I write earlier about the Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express (link), the direct train between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia (-Greece/Turkey) . Peter, a friend, was…
Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express
When my father, who was working for more than 40 years for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (= Dutch railways) , gave me some old Dutch railway…
Christmas eve and the badnjak
Last Sunday it was Christmas Eve (read here all about Serbian Christmas customs and traditions ) and I just want to give you an impression…
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 revelation to this incomer from…
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 halfway between Belgrade and Novi…
Serbia’s Wartime History Lies Buried on Mountain
Many Serbs still guard the memory of the Battle of Kajmakcalan, in September 1916, which marked a turning point in the country’s history and is…
The 100th anniversary of the end of WWI: unknown stories from Serbia
On the 11/11/2018 Serbia commemorate, with its allies (France, UK, USA, Italy, Belgium etc.), that it was 100 years ago that the First World War…
Morning walk through Kalemegdan
This morning I had to walk through Kalemegdan, the old fortress of Belgrade, on my way to my office. Definitely not a punishment as it…
Destruction of railway heritage in Serbia
Yesterday the Serbian media reported (read here the news report in English from B92) that vandals damaged old steam locomotives in a railway depot from…
An old railway carriage with a glorious past (or not)…..
Last Saturday I went to our train model club (Klub ljubitelja železnice Beograd) were we have a old Slovenian post wagon as our club premises.…