food and life in the foreign service
Traditionally, Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end to summer, and my family usually celebrated it by spending time at the beach. This year, however, Grant and I celebrated by going to Slovenia. Granted, we chose to go to Lake Bled so there was kind of a beach; maybe it half counts? Both of us... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday, Grant participated in the Belgrade Regatta with our 75-year-old neighbor; I was voluntold to drive. The Belgrade Regatta is not a regatta in the normal sense, in that the point is not to race. Basically, lots of people pile onto rafts (or anything else that floats) and float down the Sava river for... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, we went with the old man who is our backyard neighbor on a trip to Avala, where the nearby TV tower is located, on top of a small mountain. Not only is the tower there, but there are also picnic grounds, a hotel, and a number of memorials. We are in the middle... Continue Reading →
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