The Belgrade Fortress

After a departure from Novi Sad I went to Belgrade. Got on a rather packed train and met a load of scousers, wicked guys. We stopped at the station for several beers. most of them were going home but a couple were staying out for one night, Sam and Richard. I went to my hostel - Happy Hostel, really nice. got ready, headed out got something to eat …

We arrived in Belgrade on Thursday morning. The noteworthy part of our arrival was how straightforward it was. There was no paperwork to fill out, no questions at immigration, no bags to wait for, and then our driver was waiting with a sign and the car was right outside the airport. We were at our hotel within an hour of landing. It was so smooth …

... at the Kalemegdan Citadel and walked along the fortress walls a little, admiring the Sava and Danube rivers below. Evan was proud of the fortress and told us how the Serbs had been able to hold out against enemies due to its ammunition stores and access ...

... of the 90s, something that was common among all of the countries in the Balkans. We also made our way up to the fortress that overlooked the old and new city. It was a massive fortress with 360 degree views of the rivers and city. That night Dave and I ...

... .  The mince dish was very nice as was the rest of it.  For desert we went and got icecream/slushi and went back to the fortress park where we bought some old money from 1993 when they introduced crazy amounts of money to attempt to fix the ...

... few nights of the belgrade beer festival. man its good fun! basically the whole city just goes out to the fortress that is on the hill above the town and gets drunk on cheap beer. there is music and dancing and random stuff for sale, and it is totally ...

... Knez Mihailova Street, which is the main promenade and shopping area. We bypassed the shops for the time being and continued to the Belgrade Fortress. The fortress is located on a hilll over lookinng the Sava and Danube River. The view was great (which ...

... ; which I thought was actually on the other side of the river; awesome. I wander through the parks, fortress, and around the outside of the fortress zoo for a couple of hours. After reaching the top, I'm awarded with awesome views of the whole area. ...

... Dog Millionaire, it was very similar to the slums in that, but existing now. We then had some free time in town and I checked out the fortress and a couple other bits and pieces. Then we drove onto the hotel, where we drove past a couple of old bombed ...

... of wintered forest through which the Sava and Danube rivers cut lazy zigzags before converging at the foot of the fortress. It was an unexpectedly bucolic scene, and for a while I sat contently amidst it, charmed by its easy silence, and spurred by the ...

... nbsp; The next day we went to the old fortress near the river.  There were some old castle remnants and we had a beer inside the fortress while watching some guys practice parcour on the walls.  We also got whistled at for climbing on ...

... (in a straight line) from the hostel, but turned out to be round some really windy roads, which made for a nice walk.  In the fortress, I went to see the Military Museum, which for the entry price of about €1, was unbelievable value.  It ...