Instead of reading my words about belgradestreets, I thought you might like to see and hear me talking about them... With thanks to Nikolina Milatović Popović and her team at the Diaspora Program, Radio Television of Serbia, for making this short film, which can be seen from time to time on RTS TV in Serbia … Continue reading an englishman in belgrade…
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woolloomooloo
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. In 1970, Australian educator, journalist and politician Irina Dunn created the phrase by scribbling it on two bathroom doors: one at Sydney University where she was then a student, and the other at Soren's Wine Bar in Woolloomooloo. This post is not about women, … Continue reading woolloomooloo
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Green
belgradestreets are, despite the seasonal cold, and the fall, greener than you might imagine. This gallery is my contribution to the weekly photographic challenge set by The Daily Post at wordpress.com Captured on a walk along Knez Mihailova earlier today. How green is your city? Thank you for visiting belgradestreets.
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ruzveltova
Ruzveltova speaks for itself in these images. Gritty, busy, bustling, full of life. No compromises here. No mixed messages. Direct eye contact, straight talking, in your face communication. This is belgradestreets.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
Renewal requires us all to take a step forward. Place one foot in front of the other. Don't look back. Don't regret. Don't worry about what might have been. Nothing will change unless we have the courage to move forward, to cross the street. This man, walking across the street, speaks to me about renewal. … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
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cars
First impressions can be wrong. Cars were one of the first things that left an impression in my mind on belgradestreets. All those months ago, late in the evening of 31 January 2011, when I arrived full of all the expectations, hopes and fears associated with arrival in a new and unfamiliar city. Having spent … Continue reading cars
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twisted reality
What is real, and what is illusion? Which is the real world when we look into a mirror? Is the world we sense real, or is there some other reality in that which we see reflected in the glass? And what is reality? Is it the reality that we exist in at the moment we … Continue reading twisted reality
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novo groblje
The dead are never alone on belgradestreets. These images were captured during a walk around belgradestreets this weekend. I had heard much about the "new cemetery" and decided it was time to visit. Not one cemetery but a complex of interlinked resting places. The cemetery opened in 1886 after that in Tašmajden closed and is … Continue reading novo groblje
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cincar jankova
Walking is often good for the soul, the mind, the heart. This morning I took a walk to think, to contemplate, to cleanse. As I did so, I wandered along this street. As so often on belgradestreets, the details are captivating. Thank you again for sharing this journey with me, a journey I did not … Continue reading cincar jankova
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novi graffiti
A dark post as the wind howls in the street outside, leaves blow along the empty cracked pavement, darkness fills the corners, shadows filled with menace... Yes, its halloween on belgradestreets. Not much sign of trick or treating. So, here is another set of images from my weekend wander around (novi)belgradestreets. Have a happy and … Continue reading novi graffiti
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