The Happy Housewives

Definitely not Desperate Housewives, these ladies. This wall art beckoned me down a passageway where I expected to find pots of simmering, home-cooked dishes. Instead the menu bore only names of cocktails, wines, and beer. I can see why these 'Vesele Domacice' (VEh-seh-leh do MAH cheet-seh) are happy: lots of drinks and no cooking to do! If you read Serbian, here's their site!

SUNDAY BRIDGES-flat rectangular links

These flat rectangular links on one of the bridges over a now dry moat in Kalemegdan Park recall the shape of the bricks on the wall behind. I might add that this chain along both sides of the bridge is really low; perfect tripping height. Watch your step.

See more bridges or parts of them at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

P.S.Here's the whole bridge.

Happy Birthday to my daughter

How time flies; a cliche, but so true. The older I get the more I realize you have to treasure each and every moment. Today is my daughter's birthday and much time has passed since this photo was taken of her with her big brother. I get all teary and nostalgic when writing posts like this, so I'll just end before I start, with a Happy Birthday to my (always) little girl. I love you.

SKYWATCH FRIDAY---Kalemegdan sky--looking West--

Taken a few days ago before the rains came.... I went for a walk in the drizzle this afternoon and nary a soul was around to watch the sunset, which you couldn't see..... ;)

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Belgrade's High School No. 3

Belgrade's High School No. 3 was founded in 1859 and because of its architectural and historical value it became a cultural monument (while still a high school) in 1964. Pretty place, no?

ABC WEDNESDAY "N" is for "New" guitar

Has this lady bought a new guitar for herself or is it a present? I do not play any musical instrument...how about you?

Check out other N's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

P.S. Today is the 66th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade....see yesterday's post! Should have waited a day! :) Just read it in the paper....

Liberators Memorial Cemetery

Across the street from Belgrade's New Cemetery and actually part of its complex lies the Liberators Memorial, a tribute to the Russians and Red Army soldiers and Yugoslav Partisans who liberated Belgrade in 1944. The sculpure seen here and the relief in the background are the works of sculptor Rade Stankovic, whose work I showed you (although then unknowingly, and thanks to reader "Knez," who told me!) last August.

Here's a blurb from the Belgrade National Museum's publication on Stankovic: "...Emulating Michelangelo, Rodin and Meštrović, Rade Stanković (1905-1996) created in plaster, stone and bronze a world of powerful movements in which he focused on representing a universal sculptural theme - human figure..."

Note--thanks to "Belgrader" in the comments below, I altered the title and made an addition to the text.

Smoked chicken buttock!

Bet you never even knew chickens had buttocks! The 'buttock' in question here is an inaccurate translation of 'batak,' which is a chicken (or any fowl) leg. If you don't like smoked chicken buttocks, you can perhaps order an Uno Burger with 'union' and mustard or a smoked 'ramsteak.' I've had lamb and mutton, but never 'ram'... :)

All joking aside, Grill Uno makes delicious hamburgers and grilled meat sandwiches, no matter what they're called, with all kinds of toppings, and they're open 24-7!

SUNDAY BRIDGES--(not) Eiffel's Bridge

Gustave Eiffel got around. He traveled to many cities around the world, often creating a bridge here and there. This is true for the town of Zrenjanin, a little over an hour's ride from Belgrade. The bridge he created over the Begej River was later torn down and made into a pedestrian bridge. I did see it, but it was much less photogenic than this one, which reminds me more of something Gustave would have created. You can read about the bridge he built here. On this page you can see the bridge that has now replaced Eiffel's.

Check out more bridges at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

REFLECTIONS WEEKEND--Workers' coffee time

Passed by this store being renovated and the 'still life' with the coffee cups caught my eye. I also caught some reflections, including my own. One person didn't eat his cookie....

Check out other reflections at NEWTOWN DAILY PHOTO.

SKYWATCH--The Silver Sliver

A 'fingernail moon' is what I called this tiny silver sliver last March. Same moon, not aligned the same way!

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