Yesterday, I spent most of the day riding in a train from Sarajevo to Belgrade. By the end of the eight hour journey I had traveled through 3 countries and added 7 stamps to my passport. The train was very nice as I shared a compartment with a couple from Australia/New Zealand and a local man from Bosnia who back at the turn of the millennium represented all of Bosnia in worldwide karate competitions (very cool guy). I arrived in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, in the evening and with exception of not being able to find my hostel had an enjoyable night highlighted by a visit to the Cathedral of St. Sava. Unlike Mostar or Sarajevo, the major religious presence in the city is dominated by the Eastern Orthodox church. St. Sava is the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world.
Pictured below is the inside of another of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Today was spent exploring the city itself. Belgrade is very large and very modern city that reminds me a little bit of Vienna. For example, a picture of Republic Square in the heart of the old city.
One of the other major sites in Belgrade is the Kalemegdan fortress complex that sits on the intersection of the Sava and Danube rivers overlooking the rest of the city and surrounding areas. The whole complex is an enormous series of walls, ramparts, ditches and fortifications.
Pictured below is the inside of another of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Today was spent exploring the city itself. Belgrade is very large and very modern city that reminds me a little bit of Vienna. For example, a picture of Republic Square in the heart of the old city.
One of the other major sites in Belgrade is the Kalemegdan fortress complex that sits on the intersection of the Sava and Danube rivers overlooking the rest of the city and surrounding areas. The whole complex is an enormous series of walls, ramparts, ditches and fortifications.
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