Charlotte Jones, London, UK, who recently visited Belgrade, posted her top 10 list of everything she thinks you should do when you visit Belgrade. The entire piece is a good read, but the most interesting part of the article was her answer to people (still) thinking that Belgrade is a war-torn city, a place filled with oppressive buildings and a depressing vibe:
So many people were shocked when I said I was visiting Belgrade for a holiday. They seemed to be under the illusion that it would still be war-torn, and that it would be a place filled with oppressive buildings and a depressing vibe. This is not the case at all! Of course there is poverty, but there is poverty in Britain and many other, so-called advanced, western countries. There were a few domineering buildings built during the Communist era but many of the buildings were typically Austro-Hungarian in design. I think too many people forget that Serbia has a rich cultural history; this country was not formed and built solely in the Yugoslav period, it has taken centuries to compile this, albeit complicated, land, people and culture.
