After visiting U.S. Steel, we stopped at the Small City of Smederevo fortress.  It was built between 1428 and 1430.  It was built to keep out the Turks. 

Here is Ivan from the Balkan Trust for Democracy (on right) and our guide.



















Beautiful view of the Danube River.


After our trip, we headed back to the hotel.  A little while later, we met some folks at a restaurant for dinner. The lady sitting to my right is Lana.  Lana was a European fellow this year who traveled in the summer.  She actually came to Chattanooga during her fellowship.  She said that she expected the least of Chattanooga, and got the most out of it.  I thought that was a nice compliment to the city.  It was a nice time.  I had chicken stuffed with prunes and cheese - it may not sound good, but it was.  We talked a lot about drug problems in the U.S..  We discussed meth, and I shared with them my experiences working with people who have had their homes quarantined after a meth lab bust.  Liz Decker (front, right) joined us today.  She works for the German Marshall Fund office in Washington DC.   She had recently been to Chattanooga to interview candidates for next year's fellow.  She said that Dr. Fred O'bear is the Chairperson again and the interviews were on UTC's campus.