Meeting new places... and new people!

Last week was an interesting one in terms of not being quiet and sitting idle. The road was calling and we went from one place to another, visiting some new and old places. The same happened the day we went to visit one friend we knew from earlier. At the same time, we met some new people too.

First, we met the friend that we knew from real life. He suggested visiting a place by a small lake, and I assure you that his idea was great. I simply loved that place! The day was still promising some rain, but in the end, it stayed dry. I could even swim there, so calm and beautiful the water was... but I didn't have a swimming suit with me.

I went down to the dock and enjoyed the greenery. While sitting there and digesting the food we had in the restaurant (which was located by the lake), a man approached me. He started a conversation, to my surprise.

Hi. Where do you come from? Oh, really? I know that area, it's nice, but I like this lake the most. I live here, close to this place and I come almost every day to swim. There is nothing better for me!

Cool.

I saw my husb and his friend laughing a bit from the terrace of the restaurant. Of course, they mocked me later about my encounter with a stranger. But, why they didn't come with me there? Who knows, maybe some stranger lady would come too to talk to them :D

This photo was taken when my interlocutor - the swimmer, entered the lake and swam away.

And I walked away too. Took a walk around this lake, called officially Small Lake. It was surrounded by trees and bushes, and the natural look is what I liked a lot. Near the lake, there were a few houses, small and simple, village style. Imagine living here... it would be great! But just for a short time, as I know I would miss some more action around.

On that walk, we also arrived at another lake which had sand beaches. There was a bar and several cane umbrellas, so in my opinion, not as interesting as the natural-looking Small Lake.

The time arrived to go to the city centre, where we would meet someone else...

In the online world, it is great when you establish some contacts, but it is very exciting when you have the opportunity to meet those people in real life too. I have spoken to @alt3r and agreed to meet in one city, we both had to travel to. She mentioned, that she would have company. I didn't really know, was she afraid of me so she needed a bodyguard?

Well, the truth is that the supposed bodyguard is also a fellow hiver, @oks2crypto. Cool, why not have a blind date with two hive users? :))

The mini hive meet-up happened in the city of Zrenjanin. It is located in the eastern part of Vojvodina, which is a province in Serbia. Passing the river Begej (well, a part of it, as it is closed at one point) we could see this stunning building, that looked like a castle. It is actually the Court of Justice of that city.

The bridge that is connecting the two parts of Zrenjanin had some nice details locked to the fence... Many cities have these spots, where couples in love put padlocks on fences. What is the real meaning of it? Do they want to lock their love? Or lock the loved one? Well, it is a ritual that symbolizes the commitment and constancy in a relationship, though we are very aware of the fact that one padlock can't guarantee the success of the same. But it's a sweet ritual anyway!

Have you ever locked a padlock to the fence of a bridge?

The city itself is not that super interesting. It has a big square with a church that grows pretty high to the sky. The main street resembles another city centre I visited recently, I think that the area had its architectural growth at the same time as other nearby cities.

The City Hall is stunning, though. I like the shape of the facade above the balcony, and those mini-towers on the corners of the building. It can be found in the same square as the church in the previous photo.

The same square, looking to the other side of the street. Here starts the main street, full of shops and restaurants, with terraces in the middle of the wide street. As you can notice, the sky was dull. Why so white and grey, dear sky?

I had to find some colours there, to compensate for that colourless sky. Red, yellow and green umbrellas in one passage! Now, everything is covered. A walk in nature and in the city, meeting old and new friends, and spotting a cool detail in a passage as someone thought life is nicer while looking at it through colours!