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June 22nd, 2010

Hike from Noiraigue to Bevaix

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June 17th, 2010

New Cannondale

caad9 Bought a new bicycle this morning.  I’ve never bought a NEW bike before – ever.  For those who might be interested, here are the details: 2010 Cannondale CAAD 9-5 Charcoal Gray/Red 63cm compact. Very excited.  It will be waiting for me at Farina’s when I get back to Boston.

June 9th, 2010

Jovan Cvijić – Father of Serbian Geography

cvijicportraiths Jovan Cvijić’s portrait in a geography classroom in Knjaževac.

June 9th, 2010

Tower of Skulls

skull The eerie sight of the Tower of Skulls in Niš. In 1809, with defeat inevitable, the Serbian Duke of Resava fired his pistol into the gunpowder stores of the Turkish defenses. The explosion killed 4000 Serbs and 10,000 Turks.  To deter future attacks the Turks embedded the skulls of the dead Serbs into a tower.