So, on our way into Serbia this weekend we had a 2 hour wait to cross the boarder, the longest we have ever had. There were only 2 lanes, but some people thought they would by pass all of us and drive down the side of the road and make their own lane, but this policja would not have any of that, he was yelling and made them back up all the way to get back in line! We really liked this guy.
This is our front view of what was in front of us as we waited to cross the boarder. Some people ran out of gas and were pushing their cars. There were lots of people getting out of their cars and walking or talking or eating or going to the bathroom on the side of the road. It was a sight to see. We were so thankful when we finally crossed, everyone stopped at the first gas station just on the other side of the boarder to use the WC and buy treats. We had a really nice lady from Canada who was in the line with us waiting to use the WC, she was originally from Serbia, she paid for us to use the WC since we didn't have any Serbia dinars with us. She said she and her family left during the war. We have meet a lot of people who left during the war. It was a very difficult time for the people here. There are many buildings still standing in Serbia that were bombed. The history of the war is a bit confusing depending on which country you talk to, but it sounds like Serbia wanted to take over all the other countries and would not settle on the boarders that everyone else agreed on. Serbia wanted all the countries to be Serbian. It is sad because there are still many hard feelings that still exist between the people here.
Here we have 2 boarder policija going through all the luggage on the bus, this is the first time we have seen them go through luggage. At the boarder they make everyone on the buses get off and they go through each of their passports and papers. It is a very long process. I am glad we don't have to ride the bus, we have a car.
When we were in Belgrade we went to this cute restaurant and had lunch, it was decorated with really unique stuff. I thought it looked like a place my daughters and girl friends would like. The food was great. The kitchen was under the restaurant and there was a window in the floor above them, so you could look down and watch them cook. (I made sure I didn't walk over the window since I was in a dress) Don't you love these chairs?
How would you even know what this place was? This sign is in the Cyrillic alphabet, all the signs in Serbia and Bosnia are in the Cyrillic alphabet and so are their scriptures, we can't read anything in these two countries. But that doesn't stop us from traveling and we always find someone who speaks English and helps us. We always get the English speaking waiters and menus too. And when we attend Church they always have a translator for us. The people here, over all are very nice to us, but boy do they stare at us and our name tags. I guess you would say we stand out, especially Richard with his white shirt and tie and name tag, no one dresses like that here. When we go into stores someone always asked us where things are, everyone thinks we work in the stores, it is very funny to see their faces when we answer them in English.
from carrie with love
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