Thursday, August 23, 2018

The doorway to heaven?


This beautiful passageway in downtown Belgrade reminded me of what walking toward the Pearly Gates must  be like.


Wednesday, August 22, 2018

ABC WEDNESDAY--"G" is for "granny"


Here I am shooting people on their balconies again.  I showed you this granny a while back, and here she is again looking a bit more spruced up.

I think she needs a new pair of glasses, though.

See other Gs on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Sitting


A man taking a rest next to a statue who is always taking a rest at Belgrade's Flower Square (Cvetni Trg).

Monday, August 20, 2018

MONDAY MURALS --Father of Serbian Folklore



 VUK KARADZIC was a philologist, linguist, and more importantly, a reformer of the Serbian language. He established the 'one letter, one sound' rule, meaning that one letter could only be pronounced in one way.  If you see the letter A (either in Cyrillic or Latin representation, you know it is pronounced 'ah', and not '/ae/ or /ǝ/, for example.  For his study of Serbian songs, poetry, riddles, and tales, he is also known as the Father of Serbian Folklore. 

In the above mural, he looks like he's eyeing that bread basket... "Vuk" means "wolf", so perhaps he's as hungry as one. 

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS---near Slavija Circle


I've shown this multi-windowed building several times because of its reflections. Never caught it from this angle before.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Friday, August 17, 2018

SKYWATCH--looking west



Time for me to be looking west again...soon off to see my daughter in the US.  Thia ia looking west fro my son's terrace, in the direction of Belgrade Airport.

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Ommmm...or Quaaack....?


Look what I got as a present from my grandkids yesterday. I love my rubber duckie.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

ABC WEDNESDAY--"F" is for "flowers"


You're seeing it in my header, and now here it is as a post.  These ladies found it too hot to stand, so they sat....and one with an umbrella, or rather, a parasol.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Shoes under a bench


Shoes under a bench, plain and simple, though I don't know why.   The shoes are in good shape.  The writing seems to refer to a soccer match....I don't follow soccer, so it's all Greek to me.

Monday, August 13, 2018

MONDAY MURALS---another school wall


Last week I posted a mural from a high school, and here is another!  Lots around, so it seems.

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--THE TEA SET


This is my tea set, bought in Istanbul a long time ago.  The Ottoman Empire ruled Serbia for about 500 years, so there is much influence here in food, music, and vocabulary.

No tea sets though....

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MELON TIME

 No surprise to tell you it has been darn hot here--high 90s, slipping into 100s from time to time. I indulge in melons, all kinds, from wat...