NATIONAL MUSEUM'S OPEN....

So what's new about the National Museum being open?  Well, it's been closed for 15, yes, FIFTEEN years, for renovation....

From last Friday through Sunday there was free entry, 24 hours, and beginning today the tickets cost 300 dinars (around $3). Where is the line, you may ask? There is one, but on the entrance to the right of the one pictured behind Messieurs Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec, who each have one (or perhaps more) of their works inside.

I'll get there. Just not one for lines....

THEME DAY--Spirit of Gandhi

"Spirit" is the title of this month's Theme Day.  I may have published this photo before, but here it is perhaps again.  Taken in Pushkar, India, a few trips back.

The shadow is of course not that of Mahatma Gandhi, but it reminded me of him, and the spirit that he imparted to every single Indian, which lives on today.

Check out how others have interpreted Theme Day at THEME DAY.

Actually I can also add this to SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

SKYWATCH---lamp post

A sunset-lit lamp post in Kalemegdan Park, with silhouettes of some of New Belgrade's buildings in the background.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

colorful

I love the wild colors I often find on walls, windows, and flowers here.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"Y" is for "yummy, youthful, Yugoslavia..."

All those words and more could describe a recent trip to Djerdap (JER-dap) National Park," located in Eastern Serbia about 3 hours from Belgrade.

I'd been there several times before, but never had seen the rock carving of Decebalus, which is not visible from the road, but only by boat. That's the photo in the middle of my 'postcard'. Decebalus was the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponds to modern-day Romania. The carving is located on the Romanian side of the Danube.

See other Ys at ABC WEDNESDAY.

Go vegan!

I never thought I would live to see the day when veganism,  let alone vegetarianism, would be advertised, albeit on walls.

Serbia is meat-eaters' paradise. I hardly ever eat meat.  What about you?

MONDAY MURALS--horses

Caught this mural in the town of Pozarevac, a little over an hour from Belgrade. "Za" is "for" and the first letter below, that looks like an H with a small b attached represents the sound Nj (nyuh).  The other H is an N in Cyrillic.  The word for 'horse' is 'konj' , but I don't know what the H (N) would be...confusing!

See other murals on MONDAY MURALS.

SKYWATCH--crescent moon a little star

Just what the title says:  crescent moon and little star....above a rooftop downtown.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Proud

Caught this man sitting in Kalemegdan Park during a recent festival.  Somehow, he seemed very proud-looking.

UPDATE:  In response to William's comment, below, here is an explanation of his hat.

ABC WEDNESDAY "X" is for "kisses"

This pair of lovey-dovey pigeons were sighted smooching in a town in northern Serbia.

See more Xs on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Ever wonder....?

Ever wonder who does jobs that we never think about,,, like this fellow preparing Xs to be spray painted in this parking garage?