Belgrade, Serbia
This is a slight departure for the Belgrade blog but nonetheless deserves attention. Some will have heard about the Yugoslav film archive Kinoteka – reputedly it has one of the richest collections in Europe and is estimated to be worth millions of Euros. In recent years many films have been
Organisers have announced that this years Belgrade Beer Festival will take place from the 16th August to the 20th August. All the ‘usual’ beers will be in attendance but this year the selection will be more varied (hooray) and for the first time fruit flavoured beers will also be on
Something that we sadly haven’t had time to cover here at the Belgrade blog is Nikolai Tesla’s 150th anniversary celebration so this is our attempt to make up for this. Internationally, that is outside Serbia, monuments and statues have been unveiled such as the one within a stones throw of
Today while surfing on the net, I found one article that really brought me joy. It is from B92, so enjoy: More and more tourists in Serbia 19 July 2006 | 10:48 | Source: B92 BELGRADE—Compared to the same time last year, this year there has been an increase of
Here’s an excerpt from Bill Hicks’ routine from nineties i am particularly fond of: Watch CNN Headline News for 1 hour, it’s the most depressing thing you’ll ever do. ‘WAR, FAMINE, DEATH, AIDS, HOMELESS, RECESSION, DEPRESSION. WAR, FAMINE, DEATH, AIDS, HOMELESS …’ Then, you look out your window … [makes
By popular demand from La Lara, here come my impressions of this year’s Exit festival. Ticket price was a bit higher this year, and the line up was very poor in my opinion, so i was afraid that it wasn’t going to be as fun as the last years. Was
Every country has had its symbols of an era. And i’m not talking about the presidents that ruled at one time or another, nor the events that made history. It’s the little things that stick in your mind and come back to you when you think of some decade for
Well this is a translation of an article published in today’s Blic. www.blic.co.yu foreigners afraid of large portions Welcoming people, atmosphere, nightlife, restaurants, bars, river boat(s) Belgrade cafes, girls – they are the things most foreign tourists find attractive about Serbia. Depending on the country the tourist is from one
“Pescanik” means hourglass in Serbian. It’s a weekly radio show on B92, one of the few, if not the only radio show truly critical to the current (and all the previous ones) goverment. This is a movie shown on the Pescanik DVD promotion recently in Dom Omladine. Author is Nadezda