Home is where the heart is

Now after moving in NC, it's time to move to London.

We were able to go to London and do some house hunting. The relocation company was awesome and we looked at about 20 properties in 2 days. At the end we found a great place in Richmond Upon Thames, a London suburb close to where James will be working. It's 5 minutes walk from the train station, same from 2 supermarkets. And, best of all, there's 3 pubs between the train station and home :)

Since we're taking our 2 poodles, we wanted a house as opposed to a flat or apartment. We also wanted a yard, or, as the English say, a proper garden. The garden not only gives us a small area that's private, but also is a place the doggies can be and Diana can dig in the dirt.
Richmond has both a tube station (for the London Underground) and a train station. James will be riding the train to work daily, while the tube can have you in central London in about 30 mins.

The house also has what is known as a conservatory. We'd probably call it a Florida Room here. This room has glass walls and ceiling so we can enjoy the lovely weather in London :)

There are some more pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/nourider60/UKhouse

While we're talking about our doggies, we get a lot of questions about whether they need to be in quarantine. the answer is NO. We wouldn't do that to them.

There is a very specific process, however, that must be followed to avoid quarantine. It has a 6 month clock, and that's why Diana will not come over until the end of March. If you want more information on the Pet Scheme, take a look here http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/index.htm