Welcome to Serbia (formerly a part of Yugoglavia!  Dorian heads for our bus tour.

Restroom stop here - we could only use Serbian dinar

Belgrade has many bombed buildings, caused by NATO bombing during Kosovo War in 1999

Some are restored by painting scenes on the outside walls

The House of Flowers (Tito Memorial) is mausoleum

Burial casket of Josip Broz Tito

Leader of Yugoslavia at end of WWII until his death in 1980

Tito bolstered Yugoslavia's prosperity by forming Organization of Non-Aligned Countries in Cold War

Collection of batons given to him and those he collected

Second from right - hosting a dinner with other world leaders

Entertaining Liz Taylor and Richard Burton with his wife

One of the precious pieces from his silver collection

The Rolls Royce given to him by Queen Elizabeth

Temple of Saint Sava is largest Orthodox church in Europe

School children on tour hearing about painting from nun

Unfinished altar that will be completed "some day"

Unfinished dome - staging  in the sanctuary area

Eclectic architecture throughout the temple

Workman arranging the molded blocks - red marble columns

Belgrade has 5,500 streets, 16 plazas, 32 squares!

City Assembly of Belgrade (Old Palace) in city of 1.6M

Formerly a Masonic Temple at entrance to Fortress Kalemagdan Park overlooking Sava and Danube rivers

Military cannons at the fortress once occupied by Turks

Fortress was restored as stronghold by the Austrians (1717)