Putting the cold in cold war? Military History display Kalemegdan, Belgrade
Kalemegdan park includes the old fortress/citadel overlooking the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers and was a great place all year round. Once known as Singidunum, the city was founded by the Celtic tribe of Scordisci who had defeated Thracian and Dacian tribes that previously lived at the fort and surrounds.
Around the corner from this point there was an outdoor ice skating rink, and for a girl from Australia it was amazing to see people skating outdoors, mind you the temps were below minus 10 deg C (often below minus20 and colder) for months on end, when it got to minus single figures it was practically a heat wave.
It was wandering around this park that I bought some fascinating postcards including some of the NATO bombs falling on the city in 1999. I admired the resilience, turning a negative into a positive. I also bought a packet of money dating from the hyperinflation in Yugoslavia where a 500 billion dinar note would be worth $6 in the morning and $3 by late afternoon. Prices were doubling every 16 hours.
beautiful shot, it looks extremely cold!!! Love the info too, especially in regards to the fluctuating monely value, that's a big turn around in the same day!!
It's hard to imagine what life behind the iron curtain must have been like. My sister went to Leningrad many years ago and came home with many tales... but for her it was summertime and warm so she didn't have to deal with this!! I find the shot quite scary for all the cold/cold war reasons...
Are they actual Russian tanks and an actual Nazi German 88' gun?
wow. NATO bombs, I thought Serbs were pretty shitty about all that still now and not at all positive. Thats the British opinion, but then we think/know that most peoples dislike us.
wow. NATO bombs, I thought Serbs were pretty shitty about all that still now and not at all positive. Thats the British opinion, but then we think/know that most peoples dislike us.