Astoria Hotel Belgrade

I have managed to smoke 22 packs of cigarettes this morning without even putting one in my mouth! More on that feat later. But first off, Belgrade is technically Beograd in the Serbian language and it means White City. I looked and I looked but about the only white I could find here is the people. Grey City would probably be more accurate since the buildings have built up a dark layer from exhaust and pollution fumes. <br><br>Whatever ...

... nd its my sn*ck *f ch*ice. S**n *ther residents *f the Three Bl*ck C*tz h*stel st*rt trickling in... * C*n*di*n ch*ir girl, *n Aussie c*uple, Serbi*n guy, Cr**ti*n girl. We h*ve * crew. I still h*vent unp*cked, sh*wered, *r even freshened up. I just c*me in st*rted sipping br*ndy like I w*s * l*ng l*st Serb.<br>Sense prev*iled s**n, *nd I sh*wered, ch*nged, *nd g*t re*dy t* step *ut f*r s*me e*ts. Th*ts when the disc*b*ll c*me *n, *nd del*yed my f**d trip by * c ...

... mind-boggling stuff. i had a met a Serbian on the train ride from Romania to Serbia and he gave me a solid 1/2 hour history lesson on his country and the surrounding ones. i love the people the people that I have met on the trains. Often my highlight. i have to tell you about my last night in Romania. I had bought my train ticket for Croatia and that left at 5:50 am. i decided to go out to a club which didnt really ...

... Strangely, it appeared to be closed. We wished we could read Serbo-Croatian, since there were very few English inscriptions, and for a flashlight, because a lot of the lights weren't on. A display about the start of the uprising contained improvised weapons, many of them just like the peasant weapons used against the Turks downstairs. Facing these across the room was a display of futuristic Nazi weapons. Continuing to displays of ...

... t be *****. However, since I had some time to kill, I decided to check out the foreign offices website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/) and see what it said about some of the countries I was planning to visit. I had got through Norway (had to be done), Macedonia and Albania before deciding to see Serbia's page. The advice was less than reassuring- they've changed it now and I didn't copy it word for word, but it was along the lines of; "Far right groups and ...

... guide book! ****. Now what? I asked the lady in the L'Occataine shop next door and she knew of the hostel and directed me to its new location. Thanks to sketchy directions in broken English and poor signage, I still couldn't find it and by now I've had my 15 kg. pack on for some time and it was pushing 30 degrees. What now? I need internet so I can check my booking confirmation and get the right address and directions. I can't find an ...

... and I prepared myself for the probability of solitude in anoth** capital. My exploration of the city that day was as frustrating as it was int**esting, the Cyrillic signage p**plexing me at ev**y turn, yet punctuating my blind wand**ings with s**endipitous discov**y. Aft** sev**al wrong turns I finally found myself in Republic Square, the focal point of Belgrade's pedestrianised city centre. As with much of the city, it seemed b**eft of ...

... through the TV channels to get to his much sought after Serbian MTV. Not realising his status, I asked whether he was also waiting for his Ghana visa to be processed. "No, I driver. My English not good" He persevered, illuminating me a little about the on-screen singer, a few tidbits about his personal life and that his popularity has been waning as of late. Then he expanded with "you know Snoop Doggy? I see him play in Novidad!" We are then ...

For this entry i will copy Tash's entry i enjoyed Belgrade and it was a beautiful city but i also have bad memories and Tash says it all. ( i will add bits and pieces) So we are here in Serbia.. beautiful day, the sun is shining.. the birds are singing.. the butterfly's are mating.. well I assume so from the way they are chasing each other.. We arrived in Serbia yesterday after traveling from Krakow the ...

... patient here and you will learn that quickly, oh wait I guess 4 things. The last thing is...how much I take for granted back in North America. All in all it was a great way to end the school semester. I learnt more about myself and more about the people I've been living with for the past 3 months. It was a great experience for me.Oh, I will get some pictures on here as soon as I am back at school.