The NYC style move.

We packed all of our stuff and dragged them down the two flights of narrow stairs. I can't believe mom and Annelie managed to carry them up there! Three huge suitcases that way over 20kg a piece, two smaller bags on wheels, a back pack, a messenger bag, a guitar, a blue IKEA bag and then about 6 other bags filled with stuff we couldn't fit in the other bags. It's needless to say that we have way to much stuff with us.


Anyway, there we were standing on the sidewalk trying to find a cab. Taking the subway was unthinkable considering how many times we would have to go back and forth. I was sceptic that we would fit everything in to a cab. They have three sizes of cabs that I have seen here in NYC. First the small regular one that you see in all the movies, then they have this 'new' urban jeep style one that is everywhere now. I can't remember seeing one the last time I was here 2 1/2 years ago. And then we have the van style cab. A rarity, but that we really needed right now. After about 15 minutes we finally saw one and Seb did that arm-wave-thing and it pulled over. The driver of course had a bad back, so we (Seb) had to shove all the bags in himself.


5 minutes later and $6 poorer we arrived. Unloaded the van and there were all our bags on the street again, just a different sidewalk. Now came the real challenge. Our new apartment is on the fifth floor. And yes you guessed right. NO ELEVATOR. So it was just to carry all the bags inside and then start one at a time up the 10 flights of stairs. It's exhausting just walking up those stairs anytime and now carrying, or more like dragging, one bag did not make it easier. We got a good workout out of it.