Beograd was on her best behavior yesterday

The holidays have started here, the weather was

bright and clear and the customary toxic shroud

of Balkan pollutants was down to a minimum.

So I had a long outing yesterday, along with

much of the rest of the population. It was delightful.

The Serbian diet really suits me.

I know this sounds a little implausible, maybe

farfetched and sci-fi-ish, but since I've been

on a regular diet of kebabs, yogurt,

sausage and pickled eggplant, my stature

has more than doubled. As you can see by this stark

photographic evidence, I'm now a full 14 feet tall.