Knez Mihailova, Belgrade |
Finally today the over-planned (and over-dreamed!) trip to Belgrade has begun! As soon as the hostess addressed to me in serbian, I felt glad to be on that plane flying to a new balkan adventure, ready to step into this town I’ve been reading so much about during last month and excited to finally switch from Belgrade city map to a real 3D Belgrade experience. Such a big excitement lasted until I got off the airport and tried to withdraw some serbian dinars to get a cab, as any ATM of the airport was spitting out my card and saying it wasn’t readable: shit!
So, partly for understanding serbian language (and –even more important- to get other people understand me and my bank problem which even I didn’t understand in the first place), party because I spent last month
Studentski Trg, Belgrade |
With some serbian dinars in my wallet, I felt more relaxed and started wandering around the students district, the area near the university where I caught the youngest and cheerful soul of the town and I felt so cheerful myself that, hearing some balkan music coming out of a window of Captain Miša Palace (the University main building), I sneaked in and had the chance to assist to a balkan choir performance.
After the concert, I went on Višnjiceva and stopped for a coffee at Supermarket, the concept store I was looking forward to visit. This store is an amazing open-space where you can find clothes, design objects, a cafeteria and two restaurants: with its hundreds of light bulbs hanging from the ceiling and its industrial charme it is a truly hipsters’ meccah.
Supermarket Concept Store, Belgrade |
Supermarket Concept Store, Belgrade |
Supermarket Concept Store, Belgrade |
Pepe Restaurant, Belgrade |
Pepe Restaurant, Belgrade |
Jazz Bar Bajloni, Belgrade |
Jazz Bar Bajloni, Belgrade |
Shop in Dorcol, Belgrade |
Another place with amazing interiors is the Federal Association of Globe-Trotter: its unique pieces of furniture have been brought there by the associates from all over the world. Here I stopped for a green tea and to have a look at the plan of the night.
Federal Association of Globe-Trotter, Belgrade |
Federal Association of Globe-Trotter, Belgrade |
After admiring the building of the Bitef Theatre (which -from 1967- is the venue of the Belgrade International Theatre Festival) I went to Skadarlija to find a kafana (tavern) to eat, but they all seemed too touristic to me so I ended up eating some serbian street food at Loki, near my B&B, to which I soon came back to relax and write.
Belgrade alley |
Loki, Belgrade | Food |
Loki, Belgrade | Food |
Terazije, Belgrade |