Our London Lodge

After far too many months living is 600 square feet with two cats and sharing a bathroom for the first time during our marriage, we have FINALLY found our London home!!!  Unfortunately, like all things about London, the process is moving at a slug's pace.  The purchasing process here is quite backwards.  It is hard to believe that Canadian law stems from this crazy system.  We are not too upset about that though as the place is still under construction.

When we first decided to move to London, I was drawn to the Canary Wharf area.  It is super close to Shea's work, has easy access to everywhere in the city and for some reason it just felt right.  After talking to a lot of Canadians about the area, I finally narrowed in on why I like the area so much: it is a real downtown.  London does not have an official downtown.  There are random buildings scattered throughout the city.  But Canary Wharf is full of skyscrapers and unique architecture.  Another reason why I like it so much (and why people who were raised in London may not) is because it is quiet on the weekends!  There are not the ridiculous crowd everywhere that you have to fight to get to the tube or to buy groceries. The parks are not packed with people so you can always get a spot that suits (in the sun or shade, at a bench, on the grass...).  There is generally a table at the various pubs and restaurants too.  Oh, and its super close to the river and the walking and riding paths!  Just like home!

So we are moving into a duplex condo.  That means its two stories of space.  Our residence also has 24 hour concierge service and a full gym.  There will also be a grocery store on the main floor which will make cooking a lot easier (I am always forgetting one ingredient here and I hate having to walk to the store for one stupid thing).

So below are a few pictures of our current situation as well as a few from future HOME!

Hopefully the kitchen appliances in the new place won't duplicate as a favourite sleeping spot.

We will have a real linen closet!!!!  No cats snoozing on our clean towels again. Oh, and the washing machine/dryer will have its own home away from the three bathrooms.

Our views of London from the new place. We have a huge terrace and balcony. There is also a community garden.

Shea in the new dining room. Yep, we will actually be able to sit at a dining table again!

Views from the spare bedroom.  We can see all the main London buildings.