Well, I've been trying to do another podcast...but, I'm having trouble uploading it.  So, I give up for now.  Today is Sunday and we had a tour of the city.  Belgrade has 53 parks, and according to our guide, is the "greenest" capital in Europe. 



We started the tour by going to Zemen, a suburb of Belgrade.  Zemen used to be a part of Hungary. There are lovely cobblestone streets.  There is the smell of burning coal in the air.  People use coal-fired stoves to heat their homes.  This smell is not unfamiliar to me.  Growing up, my family raised tobacco.  In the winter, we had to "strip tobacco" which is basically removing the leaves from the tobacco stalk.  We worked in the barn and burned coal in the stove to keep warm.  Who would have thought that 20 years later, I would be traveling through Europe?  I didn't like working in tobacco at the time, but it did instill a work ethic in me that has helped me be successful in life.   





On our way to the next stop, we drove past some buildings that were bombed during the 1999 NATO attack.


We also drove over a bridge.  Under and around the bridge are people who live in a shantytown.  They are called Roma.



Our next stop was the Museum of Tito.  He was the communist dictator of Yugoslavia for many years. 



His crypt is in the museum along with displays of items he received as gifts from all over the world.  The most interesting one to me was a witch doctor costume from Bulgaria.



We got back in the van and stopped at the Sava Cathredral (white one on the right).  It is not finished yet, and was started way back in 1905.  Every time there was a war, there was a pause in the contruction.  Next to this Cathredral (on the left)  is a smaller one that is completed. 



Here is the inside of the smaller Cathedral.



Our next stop was the Belgrade Fortress.  Here is the view from the Fortress: