andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
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
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
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
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
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
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
these four shots didn't make the cut in my original edit of images for my beton hala post on reflection, I couldn't resist posting them the doors of belgradestreets are perhaps worth a post all of their own some day these of beton hall chained and locked made me think and then there was that … Continue reading four doors of beton hala and…a cat
beton hala, the concrete hall, a former disused and run down warehouse strip running along the banks of the Sava under the gaze of Kalemegdan is poised to be a major tourist draw as belgradestreets pulls in ever more tourists destined to become a cultural and entertainment hub a short walk from the pleasures of … Continue reading beton hala
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
one of the first places that most visitors find quickly on belgradestreets is Kalemegdan, the "field in front of the fortress" perfectly placed at the end of Knez Mihailova and its designer shops, bookshops, bars and cafes commanding a dramatic view over the confluence (..or ušće, and its eponymous shopping mall) of the mighty Sava … Continue reading kalemegdan
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