Today they arrived with their truck full of wood stuff. The company that had built the balcony had finally done the rest (more or less).

The truck off-loaded the bits & pieces, and they installed the stairs. The truck was needed to hold the stairs in place while the hammered away:



Then they placed the railings (they were missing a few posts, but it holds).

Here's the final result:



From the side.. (a concrete and brick foot rest will be made, and a stone path to the house)



The view from my office



and the view from the other side



The first visitors arrived, bearing gifts (a tennis ball)



That's it. They'll finish the rest this week, but in the mean time, Trish and I are off to Pisa, Italy on the motorcycle: