So we have been in Serbia for a week now- well over jet lag and settled into our apartment. It's nice to have a place in a foreign country- we know that if we ever need to we can come here a stay as long as we want and not have to pay rent.
Everything costs about the same here as it does at home. Gas is about $2 a liter. Slice of pizza and a Sprite is a couple bucks too. A case of beer is about 15 dollars. All of the most important necessities.
There is still a lot of unemployment around, but luckily our family members of working age are now all gainfully employed with very good jobs- the first time this has been true in many years.
The city is beautiful. There is a lot of new construction and lots of visitors. Belgrade is hosting the 52nd annual Eurovision song contest. It's kind of like American Idol but with performers from 40 or 50 countries competing. Serbia won last year so that is why Belgrade is hosting. There are about 50,000 people visiting for the competition, and the final is tomorrow. There will be huge crowds downtown, probably a few hundred thousand people on the streets. It will be a lot of fun. It's a huge deal over here, and one which almost noone in the US is aware of. Big surprise.
Ana and I got remarried yesterday. It's our 15th anniversary this year and of course she is pregnant. I haven't posted in a while but we are having a boy! Nikola Ristich Hendon. We were never married in a church, and we had wanted to for a long time, so we finally did yesterday and it was a very beautiful ceremony.
We have another week to go with our vacation, time is moving fast. Soon it will be back to me managing my department and Ana managing her region. Mama is just coming in with a bunch of food, I am hungry, so it is time to eat. I will post some pics next time around and give you a taste of this place which is our home away from home.
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Someday I hope to really travel somewhere and see some stuff. Can't wait for the pictures!
I would also love to see pictures. The ones I've seen of that part of the world wouldn't be considered beautiful. So excited for the re-marriage. Didn't know you didn't do it in the church the first time around. Got pictures of that, I assume?
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