After a long flight and a drive from the airport me and my colleague parked the car in front the apartment. The door was open. We entered the house, and found that the house was bigger than it appears on the pictures. It feels very homey and warm, and there is a lot to see. There are lots and lots of tiny details. We were there for 10 days, and every day I saw something I didn't see before. I could see on the faces of my other colleagues, that decided to stay in a hotel, that they were pretty jealous.
Our host was waiting for us in the house and welcomed us kindly. He showed us around and answered all our questions. He gave us two keys. I took the one with the smiley keychain. Then he said: "if you need me, i'll be in the back". We wouldn't see him again until the day before we were leaving. We looked him up to arrange for giving back the keys.
We divided rooms. I took the master bedroom, and for my colleague we moved the mattress from the second bedroom in the seller up into the spare bedroom. We made some tea which found in the cupboards, and sat down on the couch and zapped a bit on the big screen television.
It was getting late, and we both went to our rooms. I turned on my laptop on the desk and send a mail to Laura asking here where I could get groceries. She replied almost instantly with a number of options and directions. I opened up my window, and closed the window screen. It was beautiful night. Clear sky, and apart from the crickets, not a sound. I turned off the big light and fan, and switched on my bedside lamp. Then I got into bed and discovered the softest silk sheets I ever felt. I closed my eyes, and slept very well, as well as I would have at home, for the rest of the week.