IMG_0732 - A long-eared squirrel in Belgrade Fortress
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IMG_0733 - On the right is the Drina river. The Sava river branches off from it in front of Veliko ratno ostrvo (island), ahead.
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IMG_0739 - Pobednik, "The Victor", symbol of Belgrade, with his falcon and sword, and no uniform as he represents many nationalities
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IMG_0740 - A Roman Castrum was strategically erected, in the 2nd century AD, on this cliff where the Sava and Danube meet.
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IMG_0741 - That original castrum and many successive fortifications were destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries.
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IMG_0743 - As a hub, with rivers in three directions, Belgrade has been fought over in 115 wars and demolished 44 times.
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IMG_0745 - TiKA (The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency) sent students to repair this Mausoleum of Damat Ali Pasha.
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IMG_0749 - Back through the Clock Gate to the military displays
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IMG_0750 - The displays between the walls include Kosovo Liberation Army weapons, and missiles (courtesy of NATO).
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IMG_0752 - More dinosaurs
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IMG_0755 - The Monument of Gratitude to France in Kalemegdan Park. "We love France as she loved us in 1914-18".
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IMG_0758 - The female figure represented the energy, leadership, courage, and faith of France in rushing to Serbia's aid.
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