paper work

So, today, apart of working we were doing all the paper work, well, as much as we could do.

The moving company has been by, asking us what we are taking with and leaving behind. The moving agent was surprised how little stuff we were having. There is a question about violins, and about how we will ship them to Canada. As we have 6 of them, it might be hard to take them all as a hand luggage and it might be too warm in a container, depending where it is standing in a cargo ship. No food is allowed and we might have a challenge with vine as well. There are some import taxes on vine and as we have over 50 bottles of different ones we will have to decide what to do. To drink, or to storage, or to pay, that is the question.

Then it was a tax officer. And you know, we have decided, to pay Danish taxes. Yes, you have heard us. Yes, yes, yes. For the first time we are proud to be Danes and we will be continueing being Danish as long as possible. ;-)
P.S. Why are there tax offices are so boring? The girl was so nice and I should say, beautiful, but boy, could she find more unattractive clothes?

Then it was the time to get birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc in english. What we can say, some offices are cooperative, some are not. And those who were not, they were 100% uncooperative. We got everything except one paper, which we hope we will get in a day or two.

Now the tickets and credit cards are coming up.

Montreal it is

Decision has been made. First year of 2 year assignment will be in Montreal, Canada.
All in all it was "easy" to make that decision.
School: there is no place for Masha in the french school in New York, so far, however she is on the waiting list.
Work: even that I have been trying to do my best by contacting Nordea in New York, it looks like they are not interested. Well, their loss, not mine.
Living conditions: it is cheaper, closer to European way of thinking and living, and then Morten will be close by.
And then housing: The prices we have seen were quite affordable and nice ones as well. And maybe I get to get a garden and a lake view and a fireplace and a bathtub.
Language: french, my dream. I always wanted to learn and to speak French. Why do you think David goes to a french school?
Hippos: there are hippos in the zoo, next to Montreal, so that is covered as well.
Sports: Morten will get to try skiing. ;-)
So the inspection trip in coming up in 10 days. Let us see what it will bring.