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... below it. People are kissing the icons, some doing what almost looks like tow touches as they bow. In the main church a minister is doing blessings. Fascinating and very different that what I have observed elsewhere.

There is also a military museum with lots of interesting tanks and WWII era artillery. They take particular pride in having shot down a US stealth bomber.

I have lunch at ...

... playing chess like they do (probably all day). Then I saw a strange monument. The Monument to France. I still have no idea what thats all about. Probably a joke on the French people's willingness to surrender. Then the Military Museum.

The military museum was fascinating, a full blown display of the evolution of weapons, but those medieval things never get my juices flowing, the good part was outside in the lawn. Tanks, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, anti tank guns, rocket ...

... to tell them I was disappointed or missed them. But, scared that they wouldn't care, I usually just stopped talking to them altogether. But, in this situation, a tough Russian would've said: "Chto ty!? Prezident S.SH.A.!? U tebya net vremya viditsya s drugom?" (What are you!? The president of the U.S.A.!? You don't have time to see a friend?) Or: What are you!? Are your fingers broken!? Can't you write an SMS? Or: What are you!? Did you forget how to ...

... right? It's all men, too, from Germany, Australia, and one who I later find out is Mexican, from Guadalajara. Like I say the G8 of international travel is now expanding to G30. I consider that proof of justice in the world. He even speaks good English. I'll feel hurt if he rebuffs my Spanish, of course, but go for it anyway, Psycholinguistics 101. It's getting harder to speak foreign languages, at least for an American, with the advent of ...

... nothıng to do wıth them. I dıd fınd one bank that was wıllıng to change them but they needed me to open an account wıth them and thıs ınvolved payıng 25 dollars. I dıdnt want to throw away money for nothıng. So all I dıd was change some of my remaınıng Euros ınto US dollars. I changed just enough for my Turkey vısa. I would but more US dollars once I got to Istanbul as my thınkıng was that ıt would be easıer there. I ...

(S) Oh thank goodness, we're back in Belgrade. My favorite European city. After spending the night at the lovely 3 star Hotel National, we meander through the streets of this Serbian capital. Holy ****, I do not like this country. Ok, that might seem a bit harsh, but let's be honest - the Serbian people are strange and not one bit friendly. They seem to think tourists are terrible, which I will admit, I do get tired of tour buses, too ...

... since I've started it last night....eheh. Thanks for the interest folks! So, I suppose next time I write an entry will be from Montenegro, what I sincerely believe is the youngest nation in the world(?)...What I know (almost) for sure is that its capital Podgorica is the smallest capital city in Europe....I wonder if it feels anything like Vientiane, definitely one of the smallest capital cities I've ever visited. Good night, and Stay Tuned.

... manner though, I ended up waiting nearly an hour beyond that before anything showed up heading my direction. And, even more typically, the train that showed up was a tiny, two-car, smoky local. The conductor tried to assure me otherwise (hey, it was headed for Belgrade, right?), but I knew it was fishy from the get-go. Having some ten additional station stops made for a less enjoyable journey, especially on top of the ripped-up upholstery and broken lights, but at least I was ...

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