“Serbia in Novi Sad”

• August 11, 2020
• By Daryl
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Getting to this town was easier, than trying to find a canyon which Serbia shares with Romania. Instead, we end up in Belgrade, without our phones working, poor communication and our maps not working.  Paper map would be a great backup, but all the Tourist Information Offices have been shut down, wherever we go.

A short walk and we were in the mix of all the historical buildings of Portuguese style stone streets and narrow pathways. The center is closed to all but pedestrians, with outside patio-style setting everywhere for COVID regulations. 

We went to a fort on the other side of the Danube River. The massive stone walls are still standing. After extensive searching we found that the Catacombs were closed, so we strolled around he grounds. We found some old churches but most have there doors locked.

We went back to the old center of town and found the only Synagogue and was saddened to see this is where the Jewish people we collected and transferred to the extermination camps in 1944. 

We walked around after parking our car. The municipal buildings are great examples of the architecture. It was suggested we check out the insides of the city hall. Two men were outside and told us we could not enter. I asked why and he said that tourist are not allowed inside. I said what makes you think we are tourist? He almost cracked a smile after looking at my flip flops, camera, hat, and bag hanging off my shoulders. I don’t know what gave me away, I guess I look Dutch.

After visiting some churches and going inside one that was closed before, we crossed the courtyard and went for lunch. We even ate banana splits and waddled back to the car and drove to our hotel. I had a delicious nap.