Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Buddha in Belgrade

Nope, this isn't a Buddhist temple; far from it! It's one of Belgrade's many floating restaurants/cafes/discothèques (splavovi, in Serbian) that line the riverbanks of the Sava and Danube rivers. These are tremendously popular places, especially in the summertime. The back of this one is visible in yesterday's photo taken from the Old Belgrade side.

STUFFED

 Yesterday my friends and I went to visit the basilica at Saint-Denis, dating from 1130, a fine example if the 'new' Gothic art. Aft...