Exciting news! We received our temporary Swiss address today (also exciting is that 'address' is one of the 50 German vocabulary words that I know). This will be our fully furnished residence during November and possibly December as we scour Zurich for that elusive apartment that accepts both Americans and gigantic dogs, and also while our every belonging bobs merrily towards us on the Atlantic for six weeks. It's actually in a suburb of Zurich called Kloten, very near the airport and also Hyatt's new office. In fact, we may need to avoid landing gear hitting us in the head. Probably not the neighborhood we'll choose for our more permanent abode. But fantastically, our only one real requirement for the temporary digs appears to have been met--they take dogs! Which means that Herr Hobbes can make the trip and be immediately angry and resentful towards his terrible parents instead of staying in the U.S. for two months and building up his anger and resentment for later. This is a HUGE relief because Hobbes enjoys child status with us and therefore we have to worry about him incessantly. Of course there's always the possibility the landlords will change their minds when they see his size and hair count, but we'll cross that bridge later if necessary and for now we're as pleased as sauerkraut on a sausage.
By the way, the address itself is Hohstrasse 4, 8302 Kloten. Nice, huh? Scroll south and a little west to see Zurich...
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Wow! Fantastic news! I'm sooo glad Hobbes can go with you! We'll keep our fingers crossed that the landlord falls in love with him, just like everyone else does!
So to address a letter to you, we write your name, then Hohstrasse 4
8302 Kloten, Switzerland, and that's it? Seems too simple. I wonder how long it will take for a package to get from here to there? No biggie, just thinking . . .
The map is great. It doesn't mean much to us now, but will when we see you next spring.
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