Belgrade

Day 1
Left Novi Sad bright and early to take the 7.10am train to Belgrade, a name which translates to "White City".
Once we arrived we had a guided tour of the city with a local lady named Bojana. She was very entertaining and took us to

Kalemegdan Fortress

Kalemegdan Fortress (a 2000 year-old fort & park area perched on top of a cliff, which has impressive views over the Danube & Sava Rivers).

Knez Mihailova (the main parading/walking street in Belgrade). While in Knez Mihailova we witnessed a fight between two women, one being a transvestite with her top ripped down and no bra on (with fake breasts) against a gypsy girl who had been standing very close behind a group of people and we think they caught her pickpocketing). Ended the tour with lunch at a famous local Kafana, Srpska Kafana, which is a bit of a local institution and was built in 1830. As you can imagine, vegetarian food is quite thin on the ground around these parts, but I managed quite well with a Serbian baked bean dish served with hearty rye bread, and a delicious Šopska salata (Serbian salad of tomato, onion, cucumber and a type of soft white cheese).
Had an aperitivo and a piece of delicious cake at the famous
Cafe (Russian Tsar)...which is so decadent and gorgeous, and quite expensive for Serbia, but definitely worth it!
http://www.ruskicar.net/

Fountain

Odd statue

Day 2
Had a free day today..started it quite late with rolling out of bed at lunch time. Tried to go to the Ethnographical Museum but it was closed for renovation during the time we were there. Wandered down to Skadarlija, the Bohemian Quarter .





It was originally inhabited by gypsies living outside the town walls, and later to artists and writers. I had a few beers and coffees there just enjoying the atmosphere. Ended up being quite late by the time I got back to the hostel and I couldnt find anywhere to get food..so ended up having a chocolate bar and yogurt drink for dinner from the convenience store...grrr!!

Bye Bye Serbia!