It is not easy to find the right words to start this post. Seeing these photos when my son was still a toddler, so small that I was carrying him around in my arms and now he is a young man already... I know that years are passing so quickly, and although there is always something that gives the signs that our bodies are paying the bill, I don't feel old.
That is true that my knee aches when I go hiking, and my neck hurts when I sit for too much time. My migraines come and go when they want, but I could again conquer the hills and mountain peak of this beast - Zlatibor. We could do it twenty years ago, ten years ago and could do it right now. If it would be close to me... but we would need to drive 2.700 km to arrive there. Today we have to stay with these photos taken in 2008.
Visiting Zlatibor is always a blessing, there is snow during the winter... but if you ask me, summer is the perfect time to spend there a week or two. The fresh air of this mountain is much more enticing than the heat of concrete in the city. Also, spending some time in a rural area like this makes you think do we need all the things we have? After our second visit to Zlatibor we were thinking wouldn't it be great to live there and have a simpler life?
You can even meet some sheep, goats or cows by the road. We were heading toward an open-air museum, Old Village when we saw these cows. The photo was taken from the car. 😁
When we arrived at the museum, there was a board at the entrance showing the facilities of Old Village. The tickets were quite cheap, and I also bought some postcards from that place.
We had two cameras, and my husband was in charge of taking the photos. I think the difference between the good camera and the average one can be seen. Btw, that average little Canon broke exactly that summer, in Zlatibor. It fell to the pavement in one unlucky moment 🙄
I suppose that almost every village in Serbia has at least one church. This simple but pretty church is dedicated to the holy apostles Peter and Paul.
Old Village open-air museum shows us how life in this hilly and mountainous area of the Dinaric region looked like in the past. We could see this interesting style, the architecture and also the interior of the buildings. There were homes but also workshops that displayed the tools and the way the business was done.
There were several different types of roofs and all of them were very interesting. We saw stone roofs (it can be seen in one of the photos) but many more roofs were made of wood.
I think this woman and her baby liked the porch of this home, however, if you read this post it means they didn't stay there forever. She is now in the front of the screen, writing the words you read.
I entered one of the homes, yes. It was interesting to see the way how the rooms were equipped and for example, the kitchen. But the conditions were more difficult, that is sure.
My son found fun and you know how children are - they would play with everything.
You also see how small he was, but he liked to stroll around the homes and facilities of this open-air museum. When he got tired, either I or my husband would carry him in our arms. Alternately. You can recognize maybe whose turn was this :)
Although there were many interesting things to touch and the eyes of a little toddler could observe this beautiful environment, the favourite activity of my son was playing with the water.
The mountain, nature, traditions, air, food... Everything has healing effects and moreover, if you find bee hives and honey. These bee hives were just part of the museum's display, but I remember we bought honey from the local beekeepers.
I hope that the tradition of beekeeping has been preserved on this mountain to this day because that honey was great. Maybe one day I could visit Zlatibor again, although it would be difficult to carry my son in my arms. He is already a head taller than me.
Nevertheless, it was nice to remember this visit to Sirogojno Old Village and bring it to this edition of Throwback Thursday.
