THEME DAY: SOFT

These traditional Serbian plum dumplings are indeed soft and flavorful. Grandma made them from scratch, but I fell for the frozen ones that need to be boiled for 10 minutes, then covered with bread crumbs browned in butter. Soft and very yum! See other Soft things on THEME DAY.

SIGNS OF FALL

 Visited the market yesterday.... 

MAN WITH A RED BAG

 Taking the bus home. No shots from town; in a lull. But here, through the bus window, is a spot of brightness--the man's red bag.

JUDENLAGER ZEMUN/BELGRADE CONCENTRATION CAMP

 Yesterday a visiting friend and I took a private tour of the nearly forgotten JUDENLAGER ZEMUN, the former 1937 Belgrade Fairgrounds. The name Zemun and not Belgrade appears on its original name  because at that time, the nearby municipality of Zemun  was once part of the Hapsburg Empire and subsequently Croatia, and included Zemun. Over 40,000 persons (Jews, Serbs, Roma) were tortured and executed over the area of these fairgrounds and others were shipped to three other locations within Belgrade alone. Many who were allegedly told they were being transported there died on the way in an especially-designed GAS VAN that sufficated the passengers en route.

We were led around the now museum, located in the above photos, by a young man, a documentarian,  from the Memorial Center.

A most informative but disturbing visit that will haunt me.

DRAMATIC

Sometimes skies just take your breath away. This one just before sunset over New Belgrade did just that.
 

OPLENAC CHURCH

 The  OPLENAC CHURCH  on Oplenac Hill above the town of Topola, just over an hour south of Belgrade, is the final resting place of the royal Karadjordjević family. Read more about it here: Oplenac - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplenac

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART

 I had not been to THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART in years. I have a house guest who wanted to go, so off we went. Full of treasures ane an especially interesting exhibit of art made from recycled paper, glass, plastic, an flip-flops!

THREE MEN AND A MOTORCYCLE

 And one has a camera.

HAVE A SEAT

Take your pic of a seat along this constuction wall.

DID SHE SEE ME; DID SHE CARE?

 I always play innocent when I used my camera for such shots, pretending I'm checking something on the camera, and not looking directly at my subject at all. This woman didn't react, but it really does look as if she saw me.

SHUTTERS

 Went through the old municipality of Zemun, which was once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Lots of beautiful architecture.