Serbian monasteries (from BraveJ)

Serb Orthodox monasteries are found throughout the Croatia, Canada, United States, Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. This foundation of monasteries followed the forming of the first semi-independent Serbian states (under Byzantine rule) starting in the 10th century. The first monasteries were built in the Raška region, in the Southwestern Serbia, then Kosovo and finally in Central Serbia. Fleeing the Turkish tyranny, the majority of Serbs migrated to the North. Shortly thereafter, the first monasteries on the Fruška Gora Mountain were established.

On the postcard you can see those monasteries: Ravanica, Stara Pavlica, Studenica, Bukovo and Patriarchate of Peć. Patriarchate of Peć (the last picutre) is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site list. That monastery is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs.



Those two stamps are some of many stamps with sport theme from my friend Ana. Everytime she suprise me with different sportsman. I've already got from her: Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović, Novak Đoković, Janko Tipsarević, Nenad Zimonjić, Milorad Čavić and Serbian men's national waterpolo team. Thank you Ana!

Janko Tipsarević (Serbian: Јанко Типсаревић; born on 22 June 1984 in Belgrade) is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008. In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently the No. 46 ranked player on ATP singles rankings, and is the third highest ranked male Serbian tennis player, after Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki.

Jelena Janković (Serbian: Јелена Јанковић, born February 28, 1985) is a former World No. 1 Serbian professional tennis player. Janković has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she became the first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam Title when she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.