Finally, the area around the house is starting to take shape too. We decided we wanted a terraced wall around the bottom of the platform the house sits on. A vertical wall - which was one of the suggestions made - would have made the house look more like a fortress than a house. And health and safety regulations - yes, they are here in Germany too - would have meant having to put a fence around the top of the wall to stop drunken house owners or hapless children from falling to certain death...Then it really would have looked like a fortress!
We used 50 - 60 cm blocks of "Muschelkalk", which according to the dictionary is what it's called in English too. Don't believe it.... Alternative suggestions are: "shell limeston" or "lacustrine limestone" or "coquina". So if any of you happen to know which one it is, let us know... Anyway, the stone is typical for this part of Germany.
The patio.
The patio from the garden.
Looking up the hill towards the living room and kitchen.
Looking to the East across the kitchen and living room.
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