Well Serbia has been in the news since 2000, so we weren’t sure what to expect here, in this brand new country. Just as we have found everywhere else, people are people and we like most of them.
Pirot is a town of about 50,000 with old sections and newer sections. We had no plans on really seeing much of it, since what we had read on the internet about this town was mostly wrong. We expected the hotel to be near the train station, the reason we picked it, and near 2 lakes and near a national park. Well we needed a taxi, at 11:30 at night, to get here. There is no lake here, just a swimming pool which is not close and the national park requires a car and a day to get to see. So, we figured we would rest up, since one true thing was that they have air conditioning and it works well, and we need to take some time off.
So the first day and second days we did housekeeping, you know blogging, banking, emailing, you know. Yesterday was blazing hot, so we went out and walked around after the sun set. The weather was great then, and it being Saturday, the downtown area was full of people of all ages, babies and teens and old folks and young adults, all having a great time. We walked around looking for dinner and ended up having the equivalent of fast food. We couldn’t read the menu so the one person working at this grill showed us each item, uncooked, so we could choose. We made the sounds of the animals to find out what kind of meat we were eating. It was the equivalent of Subway but with fresh meat cooked right there, then you chose the toppings. We had 2 huge sandwiches and 2 beers for $6. Serbia is cheap.
Today we planned on walking around one last time to see the museum and then plan for the next stop. We went to breakfast as we usually do. That breakfast is different from what we have become used to. We have been indulging ourselves with buffet breakfasts which include eggs and slice meats like ham and salami and other sausages and cheeses and breads and cereals. Here we choose from a menu which has been translated into “English”. We still have no idea what “salami on cream” means. And the coffee make cowboy coffee taste like gourmet. Anyway, at breakfast today the TV was on as it always is. One of the commercials, in Serbian, was for an electric plug in device to kill roaches and scare away mice. Nice commercial during breakfast.
Since we had purchased a similar device and found it did not work, I commented to Duane about it and before we knew it we were talking to the 3 men at the other table. Our plans for the day changed.
These guys are cartoonists from Belgrade, here in Pirot for a conference. So we went with them to the last day of the conference where they were drawing for the kids of town and having the kids draw for them. They are amazing.
Then they found someone to show us around the town, and he spoke a little English.
Here they post the pictures of the dead like Veliko Tarnovo 
Local pottery Since cars park on the sidewalks, these
balls are placed to stop the parking
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