Chillton Hostel Belgrade

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We made our way over to the Nikola Tesla Museum which was thoroughly interesting and spoke about him like some sort of deity. Unfortunately half the museum was closed for refurbishment though.

That evening we found an awesome little bar with a really good live band singing classics such as Natalie Imbruglia Torn so that was top fun.

... were kind enough to keep it civil and dry while I explored. I met the most stunning girl I had seen thus far, and what do you know, she's studying to be a lawyer. In case I haven't mentioned it before, Belgrade has NO ugly people. None. Zilch. But Irena was truly gorgeous. We had a nice long chat about anything and everything, I even made up some **** so we could just keep talking and she wouldn't have to leave. But she said she'll be back over the weekend. Great Successsss! I then ...

... about the Russian version they said they hadn't known. They invited me to join them. On this dark plaza, the first person to whom I extended my hand was a large, short-haired guy. "Bora," was his name. Instead of "Justin", the five girls and three guys of the group often called me Charlie or Jasmin. I knew I could get along well with the girls, but I was worried about being accepted by the guys. Thus, when Bora asked in a brawny voice if I drank beer, I ...

... Turkısh government. Amazıng! So he told me a bıt about hıs past posıtıon and the countrıes he worked ın. He was an ınterestıng guy. By the end of our conversatıon, he gave me hıs phone number and emaıl address and saıd ıf I went to hıs hometown that he would take me out for some tea. Fantastıc! Although I dont thınk I wıll be goıng to hıs home town. Tomorrow I am off to Istanbul. A 25 hour traın rıde awaıts. Dıno Vagabond

... many flat tires are on your car, keep driving. You'll find something else. Now - for your ethnic-baiting comments, I'll give you that the Serbian thugs who burned down the American Embassy were stupid. I think the Serbian Government should have responded like an ACTUAL government and condemned the action. Put some people in lockup over it. But they couldn't really, could they, cause they were too busy pulling their ambassadors from ...

... in all its glory, here's a video! http://www.hotelroyal.co.yu/english/vid eo_overview.html After getting over the excitement of checking into such a fine establishment, I went in search of the famous Belgrade nightlife. Unfortunatley, I found myself too exhausted from my 24 hour train journey to really put my heart into it. I ended up in the touristy (Serbian tourists, that is) pedestrian zone, which was great for people watching but not much ...

... place to stay while here, and I've also gotten a lot of good, local insights into the city and country. She and her usually absent roommate have given me a few pointers on good places to visit over the past few days as well, so that's even better. I spent most of Wednesday and Thursday looking around different parts of town, and then today out in the distant suburb of Zemun, a formerly separate municipality that has retained a distinctly Austro-Hungarian feel to it. The weather ...

... people in my van. There was Heinz and his wife Ute. Sam the german whose english isn't the best, Amanda, Kristina the Bosnian, Nicole, Katherina and I. In the other van there was Thomas, Sarah A, Jon Potter(the one who was very unlucky on this trip), Lar, Amy, Kerry and Jillian Storms. Their van was sleeping pretty much the whole way. That must have been really boring for Thomas ...