Belgrade

Saturday 30 July 2005

We got off the bus exhausted but determined to see Belgrade. No workable ATMs. Sandy walked to a bank which refused to cash travellers cheques. Once again we had to cash US dollars. We took in the Military Museum where they brag about the prowess of the Serbian soldier from pre-medieval times to today. No mention of Serbian massacres and rape of Bosnian muslims but there is on display a small piece of a US Stealth jet alledgedly shot down during the 1999 bombings of Belgrade. We also had a tour of the city. A phone call to Tertia to get her to e-mail our friend in Bucharest was necessary as all Internet Cafes in Belgrade were down. We had a good trip in a sleeper - only occupants - to Bucharest. 14 hours. Belgrade was very run down. Sandy took two photographs of bombed out buildings. Many Serbs will never forgive the West for the bombings and consequently English speakers are given short shrift.

Bombed Buildings