After our visit at Monastery Gradac, we made the drive to our final destination for the evening, and this time it wasn't to a hotel, but Monastery Studenica which had guest housing - what a treat! Here we are at dinner in the refectory.
Fr. Djokan treated us to some monastery wine - yum!
Shelly's and my room:
The view from our balcony on Friday morning:
The front of the guest housing:
The church:
Again, we couldn't take pictures inside, but here's a view through the door:
But I was willing to risk getting caught for this photo - St. Anna and Mary. You can see the name inscribed to the right of her head:
After departing from Studenica, we drove to Monastery Zica, built in the early 13th c., and the location of the crowning of almost all Serbian kings.
We then went to lunch at another scenic restaurant along the Ibar River. Check out these Serbian burgers Fr. Wright and Fr. Clayton had for lunch - definitely more burger than bun!
After lunch we stopped at Monastery Ljubostinja, a female monastery dating 15th c., and important for its monuments in the Morava school. Unfortunately we couldn't take pics even on the grounds, but here's one of the church from afar.
And a picture next to these lilies before we knew we weren't allowed.
The nuns at this monastery also make wine, so for the equivalent of about $7, I've brought home a bottle of red to share with Rick, Ed, and Shelley when we get together for dinner on the Close to talk about our summers abroad...
Next we stopped at a newer monastery, but vespers had already started. We were able to walk around the grounds at least. Here we are waiting outside the gate:
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