Art Nouveau Paradise

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016--Novi Sad to Subotica

Luck was on our side today.  There was a forecast for rain--an 80% chance!  We awoke, however, to sunny skies and were able to walk to the bus station for our trip to Subotica.  It pulled into the platform right on time and pulled out just a couple of minutes later.  During the trip, however, we got heavy rain with lightning and thunder.  We made it to Subtica 15 minutes early due, I guess, to there being so few vehicles on the road.  It was still raining slightly, so we bought our ticket for leaving on Saturday and sat in the station for a few minutes.  Eventually, it was just a light rain, so we headed off to find our apartment.

Our apartment, Subotica, Trg Cara Jovana Nenada 6, is small, but we could tell that from the photos.   Fortunately, it is a bit bigger in real life than it looks in the photos which make it look as if there is not even room for suitcases.  It's clean, neat, and functional.  We'll be fine here for three nights.

By the time we settled into the apartment, blue skies were beginning to appear.  We went out to explore Subotica which is known for its art nouveau buildings throughout the center of town.  We walked up and down the streets amazed at how large the city is and how many nice buildings exist here.

Our apartment is in a building with TWO supermarkets downstairs.  We went to one and bought some needed breakfast supplies--eggs, cheese, salami, etc., and a Jelen Beer, a Serbian brew.  Then we watched the Olympics for until time to find dinner.

After dinner, we walked around town seeing all the nice art nouveau buildings with their night lighting.  Some are even more beautiful than in the daytime.  While out, we tried Pelivan ice cream.  It's another place that makes their own ice creams with natural ingredients.  I had two scoops of coconut, and Wes had one scoop of caramel and one scoop of cinnamon.  All the flavors were great, but, unfortunately, we both agree that Peter Pan in Osijek is still the best!