Exploring Subotica, Serbia (first impressions) 🇷🇸

[@mitolinski]

These big trees are actualy from Canada. The first mayer of Subotica brought them here. Becouse Subotica was a huge swamp in the past, and those trees need a lot of water. So they dried the land with their roots.

[@mitzara25]

haha aj ispravi broth u brought 😅

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

Most of the trees that were brought over (if even true that it happened) died out. Back in 2018 the last few remaining trees simply fell out of the ground and were replaced. I think only one street in centre have old trees and those are maybe WW2 era trees, not old as one thinks. Subotica was bombed in WW2 by both USA and naci Germany and is lucky that many building were not hit especially the churches and city hall. However damage been done due to vibrations. Took lots of years to repair it and there is constant work on these buildings even today to keep it shape.

[@NinaAleksich]

I love how u came back to Serbia after year or so. Glad that you like our country❤

[@osmangumus1880]

Ben 10 gün önce orada idim 🥰 güzel bir şehir insanları çok nazik

[@saifulislamamey]

Nice

[@NenadTrajkovic]

Art nouveau in Serbia is called Secession architecture, and it is characteristic of parts of the country under Austro-Hungarian rule. 57 km southwest of Subotica is Sombor, the city with the most greenery in Serbia, also an architectural paradise(West Bačka district) Vojvodina has very bad drinking water, so our ancestors used to drink light wine instead of water, that's why the wines are beautiful.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

The bad water wasn't always the case, also depends of the locations, people had the technology to dig quite deep and make wells with great clean water. Vojvodina was known for lots of oil well pumps too for the same reason. There was a water supply structure built through the city basically every street had one water wheel pump tap for clean water while people at home had regular wells for live stock and basic needs. Subotica today have the cleanest water around, because the main water supply is quite deep and the pressure is more then enough. Usually people who didn't use main tap and were scattered outside of the city are the ones who had weird water and those are the ones who actually made vine too. One of my relatives when was inprisoned in WW1 by nazis and took to Italy, he said the place he was located at was beautiful nature but they had to drink vine because the water was so bad and he missed the water from home which is Subotica again... Tells you that Subotica and many other places actually had far better water systems then even "fancy-pants" Italy. Austro-hungary have nothing to do with the buildings nor style, this city was built before Austro-Hungary even existed. When you look at the old architexture in the entire Subotica district region not just city it 50% looks old-Slavic style (Serbian) and 50% is common style of the communist era. Since more then half of this city was bombed and burnt in WW1 and WW2 alone. These old styles I found all over Russia and Europe who bothered to preserve some village buildings as a culture settings. All predate Hungary or any Germanic people. The church in the centre of the city (I forgot what is the religion) use to be a tiny part of a Serbian castle, at one point hugnarians burnt and bombed it and what remained of one tower became a church. I think it is called today simply Brotherhood Church. People in surrounding old houses found secret passways to underground which furter proves the point this use to be a huge castle area. Plenty of these buildings were simply renovated built upon or rebuilt and each ruling kinda took credit for themselves. But this place obviously existed before and wasn't simply a swamp ...

[@criss6945]

Oh wow, both Novisad and Subotica are very beautiful cities. 🤩

[@zokilauda]

I have a lot of respect and love for travel vloggers like you. Precisely because of the fact that you post much more places from Serbia than just Belgrade. like most travel vloggers do. They often only go to capitals and or popular cities of certain countries. and then think they know the entire culture of a country. Also because of the fact that you are respectful towards the locals. and you don't act overly hyped positive. That said, hopefully you can stay in Serbia long enough to explore and vlog about all of Serbia.. Not just about the big / populated part of Serbia.. But also the countryside, the nature reserves Which there are. and or our sacred places. You would be surprised that there are many more than what you thought. Some of which are even more than 500 years old. (if not even older.) Have a nice trip enjoy what you will see and experience in Serbia and take care of each other. The last but certainly not least Stay safe.

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks so much☺️☺️☺️

[@zokilauda]

@@JetLagWarriors You're welcome no problem. As far as I'm concerned, you are always welcome in Serbia . Question have you ever been to sabac.. That is a city .

[@merwizard71]

These "Art Nouveau" cities look really like they're out of a fairy tale. Subotica is really famous for this. In Romania the most well-known example of such cities is Oradea. But there in Oradea, just when you were about to film a whole bunch of buildings featuring the finest expression of the Art Nouveau style, Ivana was blessed with "good luck" by some bird. Still one can see several of these buildings in that clip. The Black Eagle Palace hotel or that blue-ciel Moskovits Palace and a few others Timișoara also features a lot of buildings that feature a "branch" of the Art Nouveau style, called Secession. You were able to spot some of those buildings and film them, even in your first stay in Timișoara, back in 2021. The fruits Ivana picked from the tree were "cherry plums" ("corcodușă" or "zarzără" in Romanian). They were not yet riped - in this stage they are used to sour the ciorbas. They can turn yellow or red when riped and taste close to a plum.

[@ionicafardefrica]

i also used to eat those cherry plums raw when i was a kid :)

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes! The architecture reminded us of what we saw in Oradea. We even found one building like it in Arad, if I remember correctly.

[@yourlisthungary7178]

@@JetLagWarriors It would have been correct to write that these buildings were built by Hungarians during the monarchy.

[@Javy_Valen_Tain]

What a lovely place!😊

[@amarillorose7810]

The architecture in Subotica and Novi Sad is different because Subotica is mostly built in the style called Art Nouveau (Secesija in Serbian), while Novi Sad is mostly built in the Baroque style. There are more Art Nouveau buildings in other parts of Serbia, including Belgrade (for example, one building and a house that belonged to one of our important scientists and mathematicians on Kosančić's Venac), but Subotica is the only city in Serbia that has most buildings in this style. The Subotica Synagogue has a unique architecture, a mixture of Hungarian Art Nouveau and Serbo-Byzantine style (which is especially visible in the shape of the building and the roof).

[@abadaba2812]

Haha, I love those green plums, we call it dzenerika (gen-erica) - cool sour green early in summer, and it becomes mushy sweet yellow in autumn, but never grows bigger. They are great for jams and for kids - as it's rather a wild tree. As kids (70's-80's), we used to have full pocket of those green plums, grab (today it would be called stealing) few corns from some field around, blackberries and such stuff just grew along dusty roads. In those days Palic lake was a big swimming pool, pedal boats and boats, etc and fishing (without license, ofc). Basically, you'd go out of home early in morning and come back when it gets dark, and if mom asks you "are you hungry", you would usually say just "noZzzz....". But times had changed - Palic lake is now very toxic, therefore no more swimming, boats and no fish in there. And watch out for hordes of armed migrants trying hard to reach EU and are stuck in Subotica region, even locals don't go out much of safe city center these days.

[@CptSlow89]

Even majority of Serbians don't like fish stew, but we in Vojvodina near rivers adore it! For me it is one of the best meals you can have if you have basic knowledge to prepare it.

[@dianegreig4627]

Loved your descriptions of the buildings. Drone shots are spectacular. Laughed out load with you both during your meal mishap Ivana. Top notch video from top notch people!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@ceceknightley7686]

Lovely town!

[@mirelam4531]

Omg guys you’re in my hometown!! I hope you’re enjoying it . I will go back home in a month.

[@meryuk]

This video deserves more views! Great all around, not a boring moment 👏

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wow, thanks!

[@JovanKKP]

Go to Sombor, also beautiful city! Only 1 hour from Subotica.

[@chaw294]

Cheers again, Steve lvana for a lovely and interesting video. Love the buildings there....very beautiful. A yummy meal by the lake...have a good laugh when lvana accidentally 🤤🤤 Well, peace and safety on your travels.

[@tunelos]

Damn Subotica from Serbia! It looks amazing❤

[@amim.6209]

Very pretty buildings. I like this style so much.

[@river.rock.]

Guys you are amazing Have a great time.

[@SuzanaPaklar]

My city❤greetings from Toronto🙂

[@Melissa-hy3ny]

Lovely video and a very lovely town, you presented it in such a beautiful way.

[@questguru]

Sadly you guys missed the zoo. Its small town, but looks better than some big city zoo's around the world.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

Palic will also soon open a big water park so it will be quite a tourist spot more then before. Zoo, Lake, Water Park. Honestly I might just move there ...

