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.

ELDERLY, BUT MIGHTY

 As I sat sipping my lemonade under a cafe umbrella in 35 Celsius heat, I had to hand it to these two older ladies plugging along at a good ...