Seven mesmerizing minutes. Indy running and pulling me standing on a Longboard. Vondelpark / Amsterdam.
Run, Indy, Run!
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Doggy Comfort Time – Vondelpark Amsterdam
We moved in!
Now it’s official! WE MOVED IN!
House Viewing!…. Vil’s Odyssey!
For 500 Euros you get around 10 square meters space. Ok, there was a balcony, but also loud music from the neighbors. Also an ages old, stained, stinky mattress (buah!), no desk or wardrobe, but dirt everywhere. A dirty kitchen with no space in the fridge and the cherry on the top, a drunk landlady, too wasted to get up or answer the phone. Seriously. 1830 and there where three empty bottles on the table and a fourth open one. Happy days…..
Ok, price wise 500 Euro is a steal for Amsterdam, but we decided not to go for the cheapest, most crappy option, because we had that already in Barcelona and it suxx.
This is what we found in the internet and might get for a reasonable price in Jan Pieter Heijestraat.
The owner, Geert, is a really cool dude, he is genuine and travelling the world. In the moment he is somewhere in Peru, we had a short chat via Skype and he is a really open and friendly person.
Surely, Vil checked him on Facebook and LinkedIN, he is most likely legit and no Western Union scam.
Hey Geert, you checked Vil and we checked you. There is plenty of scam in this word and there is nothing wrong to be cautious. 🙂 You will be happy to have us as tenants. Thank you for considering <-UpdateSpoiler! 🙂 trusting us.
Tomorrow we will know if Geert likes us as tenants ……!
Haarlem Landlady gets crazy. FUCK! AGAIN? WHY?
Hi there,
Our actual landlord has a medical condition and we can’t stay there any longer AND Vil needs to go to training next week for three weeks. STRESS!
We need to find a place for us ASAP. We are looking for a place for around 1.200 – 1.500 Euro in Amsterdam and surrounding areas. We are registered in the Netherlands, have all papers sorted and Vil can show my working contract (if needed!)
We need a nice and affordable place to stay (preferred furnished). Maybe or own place or a room in a shared flat, we don’t really care, but the place needs to be nice and suitable for a mid-sized Labrador & Border Collie mix.
We are able to pay good money and we expect a good value for this because we are not feeding greedy landlords or any other kind of parasite trying to take advantage of the situation on the market. We don’t need a luxury apartment, but all appliances should work. We will take good care of your property and we will always pay our rent in time.
WHAT NOT!Let me say a few things before you reply:– No collection of email address.– Please, NO Western Union or bank transfer stories.– No stories with fake keys– No rip off! ….. Get Lost!– Cockroaches
WHO?A few words about Vil. He is German, speaks also French and English and just relocated from Barcelona to Amsterdam because he found a very nice job for a big software company in the city center. And there is me, Indy, a well educated and lovely dog, a labrador/border collie mix.
WE ARE CONSIDERING TO SHARE!
WHEN?As soon as possible.
BUDGET?My budget is up to 1.500 Euro
Please send us pictures and your conditions for your property via reply-email or PM. Please include your contact details. We will WhatsApp you if we consider your property.
Thank you
My new friend Kayro
Kayro is a really cool dude. He likes to play as much as I like to. 🙂
Registered in Haarlem!
Time to celebrate! Vil is now officially registered in Haarlem. Within one week he will receive a paper stating the registration and his BSN number and with this he can finally open a bank account in the Netherlands and join a health insurance.
Slowly all will be sorted.
LegalBark!
Is there light at the end of the tunnel …
…. or just a train moving towards us?
House Hunting. Haarlem
Vil wrote a post on Facebook yesterday (Klick here!) and he got plenty of replies and tips for our ‘house-hunt’. There was especially a lady who offered us a place in Haarlem. She is not in town in the moment, but she will return on Tuesday and then we will meet and see if Haarlem is our new home or not. Haarlem is around 30 minutes by sprinter train to Centraal Station, an easy commute in the morning. Is that our “final destination”?
Tuesday it is!
Victory! Vil Got A Valid Passport!
Victory, Vil got his German Passport. Against all odds and information Vil was able to apply and obtain a German Passport within a few hours. He didn’t need any of the requested fancy documents, the old ID was sufficient and finally all the other demanded stuff was just plain nonsense. Vil looks a bit tired, but that’s no surprise, because the “Paperwar” is killing him.
Thank you for today.