"Hello" or "здраво"(11).
We are exploring the wonderful country of Serbia! The first thing we would like to share with you is the relative location of Serbia. Serbia borders Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Bosnia, which is located in the Balkan Peninsula(1).
If you are going in the winter or late fall, sweaters would be a good thing to have since the temperature usually ranges from 45 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit on a normal day. But if you go in the summer, prepare for it to be moderately warm and humid. We would recommend for you to pack short sleeve shirts, shorts, and your swimsuits(20). Also, they speak Serbian(4), so you might want to learn the basics before flying here. Serbia has a very Mediterranean climate and helps the vegetation . It also rains consistently throughout the year which helps vegetation grow such as wheat, sugar beets, and maize. Don't forget to bring your umbrellas!
Our adventure started in the capital, Belgrade(2). There at the airport, while walking towards baggage claim, we saw the world renown, number one tennis star in the world, Novak Djokovic(10). He
For dinner, we went to one of the restaurants recommended by Novak. When we got there the menu had many, great choices. Some of the choices were: balkan spagetti, sutliash, musaka, and kifle. But one dish that caught our attention was cevapcici, Serbia's national dish, which is a minced meat and is almost like sausage we eat down in the US. gave Artur some tennis tips and gave us a few restaurant recommendations.We learned that most dishes in Serbia are based off of a variety of meats(13).
After dinner, being in the capital, we attended a Red Star Belgrade soccer game, one of the best in Serbia. As we were walking torward the stadium we could here the roar of the crowd cheering for their soccer team. This was obviosly their
favorite pastime activity in Serbia(14).
Before we left Belgrade the next day, we decided to visit the Temple of Saint Sava,(17) a serbian orthodox church dedicated to Saint Sava. Saint Sava was a young boy who wanted spiritual life that he did not have so he ran away and died a monk. The temple was huge, it had multiple domes and in the middle a big dome with a cross planted on top. Serbian Orthodox is the main religion of Serbia(3). On the plane to our next city we flew over the Pannonian which is a fertile river that stretches from Belgrade to Romania(5).
Our next stop was to Kragujevac, a major city in Serbia(2). In Kragujevac we visited the monument to the executed pupils(15). This monument was built to remember the victims executed in Kragujevac during WWII(9).World War 2 effected much of Serbia, as Hitler invaded and killed many people. The monument was named after the First Grammar School kids that were killed. We were thankful to be in Kragujevac on November 11, which is the national holiday of Serbia, Armistice Day(12). This holiday is celebrated to remember the people who died in WWII. So being at the monument was even more special to witness.
After our experience at Kragujevac, we visited Marble Cave(18). The cave has at least 1260 kilometers of a canal but the country only allows a half of a kilometer to be explored. The cave is called marble cave because of its marble cliffs that have been transformed from limestone which is very rare(18).
Our next destination was Leskovac(2), a southern city home to the National Museum of Serbia (16).
At the museum we saw multiple artifacts that define Serbia's culture and its historic history.The next place we visited was Devil's Town, a rock formation that is know for being a canidate for one of the natural wonders of the world(19).
While we were their, we learned that Serbia is home to many refugees who come from Croatia and Bosnia(8). The refugees come from their countries because of the way the goverment excersizes their rights.
Serbia has low forest cover and their is a lot of people now trying to fix this problem by planting trees and making new forests which is all so known as reforestation(7). We tried to help by planting trees for a day before we left. Serbia also has a mountain range that slice right through it called the Dinaric Alps(6). This we only got to see from the plane and never witnessed it up close.
Until next time, збогом (11).
We are exploring the wonderful country of Serbia! The first thing we would like to share with you is the relative location of Serbia. Serbia borders Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Bosnia, which is located in the Balkan Peninsula(1).
If you are going in the winter or late fall, sweaters would be a good thing to have since the temperature usually ranges from 45 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit on a normal day. But if you go in the summer, prepare for it to be moderately warm and humid. We would recommend for you to pack short sleeve shirts, shorts, and your swimsuits(20). Also, they speak Serbian(4), so you might want to learn the basics before flying here. Serbia has a very Mediterranean climate and helps the vegetation . It also rains consistently throughout the year which helps vegetation grow such as wheat, sugar beets, and maize. Don't forget to bring your umbrellas!
Our adventure started in the capital, Belgrade(2). There at the airport, while walking towards baggage claim, we saw the world renown, number one tennis star in the world, Novak Djokovic(10). He
For dinner, we went to one of the restaurants recommended by Novak. When we got there the menu had many, great choices. Some of the choices were: balkan spagetti, sutliash, musaka, and kifle. But one dish that caught our attention was cevapcici, Serbia's national dish, which is a minced meat and is almost like sausage we eat down in the US. gave Artur some tennis tips and gave us a few restaurant recommendations.We learned that most dishes in Serbia are based off of a variety of meats(13).
After dinner, being in the capital, we attended a Red Star Belgrade soccer game, one of the best in Serbia. As we were walking torward the stadium we could here the roar of the crowd cheering for their soccer team. This was obviosly their
favorite pastime activity in Serbia(14).
Before we left Belgrade the next day, we decided to visit the Temple of Saint Sava,(17) a serbian orthodox church dedicated to Saint Sava. Saint Sava was a young boy who wanted spiritual life that he did not have so he ran away and died a monk. The temple was huge, it had multiple domes and in the middle a big dome with a cross planted on top. Serbian Orthodox is the main religion of Serbia(3). On the plane to our next city we flew over the Pannonian which is a fertile river that stretches from Belgrade to Romania(5).
Our next stop was to Kragujevac, a major city in Serbia(2). In Kragujevac we visited the monument to the executed pupils(15). This monument was built to remember the victims executed in Kragujevac during WWII(9).World War 2 effected much of Serbia, as Hitler invaded and killed many people. The monument was named after the First Grammar School kids that were killed. We were thankful to be in Kragujevac on November 11, which is the national holiday of Serbia, Armistice Day(12). This holiday is celebrated to remember the people who died in WWII. So being at the monument was even more special to witness.
After our experience at Kragujevac, we visited Marble Cave(18). The cave has at least 1260 kilometers of a canal but the country only allows a half of a kilometer to be explored. The cave is called marble cave because of its marble cliffs that have been transformed from limestone which is very rare(18).
Our next destination was Leskovac(2), a southern city home to the National Museum of Serbia (16).
At the museum we saw multiple artifacts that define Serbia's culture and its historic history.The next place we visited was Devil's Town, a rock formation that is know for being a canidate for one of the natural wonders of the world(19).
While we were their, we learned that Serbia is home to many refugees who come from Croatia and Bosnia(8). The refugees come from their countries because of the way the goverment excersizes their rights.
Serbia has low forest cover and their is a lot of people now trying to fix this problem by planting trees and making new forests which is all so known as reforestation(7). We tried to help by planting trees for a day before we left. Serbia also has a mountain range that slice right through it called the Dinaric Alps(6). This we only got to see from the plane and never witnessed it up close.
Until next time, збогом (11).