A Yankee-in-Belgrade
Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
LOST
If you've ever lost a favorite toy when you were a child, you know how this little bear's owner must feel. I hope he has found its way home.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
LOOKING UP CONTINUED...
Yesterday I showed you a photo of a flower delivery man looking up.
Here's what he was looking at: BELGRADE'S WESTERN GATE or GENEX TOWER.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
LOOKING UP
A delivery man was waiting for his customer to pick up the bouquet of tulips he's holding on International Women's Day on March 8th.
Tomorrow I'll show you what he was looking up at.
Monday, March 9, 2026
URBAN STILL LIFE
I have taken lots of photos of 'things' on the street that don't always fall into a particular category, and so I call all of them 'urban still lifes'. Here's another!
Saturday, March 7, 2026
WHERE'D CLIVE GO?
Anyone remember the Clive the Talking Leopard commercials for Schweppes circa 1998? Clive is gone, but his tail remains.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Thursday, March 5, 2026
TIME TO BE FIXED
Here is our brand-new, 9.5 meter high, 7.5 ton clock, installed right smack in the middle of two main streets that drivers had no trouble navigating. Now drivers must drive around the clock to get to the same place.
And, ha, it was installed just over 10 days ago and is now not functioning. Here is what Danas, a reliable newspaper, has to say: The new symbol of Belgrade on Republic Square has lost its purpose after only ten days. The Belgrade Clock, which cost 10 million dinars (of which about five million dinars were spent on the "most modern mechanism"), not only does not show accurate time, but it no longer even has a hand. The City Administration is silent for now, and Danas' interlocutors believe that the situation with the clock is a reflection of the city government's decision to pay too much for something that will not work, and they emphasize that citizens have the right to know who is responsible for the shortcomings, which are financed from their own pockets." Ten million dinars is nearly $100,000.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
HAPPY IN THE BUS
This photo brings a smile to my face. The woman is oviously happy, but the pup looks unsure, as if he fears someone will ask him to get off the seat!
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
LIPSTICK ON HER SKIRT
LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR by Connie Francis was one of the first teeny-bopper songs I liked. This girl has lipstick on her skirt!
Monday, March 2, 2026
TEXTING ABOVE THE 'TURKISH' MARKET
A young woman sits texting above what ex-pats here call 'the Turkish' market, though I haven't a clue why. If you're interested in reading about the history of this section of Belgrade, CLICK RIGHT HERE. I learned a lot.
SKYWATCH--the crow
I haven't participated in SKYWATCH in quite a while, so here's a sky photo for you.









