Wednesday -again Belgrade.

We walked to a Christian charity helping poor Serbians and bought some souveniers and cards they sold. Having thus done some Christmas shopping we took a taxi to the Bohemian quarter and I photographed before we had a coffee/beer break. We walked to and round the excellent ethnographic museum which allowed photographs. Click on the title to see them. Lunch at a good value Serbian restaurant included a 500g mixed grill for under 9ukp, my best ever value. A walk then a taxi back to the flat. En route I stocked up on liquid refreshments for England. Spirits from under 6ukp/L is a bargain. Local wine is about a quarter of our prices too. Back at the flat we packed for the morning, 9am start and an estimated 7+ hours to a hotel in Austria. We will be driven in our hosts Volvo Chelsea tractor; luxury motoring from Serbia through Hungary. I did not need much dinner tonight.

Tuesday to Belgrade

We were up before 5am to get the train to Belgrade. It took five hours, not the scheduled four, on a misty day. But the sun came out in the afternoon and we went to Zemun to walk by the Danube. This town marked the border of Christian civilisation for five centuries. It was Hapsburg; Belgrade, Ottoman, Click title for photos.

Thursday in Belgrade

This morning the ladies were at a Bible study and I walked to the station to buy our train tickets for Timisoara, a bargain at about 18ukp each return. I then spent to morning walking by the River Sava past its confluence with the Danube and back into the city for lunch with our host and a Greek railway engineer colleague of his. Then Angela and Katy took me to The Fortress overlooking the rivers. Click title for photos. At night we took our hosts to dinner at a Serbian restaurant. All I can say is that this place would be wasted on vegetarians.

Wednesday - Belgrade.

Leaving Verona after breakfast, Joel took us to Bergamo Airport near Milan from where we flew to Rome. Half of our two hour stop over was spent traipsing fom our arrival terminal to our departure one. It felt like we were walking half way to Serbia. Our flight to Belgrade arrived early but our taxi awaited and took us to the Field's apartment six floor up with magnificent views of the city including the nearby Ortodox cathedral and a football stadium. We has a stroll out to the cathedral which is still under consrtruction inside. I dislike icons but at least they are preferable to RC mariolatry. Click title for photos.