Posted
October 21, 2016
That
sounds relatively normal sad-and-solemn occasion, a day to remember soldiers who
died in wartime – but it is not normal-sad, it's tragic-and-terrible sad, because the
victims were so numerous. Also, most of the victims were not armed, trained soldiers, but instead ordinary people
with no way to defend themselves. During WWII there were many, many
Serbian civilians murdered, many expelled out of their homes and
homeland, many forcibly converted to Catholicism. It is called the
Serbian Genocide, and it was carried out by a particular regime leading the Independent State of Croatia, by Albanians who collaborated with
the Nazis, and by the Nazis themselves.
So...what
is Serbia known for that isn't tragic-and-terrible?
Great things in Serbia
Raspberries!
Apparently
Serbia is #1 in growing raspberries – they grow almost one third of
the entire world's supply!
Natural
beauty!
Devil's
Town is actually a natural spring located among some rock formations:
Uvac
is a lake with “meanders” – which are figure-S-like shapes:
Krupajsko
Vrelo, Lisene, and Tupavica are gorgeous waterfalls. Like other
nearby European countries, Serbia is known for karst landscapes,
which typically have amazing caves, pools, and waterfalls:
By
the way, Tupavica is gorgeous even when it is frozen over:
Nikola
Tesla was a Serb (although he was from Croatia); he moved to the
United States at age 28 and began working for Thomas Edison. Then he
decided to start his own laboratory, where he developed many
electrical devices.
Also
on this date:
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The main goal is to bring the goods of the highest quality to the customer. Serbian raspberries
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