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Belgrade

  • 26-12-2011 12:41pm
    #1
    adamski8
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    going to pop over to belgrade next week, what are the best things to do baring in mind its going to be cold and only have 2 days to explore.
    Im familiar with balkan culture and not interested in the nightlife which I hear is the main draw there. Anything strange to see?


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  • #2
    losthorizon
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    I was In Belgrade a few years ago for a football match. Its not that touristy. We went to see Titos Mausoleum which is really interesting. Theres also Belgrade Fortress (Kalemegdan Fortress) which is very impressive and overlooks the Danube and Sava Rivers. For some reasons we never made it into the national museum or Cathedral which is in the centre of town.


    It can be hard to find your way around the city as the signposts were all in cyrillic. We walked to the Red Star Stadium for the game and on the way we saw the buildings that had been bombed by NATO aircraft (non military targets - TV station). I'm not at home for christmas but when i get back I can get you the name of the street if you want to see the bomb damage.

    The Bradt book to Serbia is very good. I think I still have it if you want some restaurant reccomendations.

    Serbs are very very friendly like all the peoples of the Balkans except for those who work in hotels for some reason :p

    And dont stare at the women!


  • #3
    adamski8
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    cheers, i totally forgot they used cyrillic, luckily my gf knows it ;) id be interested in some bomb damage but i thought belgrade didnt see much action. (i went to vukovar before which i think was the most damaged town in the war but they had built the whole damn thing again so evidence was scarce!) i dont like the balkan food so ill just grab some stuff from supermarkets or something.
    sounds like there is enough to see for 1or 2 days alright but not much more. i heard the gypsie presence is annoying there and you have to watch your belongings all the time?


  • #4
    losthorizon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    adamski8 wrote: »
    cheers, i totally forgot they used cyrillic, luckily my gf knows it ;) id be interested in some bomb damage but i thought belgrade didnt see much action. (i went to vukovar before which i think was the most damaged town in the war but they had built the whole damn thing again so evidence was scarce!) i dont like the balkan food so ill just grab some stuff from supermarkets or something.
    sounds like there is enough to see for 1or 2 days alright but not much more. i heard the gypsie presence is annoying there and you have to watch your belongings all the time?

    No problems with belongings when I was there. Meat can be a test alright in Belgrade but their salads are fantastic.


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