Eastern Serbia

Little doggie drinking water from the flower bucket

2009-08-05T22:40:44Z

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Little doggie drinking water from the flower bucket

Our first stop was this market, for a rest stop, a stroll, and a snack.

2009-08-05T20:50:22Z

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Our first stop was this market, for a rest stop, a stroll, and a snack.

Most of their wares were on display on the ground or in trucks, in Belgrade most things are up on tables. Here's a produce "stand" with lots of peppers

2009-08-05T21:15:40Z

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Most of their wares were on display on the ground or in trucks, in Belgrade most things are up on tables. Here's a produce "stand" with lots of peppers

Children's clothing, with the town in the background

2009-08-05T20:24:49Z

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Children's clothing, with the town in the background

A grill at the market, Branko and I grabbed a sandwich

2009-08-05T19:35:42Z

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A grill at the market, Branko and I grabbed a sandwich

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2009-08-05T22:00:25Z

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2009-08-05T22:12:54Z

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Heading down to the cave, it was about 150 steps to get down there. That's the cave guide in the miner's helmet near the entrance.

2009-08-05T19:48:46Z

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Heading down to the cave, it was about 150 steps to get down there. That's the cave guide in the miner's helmet near the entrance.

Inside the cave

2009-08-05T19:06:44Z

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Inside the cave

The tour guide talking about something. He only spoke Serbian and my vocabulary wasn't quite up to the task.

2009-07-09T11:20:54Z

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The tour guide talking about something. He only spoke Serbian and my vocabulary wasn't quite up to the task.

Here you can see the cave ceiling reflected on a pool of water.

2009-08-05T19:29:49Z

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Here you can see the cave ceiling reflected on a pool of water.

The tour group, including Branko

2009-08-06T01:43:43Z

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The tour group, including Branko

A bat, asleep!

2009-08-05T20:50:03Z

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A bat, asleep!

Then we moved on to our first site of the day, a cave in _ that had just recently opened. Our group was the first ever to tour the cave. Branko and I were nervous about this because any cave ...

2009-08-05T19:36:22Z

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Then we moved on to our first site of the day, a cave in _ that had just recently opened. Our group was the first ever to tour the cave. Branko and I were nervous about this because any cave ...

Some wildflowers nearby-- I don't know what they're called, are they thistles???

2009-08-05T19:38:00Z

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Some wildflowers nearby-- I don't know what they're called, are they thistles???

This restaurant was near the second cave we were scheduled to visit, but electricity was out in the area. We waited around for a while to see if it would be restored.

2009-08-05T22:21:16Z

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This restaurant was near the second cave we were scheduled to visit, but electricity was out in the area. We waited around for a while to see if it would be restored.

While we were waiting around I took some pictures of flowers and this cute fuzzy bumblebee!

2009-08-05T21:44:22Z

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While we were waiting around I took some pictures of flowers and this cute fuzzy bumblebee!

Cave #2 was a bust owing to the lack of electricity in the area (no lights in the cave) so we moved on to lunch. There was no electricity at the restaurant either. They ran fresh bread over ...

2009-08-05T19:45:17Z

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Cave #2 was a bust owing to the lack of electricity in the area (no lights in the cave) so we moved on to lunch. There was no electricity at the restaurant either. They ran fresh bread over ...

Branko in the wagon outside of the restaurant

2009-08-05T22:35:32Z

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Branko in the wagon outside of the restaurant

We went for a stroll in the neighborhood near the restaurant and found these pigs rooting around a yard. You can't really tell in the pictures but they were HUGE.

2009-08-05T19:53:52Z

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We went for a stroll in the neighborhood near the restaurant and found these pigs rooting around a yard. You can't really tell in the pictures but they were HUGE.

More piggies!

2009-08-05T19:18:41Z

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More piggies!

Then we were off to cave #3 near a camping area. Cute picnic tables

2009-08-05T22:30:26Z

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Then we were off to cave #3 near a camping area. Cute picnic tables

Entrance to cave #3

2009-08-05T21:51:17Z

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Entrance to cave #3

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2009-08-05T22:06:26Z

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Branko

2009-08-05T22:19:14Z

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Branko

Finally it was time for everyone to get back on the bus and head to the hotel for dinner and some R&R

2009-08-05T21:52:11Z

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Finally it was time for everyone to get back on the bus and head to the hotel for dinner and some R&R

We arrived at our hotel after dark-- our room was in Blok C

2009-08-05T23:17:16Z

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We arrived at our hotel after dark-- our room was in Blok C

I try to strike a pose in our grooooooovey hotel room

2009-08-05T21:36:33Z

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I try to strike a pose in our grooooooovey hotel room

The next morning we discovered we had a great view of the Danube from our balcony-- that's ROMANIA across the river!

2009-08-05T21:20:19Z

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The next morning we discovered we had a great view of the Danube from our balcony-- that's ROMANIA across the river!

Part of our hotel

2009-08-05T21:51:09Z

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Part of our hotel

Wooly mammoth statue with hotel in background

2009-08-05T22:00:39Z

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Wooly mammoth statue with hotel in background