7/30 Tuesday
At
night, we hear thunder and rain. In the morning, the air is fresh and cool,
most of the heat has been blown away by the storm, leaving a very nice cool
morning for us. Bob walks back down to the bus station for our tickets to Macedonia next
week, while I stay at the apartment. He comes back happy. We have our tickets and the station isn’t far so an early morning walk to the bus is no problem.
That
afternoon, we walk about four blocks to the main pedestrian avenue. The city is
interesting, no Vienna for sure, but what is? It has an interesting mix of 19th
and 20th century architecture. The city does suffer from an overuse
of concrete, as do so many of these war zone European cities, giving everything
a grey tone. But the avenue is lined with upscale shops: Max Mara, Hugo Boss, Botticelli,
The Gap, Burberry, along with lots of boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
The
pedestrian avenue goes on for many blocks, then turns into a lovely park and
ends at the great City Fortress overlooking the confluence of the Sava and
Danube Rivers. We just walk down and back, and then find a small market where
we can get some provisions.
We
have a little dinner on our terrace. Below us, the park is getting pretty lively
as the evening sets in. Everyone brings their dogs out to play together, and
the teenagers congregate along the stone walls talking to each other and their
phones.
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