The Victor

I've shown you this statue in Kalemegdan many times. Here he is again from behind, and he seems quite a bit closer to the building across the river (Usce Tower).  That's the perspective a long lens gives you!

ABC WEDNESDAY--"A" is for "art"

Sometimes Mother Nature tries her hand at abstracts, like the arrangement in this frozen puddle.

See other A's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Classic fun

Nothing better than a ride on grandpa's back.  I'm sorry I didn't get this man's name and contact so I could give him a photo.

But perhaps I'll see him again....

Trompe l'oeil

 A deserted Skadarlija street photographed a few days ago.  Imagine it looked like this this morning, too, since today is Serbian New Year's, and many restaurants on this street were full of people enjoying 'another' New Year's celebration.

The trompe l'oeil wall looks pretty good here, but is actually in need of a lot of touching up.

Sunday Bridges....from higher up.

Same bridges as before, but seen from very high this time, thanks to a friend who let me go up on her roof.

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

REFLECTION WEEKEND--"Harmonika" shop

Don't strain your eyes looking for a mouth organ, or harmonica. There aren't any in this photo. "Harmonika" here means "accordion" and an old-fashioned one is seen under that great big drum, while a more colorful version is beside the drum.

This shop, called Harmonika, is located on Belgrade's Kralja Aleksandra boulevard.

Is that a no-smoking sticker on the guitar...?

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION

SKYWATCH---fog and hills

Sky and mist over hills on the way down from Kopaonik Mountain.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Baptismal

 On Dec. 29th my daughter's son Luka was baptized here in Belgrade.  He's being held by his godmother, while his mother holds a candle and looks on.  (No, it's not a custom to have babies barefoot, but Luka always kicks off his socks...."

ABC WEDNESDAY "Z" is for "zaftig"

The dictionary defines 'zaftig' as a 'woman having a fully rounded figure,' and the woman represented by this statue does.

Hey--we're at the end of the alphabet.  See other Z's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

101 years old...

Discovered this bakery the other day when out for a walk.  It's been working since 1912.  I went in, and although they were almost out of loaves of bread by the time I got there, I managed to buy two buns, which were still warm.  Tasted good!

Merry Christmas again....

Today is Serbian Orthodox Christmas.  It's a very traditional family holiday, and usually presents aren't exchanged.  Here we see my granddaughter, Mila, with a present her father got for himself (and for us, he says!)

You can see that Mila is using an application to reinforce her English with simple words such as cow, duck, pencil, book....and of course, the word for that thing Grandma always has in front of her face.