[@questguru]

@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy They finally open? Because as i heard, 3rd time they stole the money from investments... 8 years ago when i was living there they started the works and still nothing ready...

[@emilpopovic6167]

Northern Serbia has several high-end wineries, Zvonko Bogdan being the biggest situated very close to Subotica and lake Palić.

[@VladimirZivkovic970]

Northern Serbia (means northern Republic of Serbia) is region Vojvodina, ex. Austro Hungarian, that is read on why this locality is different than Serbia although last 105 years is part of Serbia and Yugoslavia.

[@prospect9948]

I appreciate that you came to my home town, there is a lot more to be explored and eat here in Subotica, :D ^^ hope you like you're stay.

[@erdzso7036]

I live in Szeged and its very similar to Subotica but its a bigger city. The 2 cities are close to each other (50km maybe).

[@Letsgoafghanistan]

Lovely video and very lovely town, 😍❤️

[@danielladukanovic9184]

Glad you like our city 😄 The architecture style is Hungarian Secession

[@studiorelax8363]

Welcome to my city, I'm glad you're here and I hope to meet you on the street. Be sure to visit the Zvonko Bogdan winery and the Petra winery. Try ice cream in Pelivan and visit the most famous market called Buvljak :)

[@Valentin_Kondratenko]

Subotica is a very original and interesting city. And one of the main cities in Serbia, perhaps it can be put in third place after Belgrade and Novi Sad, thank you for the interesting story

[@Karolinute1]

Very nice! Vilnius Lithuania gorgeous! Check out that breathtaking city.

[@CaliWeHo]

I'll be there for a month in two weeks; can't wait!

[@sinisaplosica]

Welcome to my city Subotica, have a nice time and enjoy. greeting.

[@macakucizmama831]

Novi Sad architecture is hugely neoclassical and gothic so obviously it looks different, but the vibe is similar, both are typical central European cities. And you can also find Art nouveau, Art deco etc buildings in Novi Sad, so it is not one style. Both places have various styles in different proportions

[@SH-jg5zq]

Love how Ivana enjoys Serbian food…..and she chose better dish! ❤❤❤

[@ДанилоКомненић]

architecture is called Hungarian Secession style

[@mikebalkanski1250]

Very well done guys, nice stay!

[@criss6945]

5:19 That's Mirabelle plums fruits. 10:44 🤣 You guys are so funny! 😂

[@antoniuswibowo4030]

The red soup looks so good, that it is called mouth watering soup, right Ivana?

[@AlexSDU]

🤣🤣🤣 You got that right.

[@JetLagWarriors]

serbian fish stew!

[@goranpesevski2121]

Visit Stara Picerija and Boss Caffe in Subotica if you are still there. Very stylish

[@questguru]

Hi, That is why looks like a different country compare to Novi Sad, because its used to be part of Hungary 100+years ago... Anyways, thanks to showing me my home city. I live in Uk 8 years ago, and i can only see rarely my home, so i appriciate for the update. All the the best!

[@amarillorose7810]

Both Novi Sad and Subotica were part of Austro-Hungary (and Prague was, and Bratislava, and Romanian cities - Oradea, for example, is in the Art Nouveau style). The architecture in Subotica and Novi Sad is different because Subotica is mostly built in the style called Art Nouveau (Secesija in Serbian), while Novi Sad is mostly built in the Baroque style. There are more Art Nouveau buildings in other parts of Serbia, including Belgrade (for example, one building and a house that belonged to one of our important scientists and mathematicians on Kosančić's Venac), but Subotica is the only city in Serbia that has most buildings in this style.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

The style have nothing to do with Hungary, if you really want to know the truth, anything else if nazi Hungary didn't invaded Serbia it would have far more buildings then today in this style and many others. This city was built by Serbs and Jews. This style is present more in Russia then Hungary or Austria EVER ...

[@arlekin1976]

Subotica is a diminutive of Subota which means Saturday , so Subotica = Little Saturday.

