The damp night air, heavy with fumes, enveloped him, suffocating, cloying, his head spinning. Head down, he walked on, lifting one foot in front of the other. Heart pounding, he hoped he had not been seen. There had been a moment, fleeting, the one when the three guys walked past him, when he felt it … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Choose Your Adventure
shopping mall
There are shiny, bright modern shopping malls on belgradestreets. Ušće and Delta City to name but two. And then there are more intriguing malls, from a time that seems forgotten to many. Bold concrete and metal. Curves, gates, stairways, a lost world just behind Terazije. Locked gates, broken windows. Hand made goods, street food, shoe … Continue reading shopping mall
Share this:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Every piece of soap, every candle is unique. Hand made, created to stimulate the senses. An antidote to the plastic, shrink-wrapped conformity and security of the shopping malls. If you look carefully on belgradestreets you will find more than you expected. How long will belgradestreets remain unique? Will those who live, work and play here … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Share this:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
Love on belgradestreets. This shop front, on Nemanjina, beguiled me, as I searched for a response to to this week's photo challenge from the The Daily Post at WordPress. And, these words, from "Love is a stranger" by Annie Lennox of "The Eurythmics" screamed out to be included... "It's guilt edged, glamorous and sleek by … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
Share this:
skadarlija
Bohemians and writers lived here. Their spirit lives on. Restaurants now dominate the street. Today, a cold day in mid winter, few came out to play. The street is alive with the past. Alive with the hopes of the future. Poets, writers, politicians, lovers. Where are you now? Will you come back to belgradestreets?
Share this:
in the blink of an eye
How much do we miss as we walk along the streets? Eyes down on the floor. Worried about that next meeting. The stress and strain of our lives. Sometimes it just pays to open our eyes. Stop, pause, look...and wonder. This image snatched on my iPhone as I hopped off a bus at Studentski Trg … Continue reading in the blink of an eye
Share this:
cкерлићева
Sacred and profane. God and Mammon. New and old. Hope and despair. Which way will this city and its people choose?
Share this:
an englishman in belgrade 2
With thanks to RTS, this is the extended version of their short film about belgradestreets aired on TV in Serbia and on RTS Satellite over the 2012 holiday period. Original, shorter version, with Serbian commentary here. Thank you once again to RTS for their work to promote belgradestreets, and to Komshe for publishing belgradestreets. Check … Continue reading an englishman in belgrade 2
Share this:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond
Destruction. Loss. Hatred. Fear. Dare we look beyond the destruction, the loss, the hatred, the fear? If not? What?
Share this:
тиршова
I'm a man in search of inspiration. Looking for a way to keep belgradestreets fresh, alive. One way is to spread further afield, I have barely scratched the surface of Novi Beograd and countless other communities that make up this captivating city? Another would be to search for a more thematic approach, I'm toying with … Continue reading тиршова
belgradestreets 