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…
High above the Adriatic stands ‘Lovćen’
There are a few places which I have (until now) visited which impressed me so much as the mountain Lovćen in Montenegro. The mountain is…
A white Christmas at…. Divčibare (Serbia)
To escape Belgrade we decided to go with Catholic Christmas (Serbian Orthodox Christmas is at 7 January, read here) to go Divčibare which is 120…
Toasties Truffles Trains exhibition at the Dutch Railway museum
Finally I visited last month the Toasties Truffles Trains (in Dutch Tosti’s, Truffels en Treinen) exhibition at the Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht (the Netherlands). A very…
Just 10 pictures from our last small holiday in Serbia
Due to the travel restrictions this summer (yes #Covid) we did not travel outside Serbia. So we went to Mokra Gora in South-West Serbia and…
One of the most photographed spots of Serbia
Last week we went to Mokra Gora which is a 4-hours drive from Belgrade. It is in Western-Serbia and it is really beautiful environment. It…
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 Gates. The Iron Gates (in…
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, Kees van de Meene, was…
In the heart of Serbia: Rudnik
The village of Rudnik is located in the Šumadija region in central Serbia. It is located at around 600 meters above sea level. The highest…
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) . Peter, a friend, was…