The Israels go places

This past Thursday we had some new company friends in town hanging out and spending some time with us. I managed to tag along on a trip to the Fortress and the Walking Street and got fed in the process. So food, friends, and a fortress...the makings of an excellent day. Some of you may remember my Fortress trip with the Israels a few weeks back, the Fortress is one of the main tourist attractions so it isn't unusual to take a trip whenever anyone cool comes to town. I also have to thank my Bestie Connor for posing in "fortress like" poses in order to emphasize the importance of our location.

This is Connor in front of the "cool gate" or the one that looks most fortressy.

The best part of this photo is Connor's face, although the church steeple is equally nice.       

This is an icon from the outside of the church. Inside the chandeliers are made of spent bullet shells and various weapons. You aren't allowed to take photos inside, otherwise you suffer the wrath of the angry lady that guards the door. I know this because our new friend was almost a victim.

This is the view from one of the taller towers. It was hazy that day but you can see in the distance where the Sava and Dunav rivers converge, which is why the fortress and Belgrade itself were/are such a strategic location.

The fortress even has Roman ruins on site and within its walls.

It also has this bizarre rock cutting of a man with a supersized ear.

It wouldn't be Serbia if there weren't some risk of death.

This, according to Connor, is a replica of the old fortress dedicated to something something for someone and something. His Cyrillic was a bit useless in this instance.

After the fortress and lunch on the walking street, we saw those crazy costumed characters and then we went to the Steven's house for a wonderful lasagna lovingly created by Jen. Who is a super cook that likes to experiment with new recipes on her guests. I can't imagine any of them would complain.