tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post420657480500622288..comments2024-03-28T21:02:40.709+02:00Comments on PlacesPeopleStuff with Character: Stari GradDUTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-12159219066077501172018-11-26T16:41:01.030+02:002018-11-26T16:41:01.030+02:00As they say: 'you know when you enter a projec...As they say: 'you know when you enter a project, you don"t know how and when you get out of it'.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-72177587358767657092018-11-26T16:04:22.437+02:002018-11-26T16:04:22.437+02:00That's the thing about renos: they are always ...That's the thing about renos: they are always overbudget, and take longer than one expects!!! I think one always encounters hidden issues, uncovered in deconstruction.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-32865068122798644502018-11-25T12:41:48.004+02:002018-11-25T12:41:48.004+02:00Yes, indeed, flowers do make one feel at home in a...Yes, indeed, flowers do make one feel at home in a new city. When away from home we tend to look for the little things we're familiar with, and which make us comfortable in a strange environment.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-29696487807660120672018-11-25T12:05:08.899+02:002018-11-25T12:05:08.899+02:00It does look lovely!! I also love seeing all the f...It does look lovely!! I also love seeing all the flowers outside the restaurant and the scale of the small cobblestone streets. I know its far from Copenhagen, but I think of that song "Lovely old girl of a town, in the city streets, .." (something like that, from a Hans Christian Anderson song!), just the way you seem to be comfortable in a new city so easily too is so impressive!! shayndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506811690843992800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-35629577027112261372018-11-25T00:03:16.985+02:002018-11-25T00:03:16.985+02:00The building of the City Assembly is very beautifu...The building of the City Assembly is very beautiful! The whole surrounding place (flowers, paths, benches, fountain, trees, shrubs) is nice and visitor friendly.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-91338608052657123272018-11-24T22:04:09.898+02:002018-11-24T22:04:09.898+02:00Love to see the city assembly Stari Dvor with nice...Love to see the city assembly Stari Dvor with nice flowers in front of it. Aritha V. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05246873990952078356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-59603638657274716872018-11-24T13:42:51.357+02:002018-11-24T13:42:51.357+02:00Sad, but true. I googled. You really have to filte...Sad, but true. I googled. You really have to filter things out.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-40611847818625700142018-11-24T06:01:31.158+02:002018-11-24T06:01:31.158+02:00You're welcome,Jan. I thought of buying a bett...You're welcome,Jan. I thought of buying a better camera because good photos are very important. However, a better camera is usually a heavier one, and weight is important to me, so, I'm still with my little old but light camera.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-79537751957434626202018-11-24T02:49:47.267+02:002018-11-24T02:49:47.267+02:00I did enjoy your post, reading your information an...I did enjoy your post, reading your information and seeing your mix of photographs.<br />This does look a fascinating city to visit, full of History and with many beautiful sights to see.<br /><br />Thank you for taking me there through your photographs.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-66466800907268755292018-11-23T23:15:05.219+02:002018-11-23T23:15:05.219+02:00Thrilling, isn't it? I can't direct you to...Thrilling, isn't it? I can't direct you to a source. You can always google, of course, but the answers will be tendentious, biased and won't give you any clear picture.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-38634771861280980842018-11-23T22:46:39.800+02:002018-11-23T22:46:39.800+02:00"a germanic tribe which converted to judaism&..."a germanic tribe which converted to judaism"<br /><br />I have never heard that! Wow... I wonder what there is in history that we just don't know. I mean, we all come from somewhere and there is always a story. Everyone has one. <br /><br />Where can I find out more about this? <br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-12355385837001142152018-11-23T22:02:16.760+02:002018-11-23T22:02:16.760+02:00You know, genealogy is interesting no matter how o...You know, genealogy is interesting no matter how one looks at it. They say about the european jews (askenazim) that they're actually a germanic tribe which converted to judaism, How come? the yeddish language which is a germanic language, and the hatred of germans to jews which stems from the latter's conversion to another religion. I wouldn't dismiss this theory (by the way I speak DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-28799133977857392472018-11-23T21:29:45.552+02:002018-11-23T21:29:45.552+02:00You know...I wondered about that as I was typing m...You know...I wondered about that as I was typing my comment! Should have looked it up! So maybe I am a but Slavic afterall. ;-)Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-16977380094043647382018-11-23T21:23:09.648+02:002018-11-23T21:23:09.648+02:00Polish are slavic people, and polish language- a s...Polish are slavic people, and polish language- a slavic language like russian, czech, serbian etc...