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Couple of years ago we reported about a book in production called "Subjective atlas of Serbia" - The book is now out and it looks great, with witty pictures and commentary. You can check out the pdf edition, but I recommend that you try and buy the book if you can. [via @Vukasin] (comment on Subjective atlas of Serbia)
Girl from the West gives all of you ladies out there six reasons to marry a guy from the Balkans. Great article, and the discussion continues in the comments. (found via @PeckoPivo) (comment on Reasons for marrying a Balkan man)
Chinese market in New Belgrade's blok 70 is already an interesting place, but from 1st of February it will become even more so. Art organization Anonymous said decided to turn this shopping mall into an open art exhibition with works of several Serbian contemporary artists. The Chinatown Market is open everyday except Tuesday from 10-17h, and the exhibition will be there through the entire February, so please drop by. (comment on Art exhibit in Belgrade's Chinatown)
Say you want to visit some place and you want to experience it like locals do. Who do you contact then? You contact the locals willing to show you how they live - and that is what Belgrade Alternative guide provides. They claim on their website that "the time you spend in Belgrade, you will spend living as a real Belgrader" - hopefully there will be an option like this for every major town in the world soon. (comment on Alternative Belgrade Guide)
Have you ever wondered about why there are so many towns called Belgrade in the USA? I'm sure you did. The same question was obviously on director Miodrag Kolaric's mind too, when he decided to visit all five Belgrades in the states. You can find out more about this interesting project if you listen to his interview which he gave to NPR if you go over here and hit that audio link. UPDATE: here's how the story unfolds at Boston.com. (comment on Finding Belgrades)
Find out what dishes and guests were Tito's favorites. [via Dnevnik Eklektika] (comment on Dinner with Tito)
Visual Sound Generation, or VSG for short is a new online magazine specialized in Serbian DJs and local clubbing. Handy if you want to see what's the latest event coming up, and what clubs are currently worth visiting. (comment on Online mag about Serbian club scene)
In this new photoblog, launched just a couple of hours ago, six photo-guys want to let you know how they see Belgrade through their [mostly analog] cameras: Belgrade Raw. Check it out. (comment on Oooh baby I like it raw)
After Sunday Times enlisted Belgrade in it's top five world party cities couple of years ago, this time it's the Lonely Planet with their top ten world party cities, and this time, Belgrade takes the first place. This is maybe nice opportunity to discuss you favorite party places in the city, so feel free to suggest some in the comments or on twitter with the hashtag #belgradeparty. (comment on At the top of the "party cities" list)
It's 20 years since the Berlin Wall was torn down and to celebrate the occassion, various art performances are being held all across Europe. In Belgrade, German artist Frank Botler has built a replica of the wall, this time made out of cardboard bricks and invited Belgraders to contribute by writing grafitti on one side of the wall. See how it all looks like at Goran Necin's site [pictures and video]. (comment on Cardboard Wall)
Novi Sad, the capital of Vojvodina
Novi Sad is the second important town in Serbia and one of the nicest ones, sited on the river Danube. Have a walk through the car free old town – just renovated in view of the Basketball championship in 2005 – with its gothic catholic cathedral. While life in Belgrade is more hectic and pulsing, in Novi Sad you may relax in the cleaned historic streets; sit down in one of the many coffee shops; visit the city park (a plaque at the entry informs you in Serbo-Croatian that it’s a “second category” park; however it’s a little bit better than that…) with the pond. You will recognise easily the very different style of architecture than in Belgrade, as Novi Sad until WWI was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. After having visited Belgrade, you will feel like if you missed the street, left Serbia and unexpectedly arrived in a German or Austrian country town. And if you stay overnight, you will find all kinds of clubs for going out.
On the south side of the Danube, next to the town centre, visit the
“Petrovaradin” fortress but don’t get cheated at the fortress museum –
avoid paying an astronomic price for the entry, it’s not worth it…
In the summer, half the town takes sunbaths on the sandy beach next to
the newly rebuilt motorway bridge, and swims in the Danube, even if the
water is incredibly dirty. But there are showers…
In the early days of July, the Petrovaradin hosts the magnificent and
gigantic Rock festival “EXIT” that attracts visitors from all around
the Balkans to listen to domestic and foreign music stars and many
different styles of music.
Trains from Belgrade (every 2 hours) or busses (twice an hour) reach Novi Sad in about 1 ½ hours. The daily train and the night train to Budapest-Vienna both stop in Novi Sad.
photo by Sroown
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