Rex Belgrade

... laying down and stretching out on a train. We weren’t provided blankets and pillows this time, but it’s okay because that’s why we have travel pillows and light-weight sleeping bags with us. Of course we were woken up by police at the Macedonia border twice (customs inspection and passport checks and stamps), then again at the border of Greece for the same thing. It’s annoying and sometimes intimidating but it’s all a good experience for us.

... doesn't make me any happier, its a waste of time. And when the people selling the stuff are nice, they need to make money, and get a hug from me. Julia and I were happy with the acquisitions, and were all set to say goodbye to Belgrade by nighttime. I went on to see the amazing final, hats off to A-Rod, but then Federer is the greatest player tennis has seen, and its now validated. The marathon match actually made me a bit worried at one point thinking "I'm gonna miss my ****ing bus ...

... in mildew and the whole thing needs drying out. Then the bike is checked and the tyre pressures are a bit low. The chain is lubed and the bolts checked but everything seems ok. It even rides silently and changes gear easily. Then I look for a spare camping gaz cylinder on the internet but this proves elusive. So i go into town and hope to stumble across a store. In practice there's some sort of state ...

... is Elena. Its a world showdance championships and they're the national team. They turn out to be very friendly; Dimitri has worked in germany and has excellent english. He's bringing two teams of dancers (10 in all) some of whom are his daughters. Unfortuneatly they expect to be knocked out tomorrow so will go home. The sun comes out again but the chances of my washing drying look remote. Not a very exciting day I'm afraid. I'm also thinking about stopping in ...

... any tart willing to exploit them. Besides which, I'm not a nightclub person at the best of times. I grabbed another slice of pizza from the place just outside the station and washed it down with a can of Lav that I got for 56p. Pretty much every Serb I've ever mentioned lager to has named Lav as one of their favourites, so I decided it was worth a try. It is actually pretty good, I much prefer it to Jelen (although it seems harder to find on ...

... woken up to this, because honestly, how often do you get the chance to hear 20-30 native Serbians singing loudly and exuberantly in their native language? They only sang for about 25 minutes or so; and then they departed, singing all the way. It was right about then that I noticed the heat in the train cars didn't work, and some windows were stuck open. I put on my windbreaker, tighter my hoods, and curled up into a ball on the seats for the rest of the journey; shivering all the way.

... in front of the "Alexander ...kov" church to prove that we passed in Sofia before riding to Belgrade. Easy day riding into Serbia with a hassle free border crossing. Serbia is not part of the EU so I thought that it would be a bit difficult but it took us only 10 minutes to do the whole border crossing. I thought that Sofia was a nice city but Belgrade is even nicer I think. Not easy finding an hotel in Belgrade but we finally managed ...

... was not so busy as it was Monday and not quite noon. But still lovely and full of life. One thing I love about the neighborhoods is that there are kids everywhere. Just like when I was young, the kids rule the streets, playing soccer or tennis or whatever, and the cars, well, the street is so full that they come second. One thing I have noticed is that all the taxis have no seat belts. They drive just as fast as in San Francisco but I bounce around like a ping ...

... embraced as a brother due to my ethnic background. Before I came here, I wasn't sure I even had an ethnic background. I guess that goes to show that, no matter what one's home is like, it's still home. Belgrade was by far the most Eaaaaaaastern European city I've ever been to. It reminded me out of the sprawling urban metropolis out of the Blade Runner movie, only much poorer and more run down. The buildings were sad, some were still destroyed due to the bombing ...

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