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The Sonnenhof at dusk in falling snow above Lech, warm light in every window across three floors of the Walser house, the Hinterwies drag lift climbing the slope alongside.

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The Sonnenhof in its winter landscape above Lech, a cluster of dark timber houses in deep snow beneath the Omeshorn, snow-laden spruces framing the valley. A working corner at the Sonnenhof beneath a blackened structural beam, two shaded lamps on a dark console below a curtained box casement window, pale spruce boards above. The shingled facade of the Sonnenhof at night, a run of windows glowing amber between pale closed shutters, snow ridged across the slope below. Larch shingles in fish-scale courses on the corner of the Sonnenhof beside a box casement window, the sunlit rock of the Omeshorn rising behind. A bedroom at the Sonnenhof seen through a spruce doorway, pale panelled walls and open rafters, a bed in cream linen beneath a curtained window. The lounge at the Sonnenhof at dusk, a deep green sofa and folded throw beneath three small windows onto the snow, one warm lamp holding the dark timber room. The dining room at the Sonnenhof framed by a heavy weathered timber doorway, carved Alpine board chairs along the long table under a linear alabaster lantern. The end of the dining table at the Sonnenhof, a ceramic jug, stacked bowls and a dish of berries beside a box casement window onto the snow, aged plank ceiling above. A bedroom at the Sonnenhof against a wall of dark weathered Strickbau logs, two carved Alpine chairs standing in for bedside tables, a floor lamp and an antique cupboard alongside. The terrace at the Sonnenhof on a bright winter day, a folding table and cushioned bench with flowers, the valley and the snow-covered Omeshorn beyond. A bedroom under the roofline at the Sonnenhof, one massive dark beam crossing pale spruce rafters, a textured cream bedcover between two curtained windows. The linear lantern above the dining table at the Sonnenhof, warm translucent panels in a slim blackened frame, carved chair backs and aged timber wall below. A study corner at the Sonnenhof, a long timber desk beneath a box casement window with a pleated lampshade and a dark ceramic vessel, a rough beam overhead. A bathroom at the Sonnenhof, a vanity block cut from dark gold-veined marble with a brass tap and a black-framed mirror cabinet, pale spruce panelling around it A corner at the Sonnenhof worked in white lime plaster with a deep square recess and an arched niche, a two-handled earthenware bowl on a black counter beneath a dark ceiling. Full-height spruce cupboards at the Sonnenhof with slim recessed handles, a dark counter with a stone top, a low wooden step stool on the dark stone floor. The boot room at the Sonnenhof, a ski standing against pale plaster above a flagged stone floor, a carved branch coat rack, a spindle-back chair with an open book. A small cross-framed table in a timber corner at the Sonnenhof, stacked plates, a loaf and two pears, a carved Alpine board chair drawn up beside it.

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