A walk around

Reluctantly we had to leave the house. We couldn't stand there all afternoon staring at it! We set off to discover the village. It was like taking a walk back in time about 50 years. the roads and footpaths/sidewalks were in very bad repair and there were still a lot of overhead electric cables. There were alley ways between the houses which led on to parallel roads. Further on were newer houses. A lot of the houses were very large with extensive gardens and high walls - very different to the village where we lived, where large houses sat on much smaller pieces of land. We liked the village; it was comfotable and unpretentious. If we could rent the house we knew that we would be happy in the village.