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Serbian coffee. Greek coffee. Bosnian coffee. Turkish coffee.

Before Yugoslavia fell apart and the situation in the Balkans worsened, the coffee was called “Turkish coffee.”

On a side note, like in Italy, there is a way to order a cup in Serbia if you want to pretend you’re a local: “Oj majstore, daj dve Turske, molim te”. Or even better, “Dve Turske, molim te” if you order before being asked.

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A Portrait of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.

A digital, 3D image of Tenochtitlan, ancient, Aztec metropole.Image by Thomas Kole.

Thomas Kole, a technical artist, dedicated his leisure time to creating a 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.

Utilizing Linux, Blender, GIMP, and Darktable, along with his artistic abilities, he was able to produce an astonishingly accurate depiction of the former Aztec capital, now known as Mexico City.… Read More. “A Portrait of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.”