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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.
Belgrade Train Station
In no other means of transportation will you find such a big
difference between how it should be and how it actually is. Cheap,
dirty, small, often crowded, slow, and unreliable, freezing cold in
winter and sweaty in summer – still, by train is how a great number of people (mostly young) decide to get to Belgrade.
However, the choice is yours, so lets see what can you expect once you
hit the train station in Belgrade. You will find the exit easily, even
though its marked poorly.
It is possible to leave your luggage at the station for a fee of about 2 EUR/day. Just look for a “Prtljag/Leave luggage” sign.
The station itself has a lot in common with trains, being small, dirty, smelly, and often crowded. Plus, because of the unreliability of the train arrivals and sometimes departures, its recommended to double-check the info you have on one of the information- or ticket sale stands.
But, lets say that, on the bright side, if there is one, Belgrade train station is located in the very center of the city and all you need to do to get to the very city center is to manage a steep climb of some 300 meters. Find Balkanska street on the map, follow it and you cant miss. Sometimes its difficult to manage this uphill street even without that 30 kilo luggage you’ll probably be carrying, so try catching a cab. Try not to look to desperate and avoid the taxis lurking around the Belgrade train station, as well as the annoying drivers trying to convince you that theirs cab is the one you’re looking for. Try to catch one passing by on the street. Check the cab section for more details.
Belgrade train station, photo by jwalsh
