A district of rather flat, wide open spaces with mile after mile of farmland interspersed with patches of woodland and roadside trees. The country villages are bright with garden and basket flowers.
On our first visit the smaller roads were particularly quiet as car ownership was not that common. The most common car by a long way was the little Trabant, ("Trabby"), a noisy mass produced workers' car which created an awful smell from its exhaust.
Keen to have a "getaway" from the bustle of city life our friends have purchased an old railway house in the village of Sietzing.
The house had been let for many years and was in poor decorative order as well as lacking any modern facilities. The garden can be improved also!
Flood Barrier
