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Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade March 26th 2006

Last day in Belgrade. Spent most of it planning for the rest of the trip. Ivan made breakfast and lunch. We then took a cab to the train station and I was off to Thessaloniki! :) The train wasn't too bad, except there was a lot of cigarette smoke carrying over from other people in the train car I was in. However, most of them were gone by the time I got to sleep (they got off at stops along the way in Serbia). And actually, for most of the night it was just me and the attendant in the whole car (the room I was in, with six couchettes, was obviously empty... once again... all to myself... which, I would actually prefer it to be full... but wouldn't want, for instance, just one other person ... read more
Ivan and the Train
Part of the Belgrade Train Station
On to Greece :)

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade March 24th 2006

Woke up this morning feeling better. I'll probably be about 85% when I leave tomorrow. This morning, Ivan cooked breakfast. We then listened to music, talked, etc. I also read some more about Irish history... which is getting more interesting the more I read about it. Later on, Bobana came over to Ivan's apartment. Ivan cooked dinner (pancakes... but not the American kind... this were kind of like crepes except folded in squares and triangles... some with chocolate cream and others with meat, cheese, and sour cream). We talked and ate for about three hours. It was good to catch-up with Bobana (both last night and tonight). Ivan and I also talked today about politics, his work, Serbia, and news. Lots is happening here... there is some flooding and some landslides in Valjevo from melting snow ... read more

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade March 23rd 2006

Day 6: Ivan and I went to the birthday party of Nikola (the 2nd birthday party I've gone to here). Before getting there, we found a transformer for my camera's adapter/charger and then we got a bite to eat at a little restaurant in a student area. The birthday party was at some girls' house that Ivan had lived with when he was in college. We had snacks, talked and then went to a popular cafe/club. The air was thick with smoke, the club was very crowded and loud, and I was coming down with a cold, so I went back to the girls's apartment early (but, before that, I had another glass of wine ;). Ivan, Nikola, and I stayed at girls' apartment in Belgrade since it would be too late to go back to ... read more
Blurry Me
Duckie and Paddington
Hello WWII

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade March 21st 2006

Day 5: Stayed in the apartment most of the day. Read up on some Irish history, checked emails, posted some photos, etc. About 4 pm, Dejan and I got some burek and then I caught a bus to downtown Belgrade to meet up with Ivan (he works downtown). We then walked to Knez Mihailova (a pedestrian street and very busy on the first nice, sunny day of the year) and toured around Kalemegdan (a massive fort overlooking where the Sava and Danube rivers meet... built around the 14th century). Belgrade is definitely more modernized than when I was here last. There are ATMs everywhere (had trouble finding *one* the last time I was here), nice stores that you would see in Western malls, and so forth. Oh, and the government enforcing laws, such as that all ... read more

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade March 20th 2006

Day 3: This time I woke up at 5 am on the train. And this time, I had the whole room to myself. During the night I was awakened by the border patrol for passport checks going into Hungary, leaving Hungary, and entering Serbia. Ivan met me at the train station and we took a taxi to his apartment in Belgrade. The taxi driver knew right away that I was a foreigner and that Ivan was Serb. After saying something, he correctly guessed that I am from the U.S. He then asks if I am there for Slobodan Milosevic's funeral. Well... I knew he had died, but when I left the U.S. the decision had not been made where to bury him. At that moment, I think an expletive was my first thought. In brief, there ... read more
Day 3 - Early Morning Serbian Countryside
Valjevo
Nemenja and Natasa

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade January 18th 2006

El dia anterior por la noche habiamos llegado al Belgrado, se veia muy diferente a Budapest, las muchachas se vestian diferente, la ciudad tenia otro aspecto, y habian mas carros viejos, tambien habia mucho menos grafitti que en Budapest. Al dia siguiente habia pedido en el desayuno en hotel unos huevos con jamon, yo acostumbrado a los estandares de Mexico y Estados Unidos a ver mucho jamon en el huevo, cuando vi los mino trozos de jamon se me quitaron algo las ganas casi no comi, mi mama se acabo comiendo el huevo. Salimos del hotel, y empezo a llover, era una llovizna primero fui a ver una Mezquita, pero solo pude ver un vistazo, pues no me entendi con la mujer que resguardaba la mezquita pues no hablaba ni ingles y mucho menos español. Despues ... read more
Una de las entradas al Kalemegdan
Una de las torres
Mi hermano y los tanques

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade November 2nd 2005

2 November We had to make a quick decision in Hungary on the best way of exploring the Balkans. We have learned very quickly that it is not possible to explore East Europe if you are in a big hurry to get somewhere. While we are accustomed to taking trains throughout Western Europe, the very long and stuffy bus ride is the means of getting around without a car in the East. We even got some funny looks in Budapest when we asked about getting down to Bosnia. Maps are so deceiving--it is only a few inches on the map after all! We opted to go to Belgrade first and those "few inches" on the map became a seven hour bus ride. We actually came to enjoy this experience, however. For the entire ride the bus ... read more

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade October 4th 2005

Ok.. I will explane the picture later..but isn't it pretty crazy???? Anyways...Lloyd and I headed south of Dubruvonick through Bosnia...Yikes..just for a minute...and along the coast of Montenegro...The more southern of the the two...It was a beautiful bus ride...and we met a really nice Spanish couple who we hung out with in Bar for 5 hours while we watied for our train...the town of Bar sucked but we just chilled and hung out at the grocery store anf continued our search for "travel speakers." IE somthing we can plug into our ipods so we both can listen and what not..Lloyd and I decided to not make train reservations and because...Who does that? we're too good for that right? i mean we have rail passes we dont' need reservations...Everything was going fine and dandy...we had our own ... read more
Snoring man
Birthday party
Scyrilic

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade October 2nd 2005

Had my first positive experience with a dog here in Europe, back in Dubrovnic we were walking but from some club and it came running up to me with its tail wagging and i patted it for a long time and that s about it really. I finished another book, The Girl with a Pearl Earing. Solid book. Made me cry a little bit. Bought Angels and Demons here in Belgrade yesterday. A bit scared to start it because I know that that will mean three days of sitting inside and reading. I can't believe it is October already, next month I will be back in my homeland, crazy! Let me see, so after the island of Korcula we went to Dubrovnic. What an enchanting, incredible town. Best part about getting there was the 4 hour ... read more
Dubrovnic old town
and I thought Spanish was hard!
Train ride from hell

Europe » Serbia » West » Belgrade August 23rd 2005

I have to be fair although it’s nowhere near as fun. I am only here for one day, not very much time to shape a conclusion of the city. Moreover, it is Sunday. As with most European cities, only the minimum of shops is open. As it is midsummer, half the city is in Budva, either burning itself on an uncomfortable and dirty beach or recovering from their hangovers from the night before. It is practically the sole destination promoted in every travel agency’s front window. A few Serbs may have accidentally gone to Turkey. But they were not paying attention and missed the special week’s offer for hotel and entertainment on the Montenegrin coast. If Belgrade were any more lifeless, everyone remaining in this very ordinary metropolis would be driving around in hearses. Extremely ordinary ... read more
Worse than The Commercial
Well, Well, Well
We Did This?




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