SUNDAY BRIDGES--New Belgrade highway bridges

I HDR's this a bit to make an otherwise drab photo look a little better...notice all the traffic seems to be heading toward downtown rather than in the direction of the airport. I took this photo when I was returning home one afternoon (by bus) and got off above. Glad I wasn't heading downtown.

Notice the new helipad on the building on the left.

See other bridges at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--the shoes that cost too much...

In Belgrade you can find the latest fashions; there are brand-name shops of imported shoes and clothing for all ages, and there are some excellent domestic brand names, too.

The shoes pictured here are most likely locally made, which is not at all to say they are not well-made, but in my opinion these shoes are really overpriced, even with the marked discount. As of this writing, the dollar is about 70 dinars, and the euro hovers around 100, so you can do the math for yourself.

How much do you usually pay for a pair of shoes?

See other reflections at James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH FRIDAY--A room with a view

Not much of a sky at all here, but it is there! And what a view of the sky and the city the people in this 'spacecraft' apartment must have....I would love to go up there and have a look. It has to be better than this other room with a view.

See other skies at SKYWATCH.

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Three on a Bench

Although Belgrade is a large, cosmopolitan city where older people (at least) still try to 'dress up' when they go out, you still see people in downtown areas rather casually dressed, as these three fellows. I love the ties on the man's pants on the left.

This was a hip shot, as was this one from long ago, of three ladies on a bench.

What do you think these three men are talking about?

ABC WEDNESDAY "I" is for "incognizant"

I'm not sure if this fellow was really incognizant of these puppies following him, but he was sure trying his best to ignore them.

See other I's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

More Turkish pastries...and a lot of food coloring...

Do these Turkish pastries, at least the colored ones, look good to you? I don't think I'd try them...too much food coloring..., but maybe they're just to attract your attention, as they did mine for this photo.

You can sample with your eyes much better pastries in this other shop that I showed you before.

Blue laundry

I think I have a laundry fetish. I have shown you laundry six times: here, here, here, here, here, and here. And today, we have a 'blue' laundry photo. I wonder if some of that pale blue shown was once white....

SUNDAY BRIDGES-biking on Branko's Bridge

Another biker, probably returning to Old Belgrade from some event, bikes over Branko's Bridge.

If you click here, you'll see another biker carrying a sign....

See other bridges at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

Weekend Reflections--The Dove Fountain

Two doves in a fountain downtown...

See other reflections at James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH--One reminder, one monument

The title might seem redundant, since monuments do remind us of the past. One year ago last May I gave you this other shot of a monument standing on the site of a former WWII concentration camp for the extermination of Jews and Rom (gypsies), located on what was the the Old Belgrade Fairgrounds. Sadly, in this image, you can see that vandals have destroyed the plaque.

More importantly in the background rises the Fairgrounds' tower, which was used by the Nazis as a surveillance tower. Today the buildings, largely in ruin, of the Old Fairgrounds are occupied by refugees from the wars of the 90's over the territories of the former Yugoslavia, and several Rom families.

Sunny sky in this photo, but figuratively skies were anything but that back then.

See more skies at SKYWATCH.

My pirate....

Pirated cds and dvds are illegal here, but...... There's always a 'but' in Serbia. Cd and dvd pirates hawk their cheap but mostly good quality goods on the street for a fraction of the cost of the real thing, and will take orders, if they know you.... To negotiate, you need to follow them....