With the flat secured we had to start shopping for some essentials – like an oven, hob, washing machine and dishwasher as they are not included when you rent a flat in France. We also think it’s worth getting a new bed so trips to Darty, Boulanger and IKEA were in order.
Then it was off to price up some kitchen appliances.
The good news is they can be delivered and fitted quite quickly. But we realised we don’t know the flat number. We might just wait a few days until we have signed the contract and paid our deposit before we buy them all.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 