Monthly Archives: June 2011

Day 56 – June 10 Friday A more casual start today – reluctantly it’s our last day in Europe – so a tidy up & repack of our luggage before another fabulous breakfast.  It was drizzling with light rain, so … Continue reading →

Day 54 – June 8 Wednesday Our last morning in Kikinda, so we tidied, repacked & reorganised this morning & some more chatting.  Antal showed us his collection of bank notes from when inflation was rampant in Yugoslavia.  The prize … Continue reading →

Day 53 – June 7 Tuesday The Kikinda church bells seem to me to have a random pattern of ringing – we are near the centre of town & close to all the churches.  Sometimes the bells compete with each … Continue reading →

Day 52 – June 6 Monday Another 5.50am awakening.  Another great meat, cheese, bacon, gherkin & bread breakfast washed down with strong black Turkish coffee – does it get any better?  Out to the farmlet again for more cherry picking … Continue reading →

Day 51 – June 5 Sunday Another 5.40 am start to the day – more sunshine – so we sorted some photos & loaded the blog.  This morning was fairly quiet, we were sitting around chatting & looking at photos, … Continue reading →

Day 50 – June 4 Saturday 5.50am & the sunshine streaming in the Kikinda windows.  Caught up on sorting photos & updated a few days of blogging before a great brekkie of fresh eggs & bacon.  Then out to the … Continue reading →

Day 49 – June 3 Friday Awake at 6am, the birds are singing – it is so peaceful here – the birds are everywhere – I even saw a golden pheasant in the cornfield near the house.  Another great breakfast … Continue reading →

Day 48 – June 2 Thursday First up this morning, Ron turned the mobile on & gave his mother a call for her birthday – amazingly crystal clear – from one side of the world to the other. After breakfast … Continue reading →

Day 47 – June 1 Wednesday 8.15am – the shutters on the window kept the room very dark – what a sleep-in.  After breakfast we went for a walk along the street to the end & visited the cemetery.  Since … Continue reading →

Day 46 – May 31 Tuesday Slept in until 5.50am this morning – the rising sun shines straight in.  Got ourselves organised & piled into the Zastava (car) by 9am for the 54km drive from Kikinda to the small village … Continue reading →