Hotel Park Belgrade

... federal buildings looking like that, they were still standing! I don&#8217;t understand how the foundation could even hold up the destruction that took place. Bombs had obviously been dropped through the roofs of the buildings and completely annihilated everything inside. Later we learned from our hostel employee friends that the buildings had been bombed in 1999 by who else- us- the United States acting with NATO. <br><br>Belgrade was a good city to experience ...

Day 6-7<br>Sunday, July 5-6, Belgrade<br><br>Keeping in mind it was my last day here, I decided to get my shopping out of the way as soon as possible to I could plant my ass down for the Wimbledon final in the evening. My bus leaves at 10:30 at night, so I pack my **** in the morning and check out from the hostel. I can hang out here all I want though.<br><br>Since everyone else but Julia was sleeping at the time I surfaced, we decided to get some coffee and snacks, and then go buy my ...

... exactley where I didnt want it on a blank new page in my passport which might screw up things for my Russian, Mongolian and Chinesse visa but hopefully it wont fingers crossed. Anyway not really much to report. I found the hostel easily as it was just right next to the bus station and I hung out with some other travellers. Tommorow I can properly explore Belgrade it looks a pretty nice place.

... shows how disruptive bombing is to office routines. Like a forty foot hole in the front in one place and a four story vertical gash in another; its trashed. Daringly I took a photo! The centre is on a hill so some climbing is required although not past the American embassy which features some very impressive vehicle barriers. I briefly investigated the Tourist information as I need a map but it was closed til Monday. So time to take the veg out of the sun and ...

... I headed back up past the bomb damage to the "The Three Carrots". This little boozer, reasonably well hidden on Kneza Milosa, was apparently the first Irish pub in Belgrade (a fact I discovered by reading the back of one of the staffs t-shirts.) I treated myself to another Jelen and was quite pleased to find myself able to sit at a genuine bar, rather than being ordered to sit down at a table. Irish pubs are an institution in any major city and ...

... minutes left before boarding, I noticed that my train still hadn't pulled into the terminal; I could see it waiting to come in, but it just wasn't moving. It was at that moment that the police started pouring in. Now, I had noticed a large police presence throughout the day, with teams of three roaming the city. But now, a dozen or more police armed in full riot gears, plus twenty or more regular uniformed officers marched in. What now damnit? I really didn't feel like taking part ...

... Well the guy was alone and he had an automatic keyboard playing behind him...The waiter was very funny as well and looked exactly like what you would expect a guy working in a brothel to look like...Managed to get some video footage of this stop...Oh and when we saw the body size and hair density under the ladies nose, we didn't even try to have them sit on our laps... When we hit the road again, I was paying a bit more attention ...

... 00pm in the evening. The schedule here is similar to the Mediterranean in that they rest in the afternoon because of the warmth. So by 7pm the streets are full again and everyone is meeting to have dinner or go for a walk along the river. Oh did I mention the river? Just like my hometown Petaluma, it runs through the middle of town and the businesses run along it. There are several bridges that cross it, and marks one side of town from the other. We decided ...

... I have, as is typical of the Americain "mutt." It's embarassing to say, but even just a year ago I knew nothing about Serbia, nor where it was located. It was far and it has started many a war. That was the extent of my knowledge. When people asked me where my family was from, I would give my kneejerk response with neither thought sentience to what I was saying. My Grandma's Serbian Potato Soup was, as far as I was concerned, a very delicious, very american dish ...

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