Saturday, July 4, 2020

An old beauty from 1901


If I had a spare couple of million dollars (real estate is sky-high in downtown Belgrade) I would buy this beautiful house, only a part of which you see here.  It dates from 1901, a bit younger than its older sister I posted yesterday.  

Right now, it is being used as a rather nice cafe, indoors (in inclement and cold weather) and outdoors when the weather is nice...and sweltering, as it is now.

I'll let you know if I can scrape up the couple of million....timeshare anyone?

AW, RATS!

Strolled through Les Halles in Paris yesterday. Came across La Maison Aurouze, the famous pest control shop founded in 1872. As you see, the...