Serbia
Amidst the Corona pandemic my son Levi and I traveled to Serbia for his first overseas adventure. The plane there was nearly empty, perhaps 10 other people on board, so we received first class treatment from the flight crew and had lots of room to spread out. Upon arrival in Serbia, we were greeted by the apartment we rented owners son, who kindly drove us to the apartment. We spent day one exploring Kalemagdan Fortress, a place with amazing history, first constructed during Celtic times, it has seen many battles, lost countless lives, been destroyed and rebuilt many times over. Atila the Hun was here in 442 AD, that is over 1500 years before we walked in his footsteps. What we see in the “White City” today was primarily built during the Ottoman/ Austro-Hungarian era. It is no surprise there are said to be spirits hanging around this fortress. Belgrade became the capital of Serbia during the mid-19th century, and that of socialist Yugoslavia at the end of WW