And besides, after 33 years here, I am home.
Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Yankee, go home! (Who, me?)
And besides, after 33 years here, I am home.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Sunday Bridges--before and after
One day fresh paint, next day (or almost) graffiti. This is the fate of many walls in big cities, like this one under a bridge over a highway in Belgrade.Check out Louis La Vache's Sunday Bridges at his blog!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Reflections weekend-Tesla's ashes
The gold ball above, so they say, houses Nikola Tesla's ashes.
See Newtown Daily Photo for other reflections!
Friday, September 3, 2010
SKYWATCH--Sand martin nests
You won't if you're looking in the trees. These holes in the sandy soil of Deliblato Sands are sand martin nests. Sand martins are members of the swallow family. Deliblato Sands (Deliblatska Peščara) make up the largest sandy terrain in Europe, and were once part of a vast prehistoric desert. Part of the Sands is only about an hour out of Belgrade.
See other skies on SKYWATCH.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The airborne tower
This is Nebojša's Tower (NEH-boy-sha), located just below the Kalemegan Fortress's walls. It dates from around 1460. "Nebojša," which is also a popular boy's name, means 'not afraid of anything.' Legend says when, after a long battle in 1521, the Turks finally seized nearly all of the Belgrade Fortress, the tower rose into the air so that it could never be captured.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
THEME DAY: Open-air markets/ABC Wednesday "Goodies for winter!"
Check out other G's on ABC WEDNESDAY.
THEME DAY: Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Water-related
It's been a hot summer, so I am ending the month of August with a water-related post. Going clockwise from the top left: a statue in New Belgrade; a small artwork called "The Sava and the Danube" (two rivers kissing!); a mermaid (though I think those look like feathers...) door handle; and one of the fountains on Belgrade's Bohemian District, Skadarlija.
Monday, August 30, 2010
A 'grate' work of art
Sunday, August 29, 2010
SUNDAY BRIDGES: Not a bridge, but related
First of all, my apologies to Louis La Vache, who is hosting the Sunday Bridges meme.I was all set not to post a bridge today, since I don't have one. I chose instead this mushroom that I fiddled with, using inversion. A little voice inside me whispered, 'Google mushroom and bridge; who knows?' and sure enough, I found this link!
So now I have a bridge post, or sort of.
Check out other bridges at Louis' link above.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Reflections Weekend---Cooling off
Check out other reflections on Newtown Daily Photo.
UPDATE: Do you know that yesterday Belgrade recorded the highest temperature in Europe? 38 degrees C.
Friday, August 27, 2010
SKYWATCH--from my friend's window
See other skies around the world at SKYWATCH.
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