Motel Vetrenjaca Vrsac
Beogradski put bb. Vrsac, 26300 , Serbia and Montenegro
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Ups and downs in Belgrade and Novi Sad
... before emerging in north-west Serbia, became tumultuous like the relationship between the three nascent states. After having their pay withheld for two months, railway workers on a northerly section of the route had walked off the job on strike. The transfer to a replacement bus gave some of our companions an opportunity to frantically buy crisps and sweets with their last few Bosnian Marks.
It was around this point when we met Snake. Dressed in pale, distressed ...
Belgrade Fortress Military Museum
At the museum inside the fortress, I took some pictures of pictures, but also other stuff. I tried to capture the highlights, mostly the assassination of King Aleksandar in France in 1934, the chaos and killing around WW2 and the NATO bombing campaign of 1999.
Some US aircraft parts and other captured equipment from 1999.
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Remote Romania
... drivers had presuaded us to take the long way around. What we saw was a real insight into Romanian peasantry. The villages we passed through were years and years behind. A real highlight was a wedding procession led by a merry troup of musicians. Everybody we passed today gave us a quizzacle look. We were somewhere that not many bike tourists go. The dogs showed little interest, our fears of ...
Ivana's Home Sweet Home
... the wandering "gypo kids" amusing. As planned, we arrived for Majka's birthday and celebrated with champagne, a delicious Serbian feast and flowers.
One week later...
We're getting fat. Majka's cooking is fantastic. Thank god we are carrying around heavy backpacks for the next couple years. Oh yeah, did I mention the 2 ...
A reminder of touring..
... a fantastic ride; there's little traffic the road surface is smooth and the wind is roughly behind me. The road climbs up a bit through some woods so there is variety in the scenery too. Its ace and probably the best riding in Serbia so far.
The scene is being set for the Iron Gates; a narrow gorge which constricts the danube (and may have been a model for the "Gates of Mordor").
Then I follow thee official route onto a dyke ...


