andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
A street that, like many in Belgrade, has been known by many names. Bulevar Oslobođenja (Boulevard of the Liberation) and then Bulevar Revolucije (Boulevard of the Revolution). In the late 1990s, the name was switched back to its earlier form. Or simply "the bulevar" The history of the street's name a pointer to Belgrade's rich … Continue reading bulevar kralja aleksandra
Months ago, I entered a streetphotography competition. I didn't win one of the prizes. I did receive a voucher to use for the excellent blurb self publishing service. Most importantly, I received feedback from the judges on each photo submitted. A humbling and important part of moving from taking snapshots to having my images taken … Continue reading faces on the street
Four weeks ago, I set off on a road trip across Europe. The night before I left, I enjoyed one of my favourite meals, mešano meso, šopska salata and a chilled local beer (or was it two?). I chose to sit at one of the tables in the street outside the ? kafana, also one … Continue reading sime markovića
Most cities now offer an open bus tour of their key sites. Often an adapted red London bus. I've taken them myself, in San Francisco, Vienna... Yet, in my opinion, the best way to see a city is often to take a ride on public transport. Only two weeks ago, on the eve of the … Continue reading a tram ride around belgradestreets
September 5, 2011 was a special day for me. The image above, park bench, was the first that I tentatively uploaded to what I had decided, ambitiously I thought then, would be a blog called belgradestreets. As the blog has developed a life of its own my feelings for this wonderful city, and its people, … Continue reading belgradestreets book…
The Belgrade metro has been a dream since the 1950s. In 1995, the station below Vukov Spomenik opened. Whilst the metro remains an aspiration, the station is very real. And very impressive. Easy to miss, there are no signs at street level to alert you to the beauty that lies below. In an earlier post, … Continue reading vukov spomenik stanica
Fear. Most of us live our lives mercifully free from fear. Every now and then maybe we meet a situation that reminds us that the world is challenging, edgy, and sometimes not what we expect. In search of the only underground railway station on belgradestreets I picked, at random, one of the many stairways down … Continue reading what lies beneath
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, famed for his reform of the Serbian language, is remembered by the work of sculptor, Đorđe Jovanović. Amusingly, as I was finalising the images for this post, I realised that I had somehow omitted to take a photo of the most prominent sculpture in the park. So, I ventured back out into … Continue reading vukov spomenik
Cara Dušana is, for the #2 tram, a little like the home straight on a race track. A good long stretch, tree-lined, without too many curves, a tram can build up a good head of steam. If only the track wasn't under repair. I admire the workers on the line this weekend, temperatures hovering around … Continue reading cara dušana
Life on belgradestreets is as much about music as it is architecture, graffiti and cafe life. Belgrade and those who live and work here know how to party. Music of every shade is alive and well in venues all over the city and further afield. These images, captured on my iPhone and published originally on … Continue reading zaz
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