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Category Archives: Photos Of Belgrade

Taking Children To Serbia (Yes, A Good Idea)

Awesome Canadian photographer Carey Nash traveled recently to Serbia with his wife Colleen, and his two young children (five month old and two year old). He wrote up a blog post that details just how amazingly Serbia appears to be for all the family. Here’s a short excerpt, but it’s worth reading the whole thing:

We only spent a total of 6 days in Serbia, visited three towns, and had a short stay in another while we waited for a bus but it was a trip that will always leave a great impression. One that will more than likely bring us back.

Serbia Through The Eyes Of A Swiss

A Swiss student/amateur photographer (Pink Lady) spent some very nice days in Serbia last summer. She has just put up a ton of great photos of Serbia on her blog. You should get a feel for the general atmosphere in Serbia. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Amazing photos of Serbia. Enjoy! Click on the photo to go to “Pink Lady” gallery of Serbia… And click again to see older posts/photos.

Belgrade Street Art & The Economist

The Economist is running an article entitled “Serbian street art: Belgrade’s Banksys.” From the title, it’s pretty obvious what it’s about — but the article author does not seem to understand Serbian street art or the (new) Belgrade’s history. A commenter argues, convincingly, that this is yet another poorly researched and ill-informed article from The Economist:

Errrmm… No.

Neither is “New Belgrade” classifiable as “so called”, nor is it suburban. Were the subject researched a little bit better, this would have been painfully obvious.

New Belgrade is remarkable in its design, development and short, but fascinating history.

True, its development was stagnated during the war years, and yes, there was an influx of wide spectrum of populace from around the former Yugoslavia into it, but this influx was present in every other city and community, not just New Belgrade.

As for the art… Art as art was always present, in its good and bad form, even before the wars.

So, I have to conclude with sadness, this is yet another ill researched and ill informed article trying to make something into something that it is not. The linguistic mess in the previous sentence is deliberate.

I totally agree with the comment. That said, it’s worth taking a look at the “Belgrade street artists” image gallery of The Economist. Want to know more about Belgrade street art? Visit Belgrade Stencil in English excellent website.

Oh Look, Belgrade Is A Beautiful City

Alex cooper, Canberra, Australia, celebrated the New Year in Belgrade (Serbia) and wrote: “My first impressions of Belgrade, despite the fog that had well and truly settled in so you could see no more than about 10 metres in front of you was, stunning. The old architecture and snow covered streets with their old style street lamps, like the ones you see in Harry Potter (any Harry Potter fans out there:) ) and the beautiful lights they have strung up everywhere decorating the streets.”

Want to see some pictures of Belgrade? Have a look at Beautiful Belgrade’s wall photos on Facebook. Click on the photo to go to Beautiful Belgrade’s gallery… And click again to enlarge.

Belgrade Street Style

There is no doubt about it — people in the urban centre of Belgrade dress well. In Belgrade, women of all ages, from young teens to ladies well into their 70’s, are impeccable and attractive. They look chic, and sexy. It’s also noticeable how well men and women maintain their hair in Belgrade. It comes as no surprise because swanky hair salons are in abundance – like around every street corner. Oh yes, Belgrade is not Auckland or San Francisco. Belgrade has people with unique styles. Check out Belgrade street style’s site and judge for yourself. Click on the photo to go to Belgrade street style’s photos.

Yes, In Serbia: The Most Tastefully Decorated Restaurant Restrooms

Back in May, I posted a photo of the sign outside the women’s restroom of Belgrade restaurant Zlatni Bokal, as I found it to be funny and “sexy.” Well, it looks like that another guy, called Joe, liked the beautifully decorated restroom of Serbian restaurants. Joe lived in France for many years, and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. He recently wrote a retroactive travel blog post (he went to Serbia in 2008) talking about a restroom in a karaoke bar in Novi Sad. Yes, he liked it a lot:

In my personal opinion, it was one of the most uniquely and tastefully decorated bathrooms I had ever been in.

Click on this photo of the sign outside the women’s restroom of Belgrade restaurant Zlatni Bokal to go to Joe’s post.

How Do You Say ‘Thank You Belgrade’ In Serbian?

Jan Marie Caballero is a twenty-something American woman from Oakland, California, travelling in Europe. She was originally going to visit Prague, but she ended up making a last minute change in her travel plans, and from Budapest she booked a ticket to Belgrade. Her blog post about Belgrade is titled Thank you, Belgrade (in Serbian, and in English). Oh yes, she liked so much Belgrade: “Everything here is cheap as chips and the people are great. I definitely want to come back. Had a wonderful experience here.” Click on the photo to go to Jan’s post… And click again to enlarge her amazing photo collage of Belgrade.

How Do You Say Belgrade Is Beautiful In French?

Aurélie Amiot is a French photographer and a freelance graphic designer based in Paris. She recently visited Belgrade, and put up a well worth reading (in French) and watching blog post. You should get a feel for the general atmosphere in Belgrade. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Amazing photos of Belgrade. Enjoy! Click on the photo to go to Aurélie Amiot’s gallery… And click again to enlarge.