(there are some 14 slavic languages).<br />If you've studied a bit of russian, then you're acquainted with their alphabet, and that's good.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-17493130641997172822018-11-23T21:03:11.414+02:002018-11-23T21:03:11.414+02:00Ha ha...I think I am probably not even a tiny bit ...Ha ha...I think I am probably not even a tiny bit Slavic! We can trace our family back to Germany in the early 1800's. It looks like there is a fair bit of Jewish ancestory and some Polish also. (Maybe.) This is all based on records collected and many of those were lost in the various wars and through time. I should take one of those DNA tests, but I am suspicious and don't trust them! ;-Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-46252913241659629452018-11-23T16:02:49.678+02:002018-11-23T16:02:49.678+02:00You're right both about shoes and about the pi...You're right both about shoes and about the pigeons.<br />On both sides of the 'pigeon area' there are restaurants and bits of food are thrown to them.So, one can imagine the feast.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-9405215089256312832018-11-23T06:52:10.617+02:002018-11-23T06:52:10.617+02:00oh yes of course - perhaps even with flat shoes it...oh yes of course - perhaps even with flat shoes it may be a bit of a problem for someone not used to it :D)<br />Very much work has gone into the statues and the pigeons have it made with running water and, I'm assuming, an open area where tid bits may be thrown to them.Sue (this n that)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06391234047655434003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-56976995876214267302018-11-21T04:27:29.222+02:002018-11-21T04:27:29.222+02:00Thank you for your very kind words.
The hustle beg...Thank you for your very kind words.<br />The hustle begins in the afternoon hours. When I visited the place it was relatively calm and peaceful.<br />DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-49208855385947550412018-11-21T04:20:54.619+02:002018-11-21T04:20:54.619+02:00Well, there's always a first time, isn't t...Well, there's always a first time, isn't there? Europe is not only Paris, Wien, Berlin, but also Belgrade and other central/east capitals.<br />I'm very glad you liked the post and the photos on Belgrade.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-6188876150504370972018-11-21T04:15:58.160+02:002018-11-21T04:15:58.160+02:00You mean the poster with the young woman behind th...You mean the poster with the young woman behind the statue. Well, these are cyrillic letters (you are probably of slavic descent if you can read the cyrillic alphabet).I've learnt some russian in elementary school (in Romania whose alphabet is latin not slavic), and I still remember the letters. It helps when you visit a slavic country.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-66248085348560417592018-11-21T02:03:48.343+02:002018-11-21T02:03:48.343+02:00calm and peace place.
btw... you look beautiful in...calm and peace place.<br />btw... you look beautiful in the photos.<br /><br />have a great day.Tanza Erlambang - Every Day Issueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847094474223976043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-67124261886922649252018-11-21T01:48:46.065+02:002018-11-21T01:48:46.065+02:00I don't think I have ever seen pictures of Bel...I don't think I have ever seen pictures of Belgrade before. You have certainly changed that with this lovely post, such great photos that really shows the flavor of this part of the city.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-8436287751113126612018-11-21T01:31:16.841+02:002018-11-21T01:31:16.841+02:00So much history! I think I could make out how to s...So much history! I think I could make out how to say the name on that poster. Very similar to Russian, I am guessing? Only two of the letters looked different.<br /><br />Today I had a blog view from Serbia. Don't see that very often!<br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-16070248653071278152018-11-20T18:04:21.655+02:002018-11-20T18:04:21.655+02:00The National Museum, a museum of great significanc...The National Museum, a museum of great significance for Serbia, has been closed for 15 years (!) for restoration.<br />Its soon reopening - a great cultural event not only for Serbia but also for the whole of Europe.<br /><br /><br />DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-21418901771886430232018-11-20T17:19:53.216+02:002018-11-20T17:19:53.216+02:00I didn't think about walking on the cobbled st...I didn't think about walking on the cobbled streets! I was about to say it LOOKS beautiful!<br />A lovely city, though. I like your comment about endless renovations!!! cheerioJenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com