Emerging bridge

Receding fog from the previous post has reached the bridge and its sides are already visible:

Receding fog

Silhouettes

Residential high-rises in New Zagreb seen through the fog:

National University Library

Another photo, another dilemma...

In color:


Sepia mode:

Misty river?

I took the opportunity of sunny but cold (below freezing) morning to go on a small photo shoot session around the newer part of Zagreb.

Along its length, Zagreb is divided into 2 parts by the river Sava. The river is relatively shallow and relatively narrow so the transport over the river hasn't developed and is focused on bridges.

Whenever the temperatures in the morning drop below zero, because the temperature of the river is close to 20C, there's quite a lot of "steam" rising from it. Also, the strip along the river is usually quite foggy, unlike the rest of Zagreb. This image was taken from the "middle" bridge. In the distance there should be one more bridge visible, but the fog completely covered it.



Also, you can see a large area next to the river - it's a part of the flood prevention system which includes the levvies on each side of the river as well as a few large canals in the event of high water levels.

November theme day: doorway

This "doorway" is a part of the National Library building. It's an entrance for the fire department and it also seems to lead to the basement part of the building. Very ugly and very weird, IMHO, so I added a filter which inverted the photo to make it just a bit nicer. :) Good thing about it is that it's hidden away and visible only from the parking lot.



Don't forget to click here to view thumbnails for all participants and enjoy everyone's same yet completely different photos for the November theme day!

Lamp & pot of flowers....

Every lamp in the Old town has its own pot of flowers. I'm not sure if the residents are those who take care of the flowers, but whoever they are, they're doing a great job of it.

Confused flowers

It's been warm, too warm for this region and this time of year. This weird sunny and warm weather made people happy, but also confused the nature. Here's one confused flower which definitely shouldn't be blooming at the end of October:



Neither should this one:

Worried...

Most of us see childhood as a period in our lives where we were able to be completely problem-free. I guess we usually forget tiny things that bothered us even then. This little guy spent a whole friend's b-day party sulking and looking very worried... who knows what was bothering him...

Misty tower and a legend...

One more in misty series... this time, a tower called Lotrscak. There's a view-point on top of the tower with a 360deg panorama of Zagreb.



Tower Lotrscak was built in 13th century as a part of the southern fortified wall. Fourth floor was added in 19th century. Its name has roots in latin "campana latrunculorum" - thief's bell which would ring every night before the fortified town's doors would close. For more than a century (it started in 1877), there has been a cannon on the 3rd floor, which fires at noon. There was a period of 2 years starting 1991 where the cannon didn't fire because of the war in Croatia. I'm not sure if it was operational during WWI and WWII.

Other than signifying noon, it's also a reminder of a Zagreb's legend. It is said that a cannon from Lotrscak tower fired a shot exactly at noon hitting a Turkish settlement across the river Sava during their invasion of this region (16-17th ct). The cannon ball supposedly hit a platter with a turkey which was meant for pasha (a hot shot in Turkish army). Because of this "aimed" shot, it is said that is why the Turks never conquered Zagreb. :)

Misty panorama...

Almost none of the high-rises are visible because of the fog/mist. New Zagreb (across the river) is not visible at all...

Misty, warm night...

Tonight was quite warm for this time of year (almost 15C), but the omnipresent mist reminded me of the time of year. This is a walking path (unofficially known as the lovers' lane) at the edge of the Old town, overlooking Zagreb.




Btw, the photo only looks slightly out of focus because of that mist.

Panoramic view as seen from this walking path is coming tomorrow :).

Bilingual names of streets and squares

The Old town has recently become richer for extra signs similar to those we had during Austrian-Hungarian empire rule. They're bilingual, with the top name in old Croatian, and the lower in German:

They don't make balconies like this one any more...