andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
Birčaninova runs parallel to Nemanjina in Savski Venac. Not often encountered by tourists unless they have business with one of the many Embassy buildings that line this and the surrounding streets. Like so many belgradestreets each building has something to reveal, each window, each doorway tells a story. Crumbling masonry on some walls sitting uneasily … Continue reading birčaninova
ulica rajićeva is another of those streets which run perpendicular to Knez Mihaila it encapsulates for me the atmosphere of belgradestreets as the autumn inexorably slides towards winter so the temperatures have plunged and gradually the cafes and bars are beginning to retreat indoors, although many still bravely march on with outdoor tables and heaters … Continue reading rajićeva
This week, vase čarapića, which runs parallel to Knez Mihaila and along the edge of the park in studentski trg. The area occupied by the park has variously see use as a Turkish cemetery, a market place, now a park and place to meet and greet, hail a taxi and ride a bus. I feel … Continue reading vase čarapića
I prefer the charm and chaos of old Belgrade to the order and grid like layout of New Belgrade. The hidden away side streets with their surprising range of small shops and bars to the order and neatness of the shopping centres of New Belgrade that, once inside, could be anywhere in any Western City. … Continue reading a walk through history
I love water. Rivers, lakes, seas, oceans. I have always enjoyed living close to water and have been lucky to live close to some beautiful stretches of water. The thrill of watching ocean liners pass Calshot Spit as a boy. The beauty of the River Severn serenely twisting beneath the gaze of the ancient Cathedral … Continue reading Бранков мост
This is an extra post. A quick random snapshot of another day on belgradestreets Images grabbed on my iPhone on a single day and originally posted to instagram. Simple images that capture the spirit of belgradestreets Trams. Light. People. Streets. Reflections. Life.
A busy week. A cold and wet week. The rain making belgradestreets a treacherous place for those foolish enough to venture out in stylish black shoes with smooth leather soles. Some people. I. Never seem to learn. Tеразије, I have read, was the home of ponds used by blacksmiths settled here in the 1830's by … Continue reading tеразије
A green market. One of the best worst kept secrets of belgradestreets. Visit most supermarkets and, from what I have experienced, you may be disappointed by the range and quality of fruit and vegetables on offer. Then you come to realise that you are looking in the wrong place. Or, and I am not very … Continue reading Бајлонијева пијаца
I think, and I may well be quite wrong, that this street is named after Vuk Stefanović Karadžić. If anyone out there knows better, please tell me. Anyway, assuming it is. His entry in Wikipedia states that he "was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for … Continue reading vuka karadžića
The recent and rapid change in temperature from 28C or so to around 14C has inevitably laid me low with a cold. So, whilst I sniffle and sneeze away, and generally feel sorry for myself (any readers who know me will recognize the dreaded signs of "manflu...") I thought I would set myself the task … Continue reading ten reasons to visit belgradestreets
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