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This is “Ljuba’s Butcher Shop” in Kaleniceva pijaca, one of the main Belgrade green markets (fresh produce markets). It’s located in the Vracar district of Belgrade. This is where I buy fresh meat or processed meat, like hams and sausages, unless I’ve already bought them from a supermarket. Ljuba’s is not the only meat seller in Kalenic market, there are several more, plus a number of fishmongers, in the “meat section” of this market where you can also buy fresh vegetables and fruit, flowers, cheese, toiletries, clothes and even pets.

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It’s a grey, rainy and cold day in Belgrade today, a marked difference from the high temperatures and blazing sunshine of last week. As I went out to get some groceries this morning, I was caught by surprise by these pigeons who had set up home in my stairwell, seemingly sheltering from the weather outside. When I got out of the lift on the ground floor, I saw the ‘presents’ they had left for us, the block’s residents…

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In Belgrade, roadworks are done a bit differently to those back in the UK. This is Resavska street in central Belgrade, which has been completely dug up with new tram tracks, road surfaces and pavements being made. But if you need to go to a shop, get to your flat or normally use this street to get from A to B, it’s perfectly acceptable to walk right through the construction site. Easy enough for most, but it may prove more difficult for older people and extremely difficult for people with disabilities.

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Here’s a cool cat I saw outside a pet shop just to the left of Studentski trg/Student Square on Friday. I think the pet shop owners own the cat, considering it has its own little shelter from the sun that also serves as a table for the shop’s staff on their cigarette and coffee breaks. There’s also a plate of kitty food, out of sight, on the table.

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Here’s a snapshot of Belgrader’s waiting for the bus on Bulevar Despota Stefana (formerly 29. Novembra). I was happily already on a bus going in the other direction. For Balkan File’s British readers, it may look like they’re forming a polite queue, but they’re not. It can be a free for all to get on (and off) buses, especially at the Zeleni venac area of town where lots of people find themselves catching connecting buses.

They probably won’t have long to wait for their bus. One thing I like about Belgrade’s public transport is that the buses seem to come along very often regardless of the day of the week or time of day. Well, the buses I use do at least!

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