Weekend at the coast

We spent the past weekend at the coast. It had been a while since we last were there. But now we needed to go because we had to attend the VME (= association of owners) meeting for our building. And it was an important meeting because for the previous two years, because of corona, there had been no meeting.

There was a lot of talk! New owners probably will have been a bit surprised as most of us know the other owners and you don't see them every day (some owners only come to their apartment on occasion, and others keep the flat for holiday rental). 

There was one owner who had come with one gaol only: to promote a top-up of the entire building. She's married to a real estate promotor and she sees money. Our present building has 7 floors, while newer building on the seaside have 9 floors. So in theory they could top up with two layers. But on the backside (where we have our flat) it's only allowed to go up to 8 (and floor 7 and 8 have to be integrated in one flat). I don't think that woman's proposition will have a lot of success. All of us who own a flat on the top floor are not to be found for the idea, and when most of the other owners hear how much money they'd have to cough up for the project, I'm sure most of them will decline. 

On Friday and Saturday, the weather was lovely. Yesterday it was a lot cooler and the sun only came out at the end of the afternoon. It even snowed in parts of the country! We didn't mind much though, as we went for lunch at restaurant @Sea. Had lovely smoked salmon for starters, and a nice fish filet with dijonaise sause and vegetables for mains - and finally coffee with a mix of sweet treats. And of course a  glass of champagne and white wine to accompany the food. 

We returned a while ago, as we always do when we spent the weekend in Heist. In the old days we left on Friday morning and returned on Sunday afternoon, but since I was pensioned I leave early on Friday morning, do some chores at the flat and fetch foor for the evening meal. And then we return on Monday morning. My sister works from home on Mondays, so that's no problem. She has her laptop with her on the train. 

We'll return to Heist during the Easter break.