Srbija Hotel Belgrade

... and Danube rivers meet. There is a massive military museum housing a collection of guns, cannons and remnants of a spitfire that was shot down in the Balkans conflict. The city by night/dusk is very pretty - the old buildings that have remained/have been rebuilt were lite up colourfully and gave the city a very western feel to it.... There are a couple of buildings that show the physical damage of the balkans ...

... have only started playing in the last couple of years, so expectedly I was much better. Hell yeah. There was also Nasir from Pakistan, and for the practice session, we were giving tips, and advice. I wanted to say "well just try hit it out the park" but that would be wrong. These guys were genuinely interested in learning and playing the game, and it just made me happy. Cricket happened at the Belgrade Fortress grounds, the pitch was a road, and they had a full kit ...

... the dancers kicked their feet in patterns and stepped around to the music. A crazy accordian, melancholy violin, Jewish-sounding fiddle, Balkan horns, and a stand-up bass that was plucked repetatively as if accompanying a car chase, sped up as the songs went on. It was a jolly spectacle. In other dances, guys wore white beneath royal, red vests and princely, red hats; white, fluffy hats that made them resemble albino seal pups; brown, cone-shaped hats like ...

... not the street leading to it. Well nowhere did it actually say " belgrade fair" although google had illustrated the rough area. So I followed the shore cycle path until it looked like there was an expo type place. Now to look for the trams. Several underpasses later i spotted some tracks; fortunately there was a tram and it was the right line. The tram runs along a major road so it wasn't clear which way to go. And the tram stops were not named. So you ...

... days and hopefully get some writing done, upload pics, and wash my clothes (I reek of smoke, everyone smokes around here!! :( ) Wont be making it to Oktoberfest which is probably a good thing since it sounds rather expensive and I have been eating out a lot lately, major drain on my money. Very excited about Slovenia though...

... a local designer called Marianna who allowed me to stay in her house and fed me constantly. And washed my bike gear. Visiting every bike shop in town to find a new helmet. Everyone being extremely friendly (apart from the internet lady who has banned me from uploading photos!). Getting lost all the time. Getting soaked via a mini tsunami caused by a bus driving at high speed through a monster puddle.

The night train to Belgrade was my first time riding in a night train. I knew that I hate night buses and never sleep on them. Would the night train be the same or would I actually arrive feeling like I had gotten a full night's sleep? I decided to splurge for the sleeper since it cost the same as I would have been paying for a hostel anyway. The sleeper compartment has three beds essentially stacked on top of each ...

... of insurance. I still think it was a scam but we shelled out the 125 Euros, retrieved the passport and were on our way. Except I was prohibited from driving, as Dan forgot to add my name to the insurance. Of all the countries we visited, the Serbians are by far the worst drivers and had the worse roads (until we got into Bulgaria). On a two lane road, they would overtake in the middle, irrespective of oncoming traffic, which is slightly unnerving ...

... amongst the ambling masses, I found sanctuary in the smiles and willingness to assist this stupid American. The night was spent at a Reggae show falling madly for a Serbian beauty who couldn't get enough of this beard or my eagerness to shake my ass. They seem to be far from the war only eight years passed. The current stuggle in Kosovo seems only relevant to Kosovars and the elite. We'll see if I find out more.

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