andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
Birčaninova runs parallel to Nemanjina in Savski Venac. Not often encountered by tourists unless they have business with one of the many Embassy buildings that line this and the surrounding streets. Like so many belgradestreets each building has something to reveal, each window, each doorway tells a story. Crumbling masonry on some walls sitting uneasily … Continue reading birčaninova
ulica rajićeva is another of those streets which run perpendicular to Knez Mihaila it encapsulates for me the atmosphere of belgradestreets as the autumn inexorably slides towards winter so the temperatures have plunged and gradually the cafes and bars are beginning to retreat indoors, although many still bravely march on with outdoor tables and heaters … Continue reading rajićeva
I love water. Rivers, lakes, seas, oceans. I have always enjoyed living close to water and have been lucky to live close to some beautiful stretches of water. The thrill of watching ocean liners pass Calshot Spit as a boy. The beauty of the River Severn serenely twisting beneath the gaze of the ancient Cathedral … Continue reading Бранков мост
This is an extra post. A quick random snapshot of another day on belgradestreets Images grabbed on my iPhone on a single day and originally posted to instagram. Simple images that capture the spirit of belgradestreets Trams. Light. People. Streets. Reflections. Life.
A busy week. A cold and wet week. The rain making belgradestreets a treacherous place for those foolish enough to venture out in stylish black shoes with smooth leather soles. Some people. I. Never seem to learn. Tеразије, I have read, was the home of ponds used by blacksmiths settled here in the 1830's by … Continue reading tеразије
I think, and I may well be quite wrong, that this street is named after Vuk Stefanović Karadžić. If anyone out there knows better, please tell me. Anyway, assuming it is. His entry in Wikipedia states that he "was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for … Continue reading vuka karadžića
The recent and rapid change in temperature from 28C or so to around 14C has inevitably laid me low with a cold. So, whilst I sniffle and sneeze away, and generally feel sorry for myself (any readers who know me will recognize the dreaded signs of "manflu...") I thought I would set myself the task … Continue reading ten reasons to visit belgradestreets
Images taken on a single day. Snatched on my iPhone and posted to instagram. No thought. No planning. Just images from a day. In this case, Friday, 7 October 2011. The final day of summer. Images snatched on the way to the office. Walking to meetings. Snatched moments. Moments that will never happen again. Moments … Continue reading one day on belgradestreets
This week's images were taken on the fly with my iPhone 4. The mood took me. No plan. I visited Serbia's Republičke agencije za telekomunikacije, РАТЕЛ. An ordinary street? In Belgrade there is no such thing. Since starting this blog every street is no longer a way to a meeting, rather an opportunity, a story … Continue reading вишњићева – višnjićeva
I first encountered this place when I took my car to be repaired at a garage just across the bridge in Novi Beograd. I was fascinated by the shadowy tower looming above a decaying circular building, grimy, gritty, forgotten. Casual enquiries, along the lines of "any idea what that is...?" produced not much. A quick … Continue reading sajmište
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