http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Serbia , West , Belgrade en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 05:47:25 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 05:47:25 +0000 ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtBelgrade SerbiaDer Kleine Prinz tied up in downtown Belgrade not far from an ancient fortress that overlooks the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. We had a stroll through the fortress from the top of which I could see what is known as ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtnew Belgrade. I would have loved to spend so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-785413.html It was a country that used to be which I came to know about from playing erasers with country flags on them. Basically each eraser has a countrys flag and name imprinted on it and the game revolves around getting ones eraser on top of opponents one thus conquering it. Thats also how I got introduced to many countries that still would sound foreign to some. Hah childhood game http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-785137.html Belgrade flat is a modern and pleasing living space with plenty of character and natural light. It consists of living room with two foldable sofa bed bedroom with two separate single beds kitchen and bathroom.You will be all alone in the apartment. I don39t live in it. There is no cleaning fee or deposit I do not charge a cleaning fee but expect the house to be left in the condition it was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-769205.html Za besplatnu povratnu kartu vam je potrebno da sakupite 10 kupona odnosno 10 putovanja na JATu. Za pet putovanja dobijate besplatnu kartu u jednom smeru. Plaate samo aerodromske takse koje se kreu 30 EUR 80 EUR u zavisnosti od destinacije.Besplatne karte u jednom smeru potpuno razoarenje. U tom sluaju morate da rezerviete dve odvojene karte a ne jednu povratnu. Jedna odvojena kar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-766444.html Web Dizajn SrbijaAko ste u potrazi za lepom destinacijom u Evropi preporuujemo vam Beograd. Zapravo neka vaa polazna taka bude prestonica Srbije. Postoji mnogo lepih mesta na kojima moete zabeleiti lepe fotografije o svom putovanju u ovom delu Evrope. ZA WEB DIZAJNERE I LJUBITELJE LEPIH FOTOGRAFIJAAko ste webmaster ili samo fotograf koji internetom putuje do eljene destinacije predl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-760402.html They say there is no rest for the wicked. It is the same for football fans. The tour leader always has an actioned packed diary of events to attend so Sunday morning saw an early start for Hajduk Beograd v FK Zemun. The second experience with the famous Zemun Dragons..... well they think they are famous anyway. Hajduk ............ Lion ........ play in the Belgrade district of the same name but http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-758879.html An England Under 21 game. A last minute away victory. Missiles from the crowd. Players fighting. A red card. Coaching staff fighting. Alleged racist chanting and abuse from the crowd towards England players. Arrest warrants issued against a number of English and Serb players and coaches. Hostile rhetoric in the press in England. My cyrillic is not up to scratch or I might find that the Serb press http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-756953.html The rain had cleared the next morning. Breakfast in the hotel was a lot busier. The weekend had almost arrived and the foreigners were beginning to surface for the big match. A hefty looking German sported his Grobari tshirt. We worried for his future out in the real world.After breakfast we went on our own military mission .... back to the Military Museum in the Belgrade Fortress. We skipped th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-756491.html As a certain former manager of a team in the North West once saidSome people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am verydisappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much much more important than thatAnd so it is with the eternal derby of Serbia. At least twice a season to the supporters of both Red Star and Partizan this fixture becomes much more important The 143rd http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-754128.html July 23rdAh the joy of cockroaches theres nothing like turning on the light and seeing them scurry away.Made my way down to the sports store where Ildiko works to say goodbye. she has been great and Im really going to miss her she has been guide translator animal sympathiser p the train isnt exactly the Ritz its grubby a couple of the seats are busted and theres a faint arom http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-750595.html As this is the second time I have written this blog after not saving it I wouldnt expect too much. Frustration aside I will begin againwe arrived in Belgrade after a beautiful train trip where we basically had the entire cart to ourselves so we were able to spread ourselves out quite comfortably. When we arrived at the train station we knew which tram we needed to catch and where to get of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-740300.html After our nighttrain in a very quaint harry potter train which involved a lot of head outside the window action we arrived in serbia where we were immediately greeted by bombed buildings and harriets lost phone turmoil. We decided to do absolutely fuck all and have an extreme lie in to help recover after harriet tramped around for a while trying to cancel her phone in a place where public phone http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/Zemun/blog-738842.html They used to hold Beer Fest in Kalemegdan until a guy fell into the zoo and got eaten by a bear. Oh and here is the Roman well a tourist fell in and died.I had been told that Serbia was quite safe these days but apparently wandering around the sprawling citadel complex of Kalemedgan in Belgrade is not for the fainthearted. If I was to believe these stories my friend Duscia was tel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-738771.html The Balkans is one of the most war torn area of Europe. It is the crossroads of empires and religions. It also has some of the best scenery in Europe as well from the mountains to the Adriatic Sea. My trip though these former Yugoslavcountries were a bit rushed. Mostly the places I stayed were 2 days at a time.MacedoniaSkopje The capital of Macedonia seems to be going though a revitalization. T http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-726677.html After writing about Vukovar I can39t think of an appropriate pun to use in the title of this entry Any ideas for this and future countrycity puns please let me know.When the Vukovar visit was over we moved on the most appropriate activity for travellers sobered by recent history a wine tasting Actually two different wine tastings scheduled for the same dayStill on the Croatian side we r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/Vranic/blog-725389.html There39s a very ancient saying going back hundreds of years oh bugger. It seems I39ve got a final in a few hours which would normally be fine but I39m crippled by a tragically fatal set of problems which have a lot to do with packing and finally leaving Europe. In the mean time I39m going to do something that needs to happen. Study for that exam Hell no Continue updating from http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-713702.html Nous redoutions un peu le trajet entre Sibiu et Belgrade. 7 heures de train pour se rendre Timisoara arrive vers 22h40. Le lendemain dpart 5h40 du matin pour une combinaison trainbus de 4 heures jusqu39 Belgrade en Serbie.a avait bien commenc un gentil Justin Bieber roumain m39a aid placer mes bagages dans le compartiment et Nellie a fait une longue sieste. Mais quan http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/Vranic/blog-710837.html After the extraordinary level of helpfulness from the guys in the management and press office of KK Crvena Zvezda in procuring the basketball derby ticket the previous night there is always one that spoils it. My mind suffers eternal flashback to the security guard waving his gun at an empty BKV Elore in Budapest. Belgrade39s Mr Unhelpful was to be found at the defunct home of FK Obilic. In http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-703506.html They like an early start in the Serbian Division 3. FK Beograd and Hajduk Beograd tend to start their home games at 10 on a Sunday. This is not unusual in Eastern Europe Viktoria Zizkhov in Prague exploited the tendency of the local population to like a drink on a Sunday morning to boost their attendances. The bar stayed was firmly shut at FK Beograd when I arrived at 9.15 and it stayed that way http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-703491.html It was the day of the Eternal Derby. There would be tension in the air. It wasnt apparent as I made my way outside after breakfast. It was just another sunny morning In Belgrade. I decided that I wouldnt stick around in the city to watch the drama unfold ..... at least for the time being. I caught the bus to Ada Cinajila the island playground in the Sava River where Belgrade goes to relax o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/West/Belgrade/blog-696128.html