From Strazilova to Grgeteg Monastery

Crossing endless yellow Voivodinian fields, with hot coffee in our hands, we had reached Sremski Karlovski by train in a very relaxed way - ETs bike was guarded all the way by two police men, all included in fare, which was very cheap anyway! A taxi brought us up to Strazilova, where the morning dew had refreshed this beautiful and shady corner of Fruska Gora. All was deeply at peace. An elderly couple had rushed up behind us in their old yugo, heading straight for a table next to the car park. He laid the table including two napkins, got the rakia and yoghurt out, she had lit a cigarette, and finally the transistor radio was turned on - and that is how they must have spent their Saturday morning quite happily!

Up at Brankov's grave wide open views opened, and with great help from Nadia, a bed for Zwärgli had to be constructed!

Well, and then came the reward of pulling and pushing up ET on her bike (great thanks to Nadia helping pulling and pushing, too!!!): ET set off as fast as never before!

Well, it came at a price!

But not that is had put her off the adventure!

At the monastery's picnic table we shared our treasures, surrounded by autumn coloured forests and good views direction Irig Nadia and Mama enjoyed a good glass of Fruska Gora wine, and reloaded batteries.

After a final descent, we reached the Monastery Grgeteg. Very much due to its location on the tree line, and far away from any settlement makes it one of our preferred ones among the 16 in FG!

100ds of ladybirds, Glückskäferli accompanied us all day - a truly lucky day to the three of us! Thank you so much again, Nadia, it was a great pleasure to have you with us.

Autumn impressions along the Sava river in Beograd

Nonna's Farewell in Sremski Karlovci and Jerevic

With a huge fair on in all streets of the usually so peaceful Sremski Karlovci we immediately set off a big out of the town centre to the famous peace chapel, where the Austria Hungarians and Turks have settled peace - the chapel is in the form of a Turkish tent, has four entries, is newly renovated and under the protection of UNESCO.

 Encouraged by the care taker lady (who you call by phone to get entrance) we climbed up these steep stairs, each step made of massive oak, to watch her ring the bell, every day precisely at 12 noon! The lady was also fluent in German, as she has worked 12 years in Appenzell and St. Gallen! ET got a BIG apple from her garden on the way back to the centre!

Impressions of the centre...among else, a VERY big platane tree in the church yard, taller than the church tower by now!

Picked up by a friend of Maya's and Nenad's, we moved on to Jerevic, where ET and Nonna opened a superb bakery, and we had apero and the next morning second coffee on our favourite little Danube terrace with the most beautiful Vienna chairs, if not the model, then their location!

Ella Tili's Third Birthday Party at Siljakovac

After having celebrated on Ada on the 21st already, then with Nonna, who prepared a fish frog decorated chocolate cake, ET moved on to her third five year old birthday party some 30km South of Belgrade into the village!

What a happy arrival for Ella Tili! Everything was prepared just for her, but also Nonna and Mama got a great welcome! It was beautifully fresh and still warm in the garden, and Milina and Seka have prepared a soup, potato mash with filled cabbage, as well as chicken in veges! Just amazing, as always in the Milina-Seko restaurant - there is no better place to go to eat known to us!

 Look at this beautiful and so tasteful bread we ate with the soup (the Swiss way!) and the cabbage!

 And then another surprise: one desert was not enough! with apple strudle ET could also choose from four different kinds of ice cream!

Finally, Seka even took the time to driver us to Zornika's Kuja for a late afternoon coffee!

Thank you both sooooo much, Seka and Milina, it was a wonderful Saturday, thoroughly enjoyed by the birthday child, her grandmother and myself - it also gave me all the energy I needed in the following week in Sarajevo!