Walking in Belgrade: you risk your life. May 14th

Today is our rest day in Belgrade. We woke early as usual and it felt strange not putting on Lycra. Best breakfast so far (in Romania it was sometimes just coffee), and we borrow umbrellas to slosh our way around the sights of Belgrade (wellies rather than sandals would have been preferable). All bus tours cancelled due to the weather so we get tram number 2 that does a circular tour of the city, and appears to be free because nobody asks us for any money. The fortress offers fine views but a worrying warning sign - see photo. Went to the Orthodox cathedral where the locals indulge in a lot of icon kissing. National museum closed for restoration (much to our relief!). Coffee in local cafe and we had the non-smoking part of the cafe to ourselves whilst the smoking section was packed. A great cosmopolitan city despite the weather, which has been 8 degrees at times. A hot bath and sauna later - not something we could have contemplated wanting a few days ago. Forecast looks bad for tomorrow and we are making some new plans to avoid a long day in the saddle and the risk of hypothermia, so hopefully train to Novi Sad, half the day's planned distance - Serbian train officials permitting.