despite a cold snap this last couple of days, spring is well and truly here on belgradestreets here are a few images of spring appearing in kalemegdan more coming soon thank you for visiting belgradestreets
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tašmajdan unseen
This is my third set of images, captured this weekend in Tašmajdan Park. Perhaps not the most conventional views. There are plenty of those I feel? These images capture a side of belgradestreets that will one day disappear. It may not be the most attractive, yet the street art tells its own visceral, powerful, moving … Continue reading tašmajdan unseen
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1999
This post is in memory of those that died at this site in 1999. To others who died at that time. To all those who lose their lives when relationships break down, humanity is lost, and the gun, the bomb, the missile are all that remain. It is not a value judgement on who was … Continue reading 1999
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crkva svetog marka
This weekend, I walked up Resavska towards Tašmajdan intent on capturing a set of images for this week's main post. Walking up Resavska, the church of St Mark, Crkva Svetog Marka, dominates the scene with its striking red and cream coloured brickwork. On arriving at Tašmajdan, I was struck by the contrasts on offer. Approaching … Continue reading crkva svetog marka
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kalemegdan revisited
this weekend the temperature climbed into the mid twenties...yet only a few weeks ago the Danube and Sava were frozen, government offices closed... and the minute the sun shone warm on the people came, the umbrellas and tables re-colonised the streets, games of chess commenced, the cycle of life began again another short post to … Continue reading kalemegdan revisited
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statues of nemanjina
it always pays to walk with your head held high on belgradestreets the rooflines are crowded with a chaotic mix of architectural styles, statues and scupltures these images are just a selection from a short walk this weekend along nemanjina in the heart of belgradestreets
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Ада Циганлија
only a few weeks ago the temperature fell to -24C, the Danube and Sava froze solid... today, Spring arrived on belgradestreets as the temperature flipped to 25C... Serbia no longer has a coastline, but it does have Ада Циганлија... an oasis in Summer, a place this weekend full of laughter, smiles, sunshine and hope that … Continue reading Ада Циганлија
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dva
my journey to work each day takes in some of the best of belgradestreets... i remember when i first moved to Sydney I was advised to take the public ferry from Circular Quay to Manly to get the best views of the Harbour for a fraction of the price of the tourist trips... well, when … Continue reading dva
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thoughts on snow…
as a child growing up in the north of England, I remember gazing through the window with wonder at the snow as it fell and covered the earth remember the joy of holding my mother's hand as we walked through the snow...no fear for the future...just the joy of the now then years of no … Continue reading thoughts on snow…
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365 days on belgradestreets
I have a few posts in the can waiting to be polished... for now, i just want to share this image, grabbed through the window of an Alitalia Boeing 737 at almost exactly the same time as I post this, 365 days ago as my flight approached Belgrade... one of the few images I have … Continue reading 365 days on belgradestreets
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