MONDAY MURALS--PARTIZAN SOCCER CLUB LOVES GEORGE ORWELL

 Most of us know the name George Orwell from his famous novel 1984. I never realized that was his pen name and he was born Eric Arthur Blair. 

The quote above his name on this mural translates as "Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."  Not sure what that has to do with Partizan Football Club, but anyway...

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS---not for Frida

 I'm not sure Frida Kahlo, who is peeking  out from behind this wedding dress, would have chosen it.

I imagine her in something far more colorful.

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SKYWATCH "Holy Smoke" er, uh..."steam"

 Of course the smoke is not coming from Aleksandar Nevsky Church, but rather from the heating plant in the distance.

Does look like holy smoke (actually it is steam!) though.

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GREEN THUMB WITH GLOVES

 About ten days ago we had a period of warm weather. This lady, who lives across the street from me, took advantage of the balmy days to repot her geraniums.

KARL MALDEN

 Karl Malden was an American actor of Serbian origin. My grandmother loved him and I remember him from the film Pollyanna, though other films,  including A Streetcar Named Desire, made him much more well-known.  He's seen here grabbing onto a 'streetcar's' pole which is actually part of Belgrade's cinematheque.

You can read about him right here.

Rasha Popov

One thing about blogging is that you learn stuff. Not just you, but me, too.  I had no clue who this statue was dedicated to, so I googled. (Remember the old days when you had to ask around?)  It is a statue of the Serbian poet, Rasha Popov, who passed away in 2017. He apparently frequently walked around with an umbrella (imagine only when raining....a hat, and a book.

If you google him, you'll see the statue is a good likeness.
 

MONDAY MURALS---flowers cheer me up

 These flowers cheered me up. So did the front of the building, with more flowers, but also with cars parked in front.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 Nothing original here....a black cat, my cousin's pet, for Halloween....

Don't eat too much candy, and save the peanut butter cups for me.

SKYWATCH--First Serbian Insurance Society

 This building is located on Belgrade's pedestrian street, Knez Mihailova. It was the headquarters of the First Serbian Insurance Society, but unfortunately I cannot find any information about it. It no longer functions by selling any kind of insurance. Note the Thai Massage parlor advertising to the right, haha.

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Unwanted bouquet

The questions are:  Who left it?  The girl who received it, or the fellow who was going to give it to her, and why...?
 

Disappearing

 So many of Belgrade's beautiful old facades are disappearing. I am afraid this may be one of them.

That's the minaret of the Belgrade Mosque in the background.