Went for a walk on Saturday in Kalemegdan Park. I stopped to take a few photos from this vantage point overlooking New Belgrade in the distance and the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers when this young woman approached me and asked me to take her photo. I obliged, we got into a conversation, whereupon she complimented me on my English (smile) and was amused by the irony of running across the only person nearby who was a native speaker. Her name is Lixiu, and she's from China. Lixiu (LEE-hyoo) is here on a business trip, and loves to walk. She walked all the way over from New Belgrade from near the tower you can see in the distance. We walked on, and since she was so keen on seeing more of Belgrade, I promised to take her tomorrow to see the...Chinese Market! Stay tuned!
Monday, September 13, 2010
An encounter
Went for a walk on Saturday in Kalemegdan Park. I stopped to take a few photos from this vantage point overlooking New Belgrade in the distance and the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers when this young woman approached me and asked me to take her photo. I obliged, we got into a conversation, whereupon she complimented me on my English (smile) and was amused by the irony of running across the only person nearby who was a native speaker. Her name is Lixiu, and she's from China. Lixiu (LEE-hyoo) is here on a business trip, and loves to walk. She walked all the way over from New Belgrade from near the tower you can see in the distance. We walked on, and since she was so keen on seeing more of Belgrade, I promised to take her tomorrow to see the...Chinese Market! Stay tuned!
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Love when things like that happen. Very kind of you Bibi.
What a wonderful encounter for both of you. Have fun.
Great encounter! That was a long walk she went on.
voila une belle et sympathique rencontre, elle doit etre contente de t'avoir rencontrer tu vas pouvoir lui faire decouvrir belgrade
such a lovely portrait of a friendly stranger. this reminds me of when I was younger and would make friends for a day when traveling. thanks for reminding me of sweet memories.
Quelle chance elle a Lixiu! J'aurais bien aimé être à sa place :-)
How fabulous! I love things like this ..
One never knows what the next moment might bring ... just like the word verification word for this comment being my granddaughter's name ... Carly ... Have fun.
Don't you just love the nice friends you meet w hile out with your camera!!
An instant friend, made in China!
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