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    September 29, 2017
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    A short walk...
    then dinner with friends.the ever present svinska and kajmakfollowed by some honey glazed wings and chippies - not exactly healthy

    Belgrade - just arrived

    September 29, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    "Outspoken, adventurous, proud and audacious: Belgrade is by no means a 'pretty' capital, but its gritty exuberance makes it one of the most happening cities in Europe. While it hurtles towards a brighter future, its chaotic past unfolds before your eyes: socialist blocks are squeezed between art nouveau masterpieces, and remnants of the Habsburg legacy contrast with Ottoman relics. This is where the Sava River meets the Danube, contemplative parkland nudges hectic urban sprawl, and old-world culture gives way to new-world nightlife." - Lonely PlanetRead more

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    A walk along the Reka Sava ...
    many interesting...things to see...and so, a restoran for lunch...lunch! deep fried cheese, horse salami, kupus and warm bread..Taxi anyone?

    Reka Sava

    October 2, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Sava is a 940 km long river in Southeast Europe . The river is of international significance and its valley is the main link of the Balkan peninsula with the area of Europe west of it. The area left and right of Sava is called Posavina . It includes parts of countries: Slovenia , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia .Read more

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    Flowers in full bloom at Obilicev Venac.
    Looking back to Toplica Venac from Carice MiliceFormerly a bank now to be converted to Eco residential.Olja taking a break at Kraljevica Marka.Kafana SFRJ... celebrating communist era Jugoslavia,Geozavod building - center of the Belgrade on Water project.

    Oblicev Venac

    October 3, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Obilićev Venac is without a doubt one of the old and valuable city monument areas in Belgrade. Connected to Knez Mihailova Street, Kosančićev Venac and the Belgrade Fortress, it forms essentially the only material testimony to the continuity of the city of Belgrade, from its oldest Roman times to today.

    In Ancient times the area of the street, due to the specific layout of the terrain, used the highest point as the communication route, namely the ridge that slopes gently downwards towards the Sava riverbank. Thus in later historical times the geographical location of the ridge was the main factor behind the shaping and purpose of Obilićev Venac. The street was certainly set out as far back as the Roman times, when the center of the Singidunum settlement was already located in Knez Mihailova Street. Under the onslaught of Barbarians the area of Obilićev Venac was devastated. The agony of the street's ruination continued throughout the Middle Ages and culminated in the street disappearing from the urban map of Belgrade and turning into a green field    Read more

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    Belgrade on Water- what Savamala will look like in 30 years.Wonderful mural on the Brankov Most support pier.Time for lunch, calamari with tzatziki....View of the Sava upstream...and downstream.

    Savamala

    October 3, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Savamala is located south of the Kalemegdan fortress and the neighborhood of Kosančićev Venac, and stretches along the right bank of the Sava river. Its northern section belongs to the municipality of Stari Grad (Old Town), while central and southern sections belong to the municipality of Savski Venac. The central street in the neighborhood is Karađorđeva.

    Originally, the entire western section (Terazije slopes) of today's city center was called Savamala, roughly bounded by the modern streets and squares of Terazije, King Milan's, Slavija, Nemanjina and Prince Miloš'. The entire area was known as Zapadni Vračar, but that name completely disappeared from usage, while as Savamala today is considered only a section along the Karađorđeva street.    Read more

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    The Betonski Brod project

    Betonski Brod

    October 3, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    One of only 3 surviving concrete ships worldwide.
    Concrete ship "SIP" is one of the two remaining concrete ships in Europe, made in a series of 50 copies in 1943 in Germany, under the direct order of Hitler. It was designed to transport wounded people from the Baltic Sea to Germany. Being concrete it was immune to floating mines which were magnetised and therefore attracted to metal hulls.Read more

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    Kalemegdan, lower park and view of the chapel.
    Possibly the 2nd line of defences facing the Sava.Church Ružica, in which the defenders of Belgrade received their last communion.Many defenders of Belgrade found their resting place in an ossuary located in the wall underneath the Jakšić’sView of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers from Kalemegdan.Give me the night!

    Belgade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park

    October 3, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Beogradska tvrđava, consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park (Large and Little Kalemegdan) on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Belgrade Fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and is protected by the Republic of Serbia. It is the most visited tourist attraction in Belgrade, with Skadarlija being the second. Since the admission is free, it is estimated that the total number of visitors (foreign, domestic, citizens of Belgrade) is over 2 million yearly.

    Everything you ever need to know about this magnificent fortress can be found at the link below... it''s worth the effort.

    http://www.beogradskatvrdjava.co.rs/?page_id=62…    Read more

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    Polet Bar and Restaurant... great for people watching.
    Ordering Girice and dark beer...Beer but no Girice...and so the Girice arrives...Look at those little darlings....I'm sad now! Better do it all again!!!

    Girice and Dark beer

    October 11, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    This is Polet a famous cafe/bar/eatery, from years gone by, with the academic elite and students which was closed for many years but recently re-opened and doing great business once again. Girice is smelt, like whitebait but a bit larger, fried whole in a light dusting of flour... just delicious with a dark, cold beer!Read more

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    The builxing looks pretty artistic...

    Museum of Contemporary Art

    October 21, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    A lot of excitment was generated this week with the opening of the Beograd Museum of Contemporary Art. Ths museum has been closed for 10 years and we thought we would go take a look...

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    A quick nanna nap before we arrive in Munich.
    Beer tasting...Our beer tasting tour guide.Olja and Zorica at the HofbrauhausMarianplatz at night

    Munich

    December 21, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

    The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen, meaning "by the monks". It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order, who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms. Munich was first mentioned in 1158. Catholic Munich strongly resisted the Counter-Reformation and was a political point of divergence during the resulting Thirty Years' War, but remained physically untouched despite an occupation by the Protestant Swedes.[8][citation needed] Once Bavaria was established as a sovereign kingdom in 1806, it became a major European centre of arts, architecture, culture and science.Read more

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    Train ride from Munich to Salzburg
    Leaving the Mirrabel PalaceOlja with our tour groupLooking across the river to Hohensalzburg FortressOlja making like a golden ballLangschaffe wurst....

    Salzburg

    December 22, 2017 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C

    The name Salzburg means "Salt Castle" and he name derives from the barges carrying salt on the river Salzach, which were subject to a toll in the 8th century, from which it drew it's wealth.
    Salzburg was the birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the mid‑20th century, the city was the setting for the musical play and film The Sound of Music.Read more

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    The Justizpalast Munich are two courthouses and administrative buildings... with skaters.
    St. Michael's is a Jesuit church, the largest Renaissance church north of the alps.The New Town Hall, since 1874, is a town hall at the northern part of MarienplatzBelgrade Street!!Walking Man is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing 17 metres tall and weighing 16 tonnesMy Dad is going to love this... 1952 Citroen Traction Avant

    Back in Munich

    December 23, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

    Walking Man is a 1995 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, standing 17 metres tall and weighing 16 tonnes. It is located on the Leopoldstraße in Munich

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    Party time in Beograd - NY 2018

    December 31, 2017 in Serbia ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

    New Year at the Parliament concert and... On January 1st of each year there is the Open Heart Street located on Svetogorska Street - where, traditionally, throughout the entire day, there are concerts, various artistic performances and humanitarian activities.Read more

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