Wednesday 10th September



Burial Place of the Serbian Kings

We left the camp and caught a tram into Belgrade – had a look around, and then departed by means of a lorry which two friendly Yugoslav youths obtained for us.  We then obtained a lift in a van by five farmers from Subotica – few Serbs and one Hungarian.  A bottle of schnapps was passed around again and again before we stopped by the roadside to change a wheel, and have a meal *.  The food they brought with them – bread, bacon, pork etc. – excellent!

They then took us to Topola, where the Serbian Kings are buried in an excellent Greek Orthodox Church, which contains a vast amount of mosaic.



With Farmer Friends Outside

After this we stopped at a couple of places for drinks, before finally arriving at Cuprija.  Here we went into the café-courtyard and treated to an excellent dinner – fried steak, peppers, roast pork and bread, together with numerous beers!  We were entertained by a couple of female singers together with a small band.  The songs were Serbian and very good!

We sat and drank and drank and ate nuts until about midnight, then we removed to a near-by indoor-restaurant, where we had more drinks and nuts.  At the latter place we were entertained by a very sexy Serbian singer.  She sang many stirring Serbian songs, very rapidly, mainly to one of our party, a Serbian with a typical waxed moustache, who kept buying her songs.  He must have given her over a thousand dinars during the time we were there!  We sat and ogled, and tapped our feet furiously – I felt like dancing on the table!

We then removed to a private house, where beds were ready for us.   

* When we stopped for the snack, the bottle of schnapps was passed to a passing Serbian peasant and his wife for a swig!