8/2 Friday
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military museum is Bob’s idea of a good time, and there’s a big one at the
Fortress. We’re having another hot day, so we walk slowly down the avenue to
the fort and into the museum, which has no air conditioning. It’s a large, old
building and the exhibits are arranged in a maze of hallways through the whole
place. It starts with the city’s earliest history of Stone Age weapons and
moves through the years, one war after another. The last exhibit holds an
American pilot’s gear and bits of a Stealth fighter that was shot down during
the NATO bombings, or NATO Aggression, as it’s labeled.
Our
next goal is the Museum of Contemporary Art, a bit of a walk over a busy bridge
to a park across the river. We pass through an interesting part of the city, a
bit like lower Manhattan. The bridge is
full of traffic, but there’s a nice breeze across the water. There’s a river
walk on the other side, big trees, people biking and rollerblading, but not a
crowd at all. Along the water are the Barge bars, various derelict paddle
boats, tour cruisers, floating bunkers, made into discos and tiki bars for the
summer.
When
we find the museum, we’re stunned. It’s a modern, concrete structure, sitting
empty and closed on an unmowed, fenced-off lot. Oh well. Take this one off the
tourist maps. Perhaps it’s a recent closing. We head back to the riverwalk, and
decide to stop in one of the few bars open in the daytime, most of these bars
open at midnight. “sPLAY” is a swanky, gauzy, place with electronic music and
lounge beds. It’s a pleasant enough spot for a sparkling water break.
1 Video Included
Belgrade Military Musuem
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