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Das Johnson Haus Nummer zwei, a public post
I stopped by the new house today to start dropping off stuff. The landlord's father was there when I arrived, and promptly left once he helped me get into the house (once again, the key is tricky). It was weird being there by myself, but I had a chance to explore some of the rooms that I didn't get to really look at closely before - primarily, the master bath. I will eventually have pictures of the inside. Right now, it's a mess.
I did, however, take pictures of the front and back of the house. There is gardening and trimming of shrubbery currently being done, so the outside looks a tad messy, but at least you get an idea of what our new place looks like.
So, without further ado...
This is the front of the house. The balcony is not really large enough to be of any use, except for going outside to clean the window. The upstairs window to the left, partially obscured by the giant tree (shrub?) is going to be our master bedroom, I believe. The downstairs window to the left is the living room. The front door opens up to the entry way (or foyer, if you prefer), and the spiral staircase is to the right of the front door.
Front yard. Part of the driveway curves around the front of the house, which you also see in the first photo. That is probably where I'm going to park my car. Beyond that shrub border is the street, and across the street are the train tracks for the old steam locomotive, which is now only in use as a tourist attraction.
This is a walkway that goes from the front yard to the backyard. There is a gate to close off the backyard so that not just any Joe Blow can go into our backyard, but the gate has been left open for some time and is now surrounded by ivy. I'll have to see if we can rectify that. This photograph was taken from the backyard looking toward the front.
The backyard. Pocked with mole holes, but still in better shape than our current backyard. The terrace is going to be re-tiled. We have a nice view of the neighbor lady's garden from our backyard too, which is lovely. Oh. And NO PIGEONS! A million hoorays for that!
The back of the house. The door on the left opens into a space between the kitchen and the basement stairs, leading directly into the tiny laundry room. The door on the right opens into the dining/living room. The three upstairs windows are for the two smaller bedrooms and the master bath. The master bath window is in the middle.
We have elderly people living on either side of us, so it seems like the neighborhood is relatively peaceful, other than the traffic noise and the noise from the train. We met the neighbors last night. They seem nice enough. It's funny, but we're the very first house in the village, so the house to the right of us (if you're facing the house from the street) is actually in the neighboring village, even though it's just next door.
The house was built in 1983, seven years earlier than our current house. But it seems to be a bit more solid. There are a few issues with the house that need to be repaired, but the landlord will be working on those things in the coming weeks. Also, just down the street, by the train station, there is a lovely restaurant with nice outdoor seating. I haven't tried their food yet, but it's a typical German place. There is also a bakery down the street which sells those delectable German goodies. So this village is a bit more lively than Kreuzrath, which has absolutely nothing but a horse farm, some houses, and the village church with cemetery.
I did, however, take pictures of the front and back of the house. There is gardening and trimming of shrubbery currently being done, so the outside looks a tad messy, but at least you get an idea of what our new place looks like.
So, without further ado...
This is the front of the house. The balcony is not really large enough to be of any use, except for going outside to clean the window. The upstairs window to the left, partially obscured by the giant tree (shrub?) is going to be our master bedroom, I believe. The downstairs window to the left is the living room. The front door opens up to the entry way (or foyer, if you prefer), and the spiral staircase is to the right of the front door.
Front yard. Part of the driveway curves around the front of the house, which you also see in the first photo. That is probably where I'm going to park my car. Beyond that shrub border is the street, and across the street are the train tracks for the old steam locomotive, which is now only in use as a tourist attraction.
This is a walkway that goes from the front yard to the backyard. There is a gate to close off the backyard so that not just any Joe Blow can go into our backyard, but the gate has been left open for some time and is now surrounded by ivy. I'll have to see if we can rectify that. This photograph was taken from the backyard looking toward the front.
The backyard. Pocked with mole holes, but still in better shape than our current backyard. The terrace is going to be re-tiled. We have a nice view of the neighbor lady's garden from our backyard too, which is lovely. Oh. And NO PIGEONS! A million hoorays for that!
The back of the house. The door on the left opens into a space between the kitchen and the basement stairs, leading directly into the tiny laundry room. The door on the right opens into the dining/living room. The three upstairs windows are for the two smaller bedrooms and the master bath. The master bath window is in the middle.
We have elderly people living on either side of us, so it seems like the neighborhood is relatively peaceful, other than the traffic noise and the noise from the train. We met the neighbors last night. They seem nice enough. It's funny, but we're the very first house in the village, so the house to the right of us (if you're facing the house from the street) is actually in the neighboring village, even though it's just next door.
The house was built in 1983, seven years earlier than our current house. But it seems to be a bit more solid. There are a few issues with the house that need to be repaired, but the landlord will be working on those things in the coming weeks. Also, just down the street, by the train station, there is a lovely restaurant with nice outdoor seating. I haven't tried their food yet, but it's a typical German place. There is also a bakery down the street which sells those delectable German goodies. So this village is a bit more lively than Kreuzrath, which has absolutely nothing but a horse farm, some houses, and the village church with cemetery.
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Can't wait to see the inside :o))
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(Anonymous) 2005-08-16 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)Sue
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*Envious*
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(I'm trying not to be too jealous of that yard. :) )
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I showed it to Aaron and told him to join the AF so we could live in a house like that too. He answered that he would have to be an officer LOL
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He wouldn't have to be an officer. Lance is an E-6, and even on an E-5 salary, we could afford to live in this house. The rent is actually cheaper than where we're living now.
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But of course, we have to buy stuff for the house - light fixtures and a curtain to pull over the front door at night. But we have rolladins on all the windows, so at least we don't need to buy curtains for the rest of the windows.
Thank God for IKEA and their cheap lighting and curtains.
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I could just live in the kitchen. It's fabulous.
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It only cost us about a hundred bucks per pet to ship ours back. Are you going off the shipping companies online or calling the airlines? You don't use a company unless you send the dog back by itself.
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;) I just made a new LJ after deleting my old one, btw.
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Glad to see you. I'll re-add. :)