Busy city: pedestrians and cars and stray cats moving and pushing and talking at all hours. Large Roma population. People were genuinely friendly and helpful. Huge outdoor market, a labyrinth of stalls with even elderly women selling vegetables from their gardens near the entrance or between "official" stalls, and one guy selling what appeared to be passports. Cars everywhere. Garbage burning in dumpsters on the sidewalk. Gorgeous parks. Pancakes filled with Snickers, Nutella and vanilla pudding. Cheap beer. Excellent coffee. The best burik. Women in slim designer jeans. Tito's grave: practically a solarium; a think white marble tomb in a glass house, surrounded by lush plants, built in a park decorated with statues of him. Hills. Police in combat boots. Football. Amazing bakeries. Cigarettes with warning labels in Cyrillic. Tesla exhibit. A pedestrian walkway free of cars, hosting hundreds if not thousands of people. Watching 300 at the theatre. Meeting a Texan. Petting a stray cat for ten minutes and she totally loved the attention.
Some photos. Enjoy.
3 comments:
Jeez... To think that it's been more than twenty years since I've been to my former capital... Love the photos, BTW :)
Did you go to Ada Ciganlija? That's an adventure as well. ;) I love Belgrade and I go there at the end of August every year for the last 4 years. But the best burek I had was from Subotica though. :D
No, didn't make it to Ada Ciganlija or Subotica, that'll have to wait for next time. I'd love to go back for Exit and Guča festivals, but that won't be possible this year.
And thanks Pengovsky, I really enjoyed taking photos, once I was done my interviews and had a bit of time to relax and enjoy the city.
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