Belgrade, Serbia. Is this real or is it tromple l'oeil?
Nicola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia. Photo from Wikipedia article on Tesla Museum.
Problems
Where is it?
How do I remember which is Serbia and which is Slovenia - and what about Slovakia?
Serbia has a b in it and the capital is Belgrade. Remember the two B's and the slogan of the Servia tourist board in 2018: Serbia is the place to be.
The major airport is at Belgrade and is called Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG IATA).
For me the top attraction in Belgrade is the Nikola Tesla museum. Nikola Tesla, forever associated with Alternating Current, AC for short. Note Nikola Tesla spelling with the letter K. The museum is in three parts, the first being a historical memorial and the second interactive to delight adults and children alike. Whilst alternating current sounds very scientific and tehnical, radio controlled cars and boats have appeal to everyone of all ages.
In Belgrade see the Frescoes museum which has reproductions of the frescoes in the monasteries.
Serbia has five cultural monuments inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage:
1 Stari Ras, the early medieval capital
2 Sopoćani, the 13th century monastery, near Novi Paxar,
3 Studenica monastery, near Kraljevo; a stupenous complex 12th century containing two white marble churches; also near Kraljevo see žiča, fonded round 1207 and painted red, as a symbol of the blood of martyrs of the early Christan church.
and finally the endangered
5 Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (the monasteries of
Visoki Dečani,
Our Lady of Ljeviš,
Gračanica and
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć).
Going west, in the Podrinje region is the town of Prijepolije, from which you cn visit or see has the ruined hilltop medieval town of mileševac
and the Monastery Mileševa.
1 Stari Ras, the early medieval capital
2 Sopoćani, the 13th century monastery, near Novi Paxar,
3 Studenica monastery, near Kraljevo; a stupenous complex 12th century containing two white marble churches; also near Kraljevo see žiča, fonded round 1207 and painted red, as a symbol of the blood of martyrs of the early Christan church.
Studenica Monastery.
4 Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana; a Roman complex
medieval tombstones Stećci;and finally the endangered
5 Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (the monasteries of
Visoki Dečani,
Our Lady of Ljeviš,
Gračanica and
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć).
Going west, in the Podrinje region is the town of Prijepolije, from which you cn visit or see has the ruined hilltop medieval town of mileševac
and the Monastery Mileševa.
LITERATURE
There are two literary monuments on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme: the 12th-century Miroslav Gospel, and scientist
Nikola Tesla's valuable archive.
USAThere are two literary monuments on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme: the 12th-century Miroslav Gospel, and scientist
Nikola Tesla's valuable archive.
If you can't get to Serbia to see the museum, you might be interested in the Tesla Science centre at Wardenclyffe, New York, USA.
Photo from Wikipedia article on Wardenclyffe.
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Photo from Wikipedia article on Wardenclyffe.
Now, lt's take a detialed look at how you might plan your trip to Serbia, and what to include.
Now, lt's take a detialed look at how you might plan your trip to Serbia, and what to include.
Map from Wikivoyage.
From Belgrade you could go north to Palic, a lovely lake, and, if you like city life an culture, it's known for its art nouveau architecture.
As you see from the little aeroplane symbol on the Wikivoyage map, you can fly into Belgrade (beautiful city) in the north, or the third largest city, Nis, nice, not to be missed, futher south.
the country's second airport is at Nis,
- Niš - Serbia's second international airport is in Niš - Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI IATA).
- Many airlines operate to and from the airport, especially Montenegro Airlines (Podgorica).
(The city now called Istanbul was orignally called Byzantium, (which is where the adjective Byzantian comes from, and it was named Constantopolis by him, and later became Istanbul.
Airlines into Belgrade include Air Serbis, Aeroflot, Easyjet, Wizzair and serveral more. From Belgrade you could go north to Novi Sad, Serbia's second largest city, nicknamed the Serbian Athens.
To the East is Vrsac. Remember the V. It is known for vineyards.
See my other posts on Serbia, Slovenia and Slovakia.
Language
You vi ti (like French vous and tu and English old-fashioned you and thou).
molin is please, also you're welcome or pardon if you mishear.
When joining in a toast, you make eye contact with the person offering the toast and say cheers which in Serbian is živeli.
Useful Websites
Wikipedia also mentions the captivatingly titled book on Tesla:
The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, forgotten genius of electricity (ISBN 0-7472-7588-2 : OCLC 40839685) is a book by Robert Lomas detailing the life of Nikola Tesla. Lomas covers the times of the electric engineer in the United States and the inventors' work.
USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Science_Center_at_Wardenclyffe
teslacentre.org
SERBIA
Official Tourist Board Website
serbia.travel/home
https://www.facebook.com/serbiatourism
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Serbia
Trompe l'oeil in Belgrade:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/48976714668051601/?lp=true
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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