Images from Serbia 2003Cecile and I met Klaus and Zorana in Serbia for New Years 2003. In the course of the week, we saw the highlights of Novi Sad (where Zorana's family is from), Belgrade and Zrenjanin. Compared to the year before, basic services in Serbia, like power, water, communications and banking had really improved. I didn't have time to do any serious research, but the economy "felt" closer to Hungary's than Russia's, which is pretty good progress in a year. There is still evidence of political problems stemming from a strong black economy (rumours of a powerful mafia presence, and of course, the assassination this year of the Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.) But the situation overall is definitely getting better. It was a fun week and I'm looking forward to going back again. |
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Skyline over Belgrade. |
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We crossed Belgrade several times, finding places to eat and seeing the sights. It's a beautiful Western city, but there is still some bomb damage from the NATO attacks of 1999, notably the Ministry of Defence building and the Chinese Embassy (which the Americans claim to have hit by accident). |
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Walking around one of the shopping squares. |
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Klaus and Zorana in a restaurant in Belgrade. |
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Klaus, Zorana, Cecilie and Peter. |
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Shot down the cobbled street of the historical district in Belgrade. There were some good traditional restaurants down this road. |
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Cecilie in Belgrade. |
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Lights shining on the Danube from a Belgrade overlook. |
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Zorana and Cecilie at Ljubomir, Zorana's father's place in Novi Sad. |
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Klaus, Tanya (Zorana's sister-in-law), Zorana, and Milana, Tanya's daughter. This was taken at Milan, Zorana's brother's place in Zrenjanin. |