Development.

15 years ago, Relau, the area where we live, was a farming community with houses similar to this one.  This house can still be seen below our balcony, together with its unfenced fruit plots.

 

Things have already changed dramatically in that 15 years but not as dramatically as they are about to.

 

In 3/4 years, this will be standing in place of the crops in the previous photo. This is just 1 of 4 major mixed residential/commerce projects within a 1 km radius of our apartment.