[@SuzanaPaklar]

OMG 😄No! What a baloney 😄little Saturday😄

[@VladimirZivkovic970]

Subotica je novi naziv grada od 1920. posle upada srpske vojske 1918. I dodele Subotice kraljevini SHS trijanonskim sporazumom 1920. Pre toga grad se zvao Maria-Theresiopolis (po Mariji Tereziji koja je dala status slobodnog grada) , pa pre toga Szent Maria (po svetoj Mariji), pre toga u 14.veku Zabatka (kasnije Madjarsku promenjeno u Szabadka odakle potiče prevod na srpskohrvatski Subotica). Sve što je danas u Subotici vredno je od vremena AustroUgarske, od Jugoslavije su ostale sive zgrade i propala preduzeća a od današnje Srbije ništa dobro, samo doseljavanja svakojakog sveta u ovaj nekada tih evropski grad koji slično kao i NS i Sombor postaje balkanska kasaba koja se trudi da preživi jer je uticaj Evrope jači nego južnije.

[@mehboobslifestyle]

Very nice video. Enjoyed it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@heypero]

All the pretty buildings were built while Subotica belonged to Hungary, that's why you didn't see anything similar in Serbia.

[@amarillorose7810]

Subotica was part of Austro-Hungary so was Czechia, so was Slovakia, so was Romania, so was Croatia. There are more Art Nouveau buildings in other parts of Serbia, including Belgrade (for example, one building and a house that belonged to one of our important scientists and mathematicians on Kosančić's Venac), but Subotica is the only city in Serbia that has most buildings in this style.

[@EpicCinima]

riblji paprikas is the best!!!!! i drool when i eat it as well !!!

[@chadremes3293]

I grew up in Subotica

[@МатићЖељкоКЕСКЕ]

You make me smile again ❤Ивана & Стив 😁

[@danaiepure7211]

Super!!👏👏

[@82bottyan]

Go to Palić for the weekend, and the other direction (just folow the path you were walking back From the restaurant..)

[@Acooo.]

In May theres a huuuge funfair in palic like next to the lake

[@kizosmarsa609]

Prelep grad!

[@soundhealingpath]

you look in the eyes when you say živeli :)

[@fungitorix]

The unripe fruits that Ivana tasted are not actually green cherries, but a type of autochthonous wild plum :) There are many types, the types are of different colors when they are ripe, but the children (and me) like green ones :D

[@jeanycataros3050]

Hi Ivana and Steve. Wow Serbia is like a Fairytale for Teens like they can never grow old,Always young. I love it!. 🤭Oooppsss....Btw💋 Eileen Aldis is like my Mom in KZbin, always pressuring me to like your video....SUPER JOKE😊. Of course that's not true. I really like your videos and I Love Canada💗Stay Happy!

[@greekdriver9173]

We love SERBIA !

[@kristabirnau1620]

❤😊

[@ScorpionWarlock]

@Ivana if you like fish stew my recommendation when you are back in Novi Sad is Čarda „Splav Dunavac“ just out side of Futog... for me Fish paprikas whit no bones + pasta whit cheese is one of the best i eat around Vojvodina this year ( order 1 portion for you both of you ) for the second meal after stew i recommend smoked carp / trout or keciga ( Sterlet Fish ) about 1/2kg for you 2... and if Steve dont like fish you can order mix grill meat, whit fish i recommend potato salad and for meat shopska ofc, for you 2 price should be around 30-40$ depands on the drink that you have... when you go there enjoy good food or PM and i will take you there my treat :)

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks for the recommendations!!

[@eszemaszeszed]

Subotica - Szabadka was Hungary's. many great Hungarian poets and writers were born there. Half of the population is STILL HUNGARIAN.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

Hungarians are a minority, Specifically less then 20% of Subotica population. Hungarians were around 50% under nazi Austro-Hungary rule AFTER Hungarians slaughtered bunch of Serbs and Jews ... and the same was repeated in WW2. So I wouldn't be so proud and spread bunch of nonsense as you do ... Hungarians are lucky to even stay considering the facts.

[@heinzkup]

so plz tell me, where are the street dogs in the park? didnt see one! palic is full with street dogs!!! espaciallly the park!

