Blogs from West, Serbia, Europe - page 7

Hello my fellow travellers! After another great night's sleep at Nikola's place the two of us headed out together because he had to go to work today, Alex left us yesterday so it was just the two of us. I was planning on visiting the Museum of Yugoslavian History with the House of Flowers and then just spend the rest of the day walking around the pedestrian areas of Belgrade, trying to find something nice for Lisa. I liked the museum quite a lot, especially the House of Flowers where Tito is buried. It was a calm and serene place, very beautiful. The museum was also very nice with friendly guards, good information and a great layout/planning. I ended up spending quite some hours here, enjoying the various artefacts on display. It was very interesting to ... read more

First entry...of another trip! I know, life can be like a Russian doll...let's see if I can put a trip into a trip...into another trip...so far, it looks like it's going the right way....or the Russian doll way! More about Russia...way later... Leslie and Tiffany are for the next two weeks with their grandparents in Luxembourg. And, they are having all day French classes for two weeks in a row. As they say...hey Papa, these are not holidays! Well, they know what is coming next and I told them...August may not be holidays....do you truly want to be in school non-stop from September to June...I got a smile for a reply! They know what is coming! For me, it's time to do...something I should have done 20 years ago....or so! I always dreamt of doing a ... read more

Mon 24 june 2013 Uzhitie, Western Serbia Altitude: 809m Finally left the 'Camp Danube' outside Belgrade this morning. First thing I did was to set the SatNav for Montenegro. Montenegro is a slight diversion from my planned route. I remember my friend Tomo said many years ago that Montenegro and Dubrovnic are very beautiful places to visit. So today, my friend is in America and I am heading towards Montenegro. I stopped the vehicle because the car was not performing well. I chose to stop outside a cafe. I quickly swapped the pre-fuel filter, then dropped in for a coffee. The man who served the coffee was a friendly man. We would have a conversation in different languages, He would mutter a few sentences in Serbian and I would say a few words back to him ... read more

Day 19 - Day 5 in Belgrade Fri 21/06/2013 'Sleeping with the enemy' Useful advice - don't get drunk before bedtime when camping. Woke up this morning to find 3 well fed mosquitoes inside my tent - horror. How did the mosquitoes get inside the tent? It turned that I was so drunk that I left a little opening in the tent, enough for the mosquitoes to get inside. Those mosquitoes paid the ultimate price for biting me at night. I had some more of those delicious Serbian ice cream in Belgrade and then decided to visit Serbia's second city - Novi Sad. No, not new sad, there is nothing sad about the city. Novi Sad means 'New Plantation'. It was over 1 hour drive North, but it was worth it. Today, the temperature reached a ... read more

This morning I cycled from the campsite to Belgrade, a total distance of 10 miles and it tool me just over 2 hours. I was pretty exhausted by the time I got there, just shows how unfit I have become. There is a great cycle route in the capital that runs along the Danube. Very safe with a fantastic view of the river and the capital city. The bike has made many friends as shown in the pictures. Someone in the market offered me €20 for the bicycle which I thought was very funny. The market place was full of people and stocked with all sorts of local produce, mainly fruit and vegetables, very little meat around. The people in Belgrade are friendly enough and I occasionally get a wave from other drivers. I was sitting ... read more