Ice and Fog in Belgrade

It’s been a foggy and cold day. It was so cold the fog crystallized on the bamboo leaves, but today’s photos turned out pretty cool.

Coku Is Packed And Ready For His New Life In Bologna, Italy
You may recall Kenric and I rescued a young dog while in Berat, Albania last October (2019). We brought him to Animal Veterinar Hospital in …
Animal Love and Wine at Stone Rooms 1850
In Gjirokaster, Albania, we chose to stay at Stone Rooms 1850 because it’s only a five-minute walk from the guesthouse to the castle. That also …
An Afternoon at Gjirokaster Castle
When Kenric and I were in Gjirokaster, Albania in late September, 2019, we spent a few hours at the castle. Albania was part of the …
Defrim and Buko, Food, Smiles, and Love
Before arriving in Berat, Albania on October 1st, 2019, we spent eight days in Gjirokaster. About three hours south of Berat, Gjirokaster is yet another …
A Day At The Museums of Berat
Halveti Tekke One of the places we wanted to visit in Berat, Albania was Halveti Tekke. A “tekke” is a place where Muslims of the …

Just Enough Time Between Trains in Belgrade for a Pljeskavica Khaleel recognized us immediately. He spontaneously asked, "Two very spicy?" After hearing that we were only in town for 90 minutes he was amused and…
A Sobering Experience with Refugees Kenric and I made our way to the park where we first met Khaleel two years ago. He was a refugee from Pakistan who was…
Parks Became Cemeteries The population of Bosnia was 44% Muslim (called Bosniaks), 31% Christian Serbs, 17% Catholic Croats and 8% Yugoslavians. Soon, everyone was fighting everyone.
You Too Can Help The Homeless Cats of Kotor We’ve been quite busy in Kotor, Montenegro. Rain or shine, we tried to grab or trap the homeless cats for spaying and neutering. Surprising ourselves,…
100th Anniversary of Armistice Day The bridge in the photo is the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo. On June 28th, 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Ferdinand and his…