[@Rafael-gn7cr]

Vojvodina, Northern Serbia was a part of Hungary in the past. There are many hungarians still living there and the architecture is more hungarian im not sure 100%. The hungarian fish chorba, soup you ordered is the spiciest food in europe, when done correctly. But people dont make it so spicy in restaurants, only locals make it that spicy at home.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

The style have nothing to do with Hungary or Austria, if you really want to know the truth, anything else if nazi Hungary didn't invaded Serbia it would have far more buildings then today in this style and many others. This city was built by Serbs and Jews which you know what Hungarians did to them ... This style is present more in Russia too then Hungary or Austria EVER ... It's Slavic predates all of the both Austia and Hungary so as many others.

[@nickbabes1678]

We are waiting to Romania to go on Delta Dunarii to eat a real fish ciorba

[@JetLagWarriors]

We attended a fish ciorba competition here in Serbia a few days ago... the video will be up soon! Still missing ciorba de burta though :) (my fav ciorba)

[@REDITS597]

Im living in subotica

[@vida_rafael]

I love your videos, I liked the shirt of Palmeiras in subotica's video, "dale porco" kk I want to immigrate to subotica, I have Serbian-Hungarian ancestry, are you going to stop by the city of Zenta? it is 40 min from subotica

[@dexe]

Što niste otišli u Zoo vrt, na Paliću je baš lep...

[@Md.ShaheenIslam-vs7pp]

Гледам видео снимке из Бангладеша.Ваши видео снимци су веома лепи

[@goranpesevski2121]

What is your next destination?

[@JetLagWarriors]

roadtrip around Serbia, with no specific plan😅

[@gabrielviews]

10:45 🤣🤣🤣 Now I'm 100% that was good food

[@TudorNecula]

5:22 those are mirabelles..pretty common in eastern europe

[@cristinapatrascu8301]

I highly recommend you guys visit Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are some amazing waterfalls and a small beach in Neum. Also the cities of Mostar and Sarajevo are a bucket list. Hope you can get a chance to visit since it is so close to Serbia! Enjoy!

[@user-bo4sq2hq2x]

you wont catch anything in palic they used to throw the waist in there and the water is dirty

[@adearmando4410]

Kalian harus datang ke Indonesia secara perlahan&lembut,disana yang menarik bukan bangunan(gedung)buatan manusia tetapi alam dan budaya buatan Tuhan yang sedang tersenyum untuk Indonesia..

[@hypatiatv421]

01:14 SUBOTICA, it means something like SATURDAY, like SMALL SATURDAY. SABATKA is as you know alredy hungarian prononcuation for the name of the city. In latest times, Serbs and Hungarians, Serbia and Hungary are in exellent relationships and they are better and better every day. But. If you want of me to tell you which country is our the best neigborough, it is Romania. Ok, serbian part of Bosnia is abs abs no 1., but if we do not count Republica Srpska, Romania and Romanians are our the best friends in region. Also Macedonians, Serbs from MOntenegro... Younger people in Croatia also like us.

[@hypatiatv421]

Also, canadian people like us. Belgrade is full of canadian exparts in latest times. This is not a Serbs from Canada, it is irish, german, english, polish, indian, african people from Canada.

[@sabir0414]

Hi,nice place but no local people on the road

[@goranpesevski2121]

Too hot

[@Marko_52]

​@@goranpesevski2121true, i hate summers...

[@BJovke]

You are supposed to squeeze the small paprika extract bottle for the extract to come out, not shake it. By shaking it you'll drip it all over the table and your clothes. 😁

[@HN-wr7jy]

i will never be the same after hearing tomato sauce

[@nebojsaozegovic8954]

živeli!!!

[@pusapetcu8179]

Wax cherry😊

[@user-pn3io5oy3i]

Damn that girl can spit😢

[@shea5702]

It does look like a fairy tale.

[@heinzkup]

oooooh, you didnt know!!! that lake and that fish is poisinous!!!! dont eat fish from there!!

[@JebesNikove]

Great to see people visiting my home city, seeing it through your eyes feels so cool :D

[@milanmiladinovic2997]

Border city, nothing special...like youre in nowhere land, nither looks Serbian, Hungarian, Austrian...

[@boriszec7256]

Secesio is the name of the arhitecture style.

[@muhammad11ali11]

[@bojanmrdja2803]

That architecture is older than your country. Much older.