SKYWATCH--PRINCE MIHAILO

 The statue of Prince Mihailo of Serbia stands proudly on a main square downtown.

You can read more about him iF YOU CLICK RIGHT HERE. One fun fact I learned was that he was the first person in Serbia to get vaccinated against smallpox, which claimed the lives of three of his siblings.

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THE TILE LADY

 Took this through a window of a fancy tile shop downtown this evening. Seems like the lady is taking a dinner break. 

CLASSIC

I have passed this entrance to an older building many times on evening dog walks. For some reason it particularly captured my attention last night. Shades of art deco very well maintained.
 

SKETCHER

 This woman comes to the park and sits on the same bench every day, weather permitting. She intently focuses on her sketch pad. I wish I had mustered up enough courage to ask her if I could photograph her hands and her sketch, but my experience has taught me that when I ask for a photo, most people say no.....but I will ask her next time.

OLD....

 If a door is open, I'll look in. That's my photo motto. Here I did not have to look very far inside.

I have always liked old tiled floors, inside or out, and heavy wooden doors. So much more attractice than steel or glass doors and slippery granite floors, which seem to be the standard in Belgrade's newer architecture.

MOCHI!!

 I was invited by my Japanese friend to tea and mochis at a local Japanese pastry shop run by a Japanese friend of hers.

I was first introduced to mochi by my US grandchildren, who love them....and now so do I.

On the photo you see that we shared two mochis:  a lemon-cream cheese one and a pistachio one.  Absolutely scrumptious. I had a case of the guilties because I am supposed to watch my sugar intake, but apparently their sweetness comes from pounded sweet rice flour.  See THIS:

And even better news.....I found this as well:  Mochi is a versatile and healthy sack. It is one of the few carbohydrate sources that is packed with protein and IS FREE FROM CHOLESTEROL.

NIGHT WALKER

 On my way somewhere (I also was a night walker), I caught this fellow in silhouette.

BRIGHTEN MY DAY

 

 

Snatched a photo of this young woman while waiting for the bus. She brightened up my day, even if the sun was already shining.

HALLOWEEN'S OVER

 At first I thought this was a leftover ghost from Halloween, but it's only some material stuck on a tree branch next to the Greek Embassy.

MAJESTIC COUPLE

 The 'majestic' here isn't referring to the couple, but rather their location in Belgrade's HOTEL MAJESTIC. Friends and I have coffee there on occasion.

VILLA FROM THE PAST

 Once upon a time, this charming little villa was once a pearl for someone. Its name is Villa Maca (MAH-tsa), which means 'kitty'.  I actually thought it had been torn down, but today I realized I had been looking for it on an adjacent street. I have a feeling though, given the renovation in this neighborhood, that the bulldozers are not far away.