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This post is rubbish. It is also in stark contrast to my last few colourful posts. But with no apology. For the images in this post bring good news. Prompted by an exhibition in the centre of the city last weekend focused on the need to recycle our rubbish. Anyone familiar with belgradestreets will also … Continue reading cleaning up the streets
Belgrade has earned its reputation as one of the party capitals of Europe. The EXIT festival, floating night clubs, dancing until dawn. Not only the very young know how to party on belgradestreets. This weekend there were various fairs, festivals, parties and other organised events filling the streets. For me this set of impromptu images, … Continue reading no jacket required
I know, it will be 33C again this week, but hey I'm sorry, nature considers the fall is here. Kalemegdan is one of my most loved parts of belgradestreets. Not a street, but the heart, lungs of this city? So, here are some images of the shift to the fall, however reluctant mother nature may … Continue reading fall in kalemegdan
Summer left, the rain poured down, autumn loomed. And err....then summer exploded back onto belgradestreets. Where else does the temperature bounce around between 11C and 33C in the space of a few days. Anyone remember the Danube freezing when we hit -25C and then only four weeks later it was t-shirts on for 24C? Where … Continue reading manjež defies the fall
September 2012, marked one year of belgradestreets. This post is a thank you to those good people at Komshe who have recently published my book, belgradestreets, which features images taken from this blog. I would particularly like to thank Branko Andrić, the Managing Director of Komshe d.o.o. for backing the idea, and taking the book … Continue reading sometimes dreams come true
Building on two previous posts, "faces on the street" and "summer's almost gone". Each image spoke to me about transition. From summer to autumn. From youth to old age. From ancient to modern. From happiness to anguish. Life, in all its complexity. On belgradestreets.
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
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
Kralja Petra is one of the most famous of belgradestreets. Running up from the Orthodox Cathedral, cutting across Knez Mihaila and then on down the hill into Dorćol. A street whose cobbled surface retains memories of times gone by. Full of shops, exclusive and otherwise. Restaurant, cafes and bars. The ? kafana sits across from … Continue reading kralja petra
The warmth and generosity of the blogging community is a constant source of delight, wonder and inspiration. One sign of this is the custom to nominate fellow bloggers for a variety of awards. A way to recognise the contributions made by others, spread the word and build a real community. Way back in March (yes … Continue reading sunshine blog award
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