Moving day was upon us. I had packed the first bunch of boxes (that Mick was kind enough to find for me), and Tim was able to borrow a pick-up from work. The new condo requested that we not move in on the weekend, so Friday morning Mick and I took the first load over to the new place. It went surprisingly quickly - I loaded boxes onto all the carts our condo had available, and took them down the elevator to the lobby. Mick packed up the truck while I gathered a few more things, then we made the 25-minute drive down Beach Rd. and through Walking Street (Walking Street is opened to traffic during the day, and closed off at night). We passed through a very busy, big boat yard with hundreds of boats up on trailers being moved, cleaned, repaired, etc., and drove up Pratumnak hill.
The office manager met us, and with the help of the security guard, we managed to get all the boxes moved in quickly. We planned to bring the rest on Monday.
Saturday morning we met with our real estate agent and the office manager for the final walk-through of the new place. Afterward, we unpacked the boxes we'd brought before and gathered the empty boxes to take back and fill again. They took us to the "juristic office" to scan our thumbprints, as this is how we would be able to access the elevator to our condo - nice extra security measure.
Saturday night was the final night of the International Fireworks Festival. This takes place every year just off Beach Rd near Central Rd. We are unable to see them from our old condo because of the way our building faced. So we decided to spend Saturday night at our new place and see if we could see the fireworks from there. We packed for overnight, but realized we were without a few necessities. We headed to Central, caught the final episode of the Hunger Games movies, and picked up the items we needed for the night.
Around 8 or 9, we could hear the rumble of fireworks and stepped out onto our new deck. The view was phenomenal! The show lasted quite a while, as several different countries presented their fireworks displays. We were able to sit on our bench and enjoy, without ever having to leave home.
What a lovely welcome to the new neighborhood!
We headed back to the old condo on Sunday to get the rest of the packing done. On Monday morning (Tim's birthday), Tim headed to work and I feverishly packed the last of our things; there was a lot more than I thought! Once finished, Mick once again kindly packed up the truck, and we drove the last of our stuff to the new place. Then it was back to the old condo once more, to do the final walk-through with the office manager there. Once more we crossed town, and I entered the new condo for good. Now it was a matter of finding a place for everything. The new condo has lots more room, but little in the way of good storage. I'd have to buy lots of shelving to get things in order.
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| new living room |
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| Tim's birthday gift from our driver and his wife on the left (dragon), mine on the right (laughing Buddha). They know us pretty well. |
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| One view from our new balcony |
If the International Fireworks Festival wasn't enough, the King's birthday was celebrated a few days later, and we enjoyed a beautiful fireworks display on the other side of our building!
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| All manner of tributes to the King are available for purchase - Mika found this one for Momo |
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| Everyone wearing the yellow and blue "Bike for Dad" shirts in honor of the King's birthday. |
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| Shrine for the King's birthday at church |
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| King's birthday fireworks on Prathumnak Hill |
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