The last thing I needed to explore in Belgrade was the Austrian outpost of Zemun. I planned on coming yesterday but the rain was so bad I had to put it off. Today the rain was finally breaking so I could do this as my last thingWhen the Turks occupied the fortress and the old town, the Austrians built this small outpost on the other side of the Sava river, each controlling their respective sides of the river. Today it is a suburb that has been absorbed into Belgr...

This afternoon I wanted to visit some museums as they are closed Mondays after the weekend. First I went to the National Museum at Republic Square. I was told I cant go in as its under renovation but I went in anyway.Admission was 100D ($1.25) and was a waste as there was just an art display on one side of the floor and the rest of the building was closed. I was hoping to see something about the various people here thru the centuries, (Romans, Illyrians, Slavs, H...

Now that my camera was starting to behave again I decided to take a chance and visit Princess Ljubica's house. I'm not sure who she was and I kept calling it Princess Leia's house as it was easier to remember.Entrance was only 80D ($.95 cents) and was great value. The home has two floors. The ground floor follows a Turkish style with low floor seating and hanging lanterns. The upper floor is more European with armchair seating.It reminded me a lot of Svorzo's hou...

The rain was scheduled to clear out today but the skies were still grey with clouds. I was looking forward to a hot shower again but this time the water was cold. When I called the guy he said I had to turn the boiler on and wait half an hour.I waited about 15 mins as I didn't have half an hour and it was marginally better. At least the room didn't flood the luggage today which I had placed on the bed as a precaution.Today I had booked a Belgrade underground tour...

Today was my birthday and I've been progressively getting ill each night with the drop in temperatures. I'd been expecting it to be high teens to low 20s but its dropped to daytime highs of 13. I packed mostly t-shirts and was looking forward to a long hot shower as the previous hotel had very low water pressure.When I came out the bathroom the entire room had flooded and my cases on the floor were soaking up water. I put them all on the bed and fortunately my la...