Monday, June 26, 2006

I arrived in Belgrade (Beograd) stiff from the dry crust of brine on my skin from the days long sweat at 2230h. It was not what I expected. It is modern, clean, and safe. There is a good night life here everynight of the week.
The city sits on the juncture between the Sava and Danube rivers. It is quite easy to walk around in the downtown area in a day.
Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (although a referendum passed this spring allowing Montenegro independence, and soon Kosovo may be allowed to vote for their independence). It sits alone now, more than 15 years after the civil war that broke out in Yugoslavia back in the early 90's.

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