A short movie by Belgrade's best supermodel, Natasa Vojnovic and her photographer, Barnaby Roper. Some scenes contain nudity.
Euro sceptics and Euro believers, head for CZKD, Art bioskop or Dom Omladine today if you got time - there will be some interesting discussions. Sorry for not letting you know earlier, I somehow missed it.
I call this post "Saturday afternoon meat" in reference to Pengovsky's great "Monday morning meat" series.
In the same fashion, this one is not safe for work either. In addition it's not for the weak of heart, nor for vegetarians. Especially not for vegetarians!
David shows us how the Balkan people are preparing food for winter, (and here when I say food, I mean pig) - be warned though, pictures are very graphic. I remember when I was a kid at a countryside hanging around a pigslaughter, I didn't mind all that blood and guts, in fact it was very interesting to look at. Now I don't know if it would be so charming to observe... but I do still love a good pig roast.
The article from the Age is about the eternal mistery - the Belgrade apartment market situation. This line sums it up pretty good:
"I have no idea how people who work for 400 euros a month manage to buy apartments for half a million euros"
Zuko manages to understand Belgrade even despite of having read way too much Momo Kapor:
Winter is coming soon and it's a good time to see a preview of the snowy Serbian landscape - photos from Jérôme Giraud's last years journey through wintery Serbia show exactly that kind of imagery. Thanks for the link, Jerome!
+ gratuitous bonus link - a Yugo joke via miff.
NikolaT has really mastered the art of postprocessing good photos to near perfection. Take a look at what his dreamy version of Belgrade looks like in Belgrade Experience set, but please take your time to look at his other photos as well, it's a time well spent.
Filip Zrnzevic's photo gallery of Belgrade inline skaters doing their thing. Click, hit F11 and enjoy.
Want to follow adventures of a young foreigner in Belgrade showing the city's gritty and sometimes not so pretty side? Than check out Radovan's blog, and grab the feed.
Belgrade is usually a lively city, but not on Sunday mornings. Shtikla puts up four great photos of this "Sunday morning ghost town" feeling.
There are many sorts of beer to choose from, while in Belgrade. There is no way of trying to explain the taste of beer over the computer screen, so the best way to find out which one is the best for you is to try them all. But not at the same time. It’s possible to buy beer in plastic bottles, but for true lovers this is considered to be ridiculous, although it’s cheaper that way.
Listed are the sorts that can be easily found in Belgrade. In no particular order, with Jelen being probably the most popular, and BIP causing the worst hangover of them all.
If you have more questions on this subject, please dont hesitate to ask.
Jelen pivo (Deer beer)
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Premium Pils
BIP
Weifert
Pils plus
Nik Gold (Nikšic export brew)
Nik Cool (light beer)
Lav pivo (Lion beer)
Zoffman
The following sorts are not so easy to find in Belgrade, as they are all locally and strategically brewed so you would have to travel across Serbia to try them.
Old Gold – light and dark
Gerber’s – light and dark
Ruski kvas (Russian kvass) – kvass (is this a beer at all?)
Jagodinsko pivo (Jagodina beer)
Niško Superior – Niš
Apel (only in 0.33l bottles)
Pancevacko ekstra (Pancevo extra)
Standard
Krugher & Brent
Valjevsko pivo (Valjevo beer)
Šampion (Champion) – light and dark, plus two varieties
Zajecarsko pivo (Zajecar beer)
Nikola Pašic – dark beer
Rooster Beer
If you want to try some good draft beer, go to Casina, Aleksandar, Bajloni, or the Optimist pub. Here is the list of breweries where you can get fresh beer any time.
Kasina beer club
Next to hotel Kasina in Terazije street
Ada
Ada Ciganlija
(sezonski, maj-oktobar 09-21)
Aleksandar
Cetinjska 13-15
3227 401
Bajloni
Skadarska 40/A
3227 402
Tosin bunar
Studentska 1, Zemun
Zemun
Glavna 43
652 322