Just went househunting for three days...how frustrating!
Houses in the city are expensive and hard to find, and many of them have been "improved" to meet foreigner's expectations...or so the owners seem to think, because T and I have never seen so many ugly lamps, kichens, bathrooms, ceilings and doors in our lives!
Unfortunately this also means that the authentic character of most houses is lost and what remains leaves us depressed and with an utter disgust for marble...marble! Marble is everywhere!

After looking at "townhouses" - freestanding houses in the city- and appartments we decided to also take a look at the so called "farmhouses", located app. 30 minutes driving outside of the city. These houses are called farmhouses because they are build on what used to be agricultural land. Their name suggests a rural type of dwelling, but nothing could be farther from the truth - the farmhouses we have seen look like little (marble) palaces with huge gardens and a swimming pool.
Still, we have spotted one we like. It is build "Indian style" and was left intact - no bad interior architects here!
We do hope it will fall within our allowed budget (still haven't been able to figure out how much that exactly is) and that it will be approved, because many new families are starting to arrive, and they will all go househunting beginning next week! If we don't find something now or real soon we'll be staying in the hotel for a loooong time...so we are holding our breath...