking!). That evening was cosy, it felt like autumn and we had candles lighted. And the, the next morning, guess the color of the sky! Blue, blue blue. And the mountains were so beautiful, newly washed, and the rest of the week stayed just as beautiful. I’m having a thin jumper in the evening, otherwise skirt and a small blouse. I love the south.
All that just to say that you’re very welcome down to visit me and to forget the autumn, dad.
09.02.07
Posted in Land&House at 7:27 pm by tesstess
Yesterday we saw the first lands in Bar sur Loup. All the photos can be found in the photo album. We’ve called the lands 5 and 6. They are just next to each other and the photos are a bit mixed. Photo 83 to 108 shows mainly land 1, 110 to 131 shows mainly land 2.
When we first started thinking about lands, Bar sur Loup was a big candidate on our list. But after seeing some lands in Grasse, we both were thinking that Bar sur Loup, that would be too far and on the wrong side of Sophia Antipolis.
However, now when we’ve seen those two lands, our minds are back thinking that Bar sur Loup, that would be a nice place to live.
Some facts:
- Price: 230 000 Euro each
- Size: 1500m2
- Very steep, at least the first one, which would require quite some money
- Water, electricity and gas from the town are ready to take just at the border of the lands
- The view, as you can see, is amazing. Especially for the first of the two lots.
- The place is silent, a real countryside feeling
- If we compare to the land in Grass, st. Mathieu, the surroundings are better. Here it will be possible to take a walk. Even to walk up to the village of Bar sur Loup. It makes the place feel more friendly.
- The maximum allowance of living area is 160m2, and the max heigh of the house 7 m (that is two floors).
- It takes 25 min to sophia with no cars on the road, 30 with some cars, and 40 on the going to and from work hours.
- 30 minutes to Nice Airport.
Our general feelings are good. Anthony likes the lands better than the ones in Grasse, st Jean. I’m not as convinced that they would be better, but I also like them a lot.
This week we will meet with two banks to see more exact what we can have, and we will meet with two agencies to see more lands.
09.01.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:34 pm by tesstess
Hi,
We will go in the mountains tonight, sleep by a lake and climb a ridge tomorrow. We saw a beautiful land in Bar sur Loup today, and I’ll upload the pictures here tomorow evening.
Hope you’re having a nice weekend!