http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Serbia , North , Novi Sad en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:07:13 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:07:13 +0000 We entered the world of Cyrillic bus timetables in the bid to relocate to Novi Sad capital of the autonomous region of Vojvodina. The timetables of course meant absolutely nothing and it was just a case of scrolling down until finding what Novi Sad looked like on the Cyrillic translation we had written down. In the end it was all quite straight forward we were directed from one ticket booth to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-442048.html Novi Sad 23 June 2930I met the rest of the group on the work to the train station. Our train trip was a warm but comfortable enough one on the way to Novi Sad Serbia. The border crossing was pretty painless and we were soon there.We had lovely rooms in Novi Sad. The town had a very alive feeling and lots of cafes. Our orientation work took us past the local market and over the Danube to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-426209.html Yesterday we had to leave the wonders of Budapest and head towards Novi Sad in Serbia. Susie and I were actually a little sad to be leaving Budapest in the end as we had actually discovered that we liked it quite a bit. However it was off to Novi Sad with us. Luckily our train wasn't until 110pm so we still had a bit of time to enjoy the wonders of Budapest. So in the morning we headed off down t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-409088.html Woke up way too early this mornign to the alarm going off at 720. But no rest for the weary had to get up and shower and head to the bus station for our 915 bus to Novi Sad. Got there on time after bananas and a croissant for breakfast and easily almost too easily... got on the right bus in teh right seats after no trouble makes me wonder how we're going to pay for that later...Then we arri http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-370106.html Recent archeological discoveries have offered a new perspective not only on the history of Petrovaradin but on the entire region. At the Upper Fortress the remains of an earlier Paleolithic settlement dating from 19000 to 15000 B.C. has been discovered. With this new development it has been established that there has been a continuous settlement at this site from the Paleolithic age to the pre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-353254.html The Old Serbian TrainThe train from Thessaloniki was stinking hot. The seat covers were a nice shade of brown so there was no telling how disgustingly dirty they really were. There was no air con just open windows and curtains that would flap in the wind. We had seats though. The 3 of us shared one cabin and thought we may even sleep that night. The cabin seats six so when you fold the seats dow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-315047.html Lazin Hostel is Located in the conter of Novi Sad in pedestrian zone area with all churches historian and cultural sites which testified in the best manner about national and cultural identity of Serbian and other people who lives in Vojvodina. DOWNTOWN Hostel in Novi Sad is placed in the heart of the city and pedestrian zone. In 300m. circle from the hostel there are the Novi Sad pride Danube http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-268405.html Woke up at 0715 and stayed in my couch till 0730 until the alarm went. Thereafter took a shower and got ready. I left with Vesna Vecky she went to work and I went to the bus station to go to Novi Sad.Novi Sad is the capital city of an Autonomous Province in Northern Serbia called Vojvodina. Similar to Kosovo the difference being that in Vojvodina the people are not asking for an independent sta http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-255883.html I was never supposed to go to Serbia. Of course it was on the list of things to do with just about every other place on earth. But I had been bugging my Croatian friend to hook me up with a free place to stay with one of his friends in Zagreb. He emailed me one day and said his friend is going to Serbia and I should go with her. This was a Tuesday I left on Thursday. But on Wednesday I met http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-201311.html Around June time last year I can remember telling people that I was about to go to EXIT Festival in Serbia. The typical reaction was ldquoyou are going whererdquo After telling them the line up their interest perked up a little but few people were envious. This year the reaction was completely different. They were either very jealous or they were coming too. Despite being seven years old http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-201099.html On my bus ride to Novi Sad I met a lovely girl Jelana who told me all about living in Serbia they dont make much money there but the cost of living is low so actually they are generally quite well off. We met up with her boyfriend Nemanja for a beer and a chat they really are a friendly people and very hospitible and enjoy having guests. We ended up going out for dinner then having more beers http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-184685.html So today took a day trip to the 2nd largest city in this country Novi Sad. It was further than I thought. On the bus along the way you can see the farms the lowlands....beautiful. At some point you can also see garbage dumps though..haaa Got there and it was so different from Belgrade....more laid back. However full of EXIT people.....which made it....umm....I just didnt like it with all http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-180961.html The day started great. I went to the local swimming pool with my friend Srdjan. We enjoyed some well deserved cooling off as the temperatures went passed 30 degrees C. Around 3 pm the clouds appeared out of nowhere and the rain came down for 2030 minutes. It was a perfect time to take a nap and rest for the trip to Novi Sad in the evening. A short 1 hour drive from Belgrade is a beautiful city of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Serbia/North/Novi-Sad/blog-168402.html