The first sunset of the year 2023 I witnessed in Belgrade, it almost become a tradition. From the fortress Kalemegdan, overlooking the confluence of the…
A Yugoslav rock in The Netherlands
Amersfoort is a city in the province of Utrecht in the centre of the Netherlands. It is the 15th biggest city in the Netherlands and…
From Belgrade to Bilthoven
In September this year we (my wife and I) moved from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, to Bilthoven in the central part of the Netherlands.…
‘Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija’
After 7 years of living in Serbia we decided that it is time to go to the Netherlands. It is difficult to leave such a…
The Benelux in Yugoslavia
The Benelux stands for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg and was the front runner of the European Union. The title of this blog might surprise…
‘The Blue Train in Serbia’
In the Topčider depot in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, there is a special train kept with the name ‘Plavi Voz’, literally translated as the…
Ćićevac (Ћићевац)
Most possibly you have never heard of Ćićevac (Ћићевац), a town and municipality located in central Serbia (near Kruševac). According to 2011 census, the population…
A ‘ brutal’ sunset in Belgrade
Yesterday I was drinking something with a good friend on a place in Belgrade with a nice view over the Sava River, which forms the…
The old Sava railway bridge in Belgrade
Today we walked along the Sava river in Belgrade, which forms the geographical border between Central-Europe (North) and the Balkans (South). Until 1918 the border…