Thursday, September 2, 2010

The airborne tower

This is Nebojša's Tower (NEH-boy-sha), located just below the Kalemegan Fortress's walls. It dates from around 1460. "Nebojša," which is also a popular boy's name, means 'not afraid of anything.' Legend says when, after a long battle in 1521, the Turks finally seized nearly all of the Belgrade Fortress, the tower rose into the air so that it could never be captured.


SAINT'S DAY BREADS

 Winter is the season when most Orthodox Serbs celebrate their  SLAVA  or patron saint's day.  The photo above shows several kinds of a ...