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//Day 14 /25-03-22 /Belgrade

Today was a rest and sightseeing day in Belgrade. I stayed in bed until 9.00 although I woke at 7.00. Churchill wise I planned the route and lodging for the next 3 days, which will all be in Serbia. Afterwards I will cycle a couple of days in Bulgaria to  eventually return to Romania. 

The only “task” on my todo list today was to swap my bikechain and clean the one I was using until know. By swapping the bikechain on a 1000 K interval the gears of the bike should last the planned 7500 K. Yesterday I made an appointment for around noon with a local bike shop. The chain was swapped within 10 minutes. Cost was not even 5 euro.

In the morning and afternoon I strolled the city, eat a great Serbian hamburger as lunch and chilled some time in the apartment.  Belgrade is a nice , loud and busy city. I visited the Belgrade fortress and the nice park around. The fortress holds a military museum, a play yard, a tennisclub and a dino museum..different options for different people. A lot of great boulevards and the pedestrian shopping streets crossing the city. The weather was nice (22 Celsius). Although I like Belgrade I was  already looking forward to cycle again and to be on the road. I like to travel solo if I’m in motion (running, cycling,…) visiting cities in more enjoyed in company. The advantage of visiting a city solo is that you have plenty time photographing, if you like photographing, luckily I do.

The local newspapers were all heading the Russia-Ukraine situation with headlines varying from ; NATO is preparing for war with Putin, Putin is hanging in the balance (the google translate was :hanging on a silk wire….) and World chaos is coming. All headlines are Google translates so not sure if 100% accurate. But you understand the general idea. 

Tomorrow I will cycle to Banatska Palanka which is about 95 K from Belgrade, a small village at the borders of the Danube where the ferry crosses 4 times a day the Danube. I will take the ferry the morning after. No further news today except it’s now time for dinner and packing the  gear afterwards. Have a great weekend. 







































Lessons learned :

  • Small size Serbian hamburgers are not small sized.
  • A Serbian bike shop manager is a big fan of Amenra.

Comments

  1. Frederik De Wachter3/25/22, 7:20 PM

    Great pictures, as always 👌🏻😎

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  2. Leentje Vanlee3/25/22, 7:42 PM

    Amazing pictures as always! Hope you enjoy yourself!

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  3. Liliane vanlee3/26/22, 8:34 AM

    Heel mooie fotos en vandaag een leuke fietsdag en prettig weekend.

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