The year when we did not only skipped “April u Beogradu”
“April u Beogradu” is a famous song (listen here) about maybe one of the most beautiful months in Belgrade: April…
Category: History
Dutch garbage transported by train wagons from Yugoslavia
The VAM stands for ‘Vuil Afvoer Maatschappij’ (in English translated as “garbage disposal company”) and was a Dutch company which…
The Danube river and the Iron Gates – a small history
In the last weekend of June we visited with good friends the Djerdap National Park, with in it the Iron…
A video from 1977 about a trip on the Belgrade-Bar railway
After I wrote an article for the NVBS (a Dutch train hobby club) I got some nice replies. One person,…
Mythical locomotives for Tito’s blue train.
Dinara, Kozara, Sutjeska and Neretva are names of famous battles which the Yugoslav partisans fought against the Germans during the…
Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express (2)
I write earlier about the Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express (link), the direct train between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia (-Greece/Turkey)…
Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express
When my father, who was working for more than 40 years for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (= Dutch railways) , gave…
Christmas eve and the badnjak
Last Sunday it was Christmas Eve (read here all about Serbian Christmas customs and traditions ) and I just want…
My Eye-Opening First Christmas in Serbia
Serbs celebrate Christmas in real style – and with a variety of old and interesting traditions that were a true…
Krušedol & Grgeteg in winter atmosphere
Today I was at Krušedol monastery which is located near the Fruška Gora National Park, which is more or less…