First Impressions of Belgrade | Serbia 🇷🇸

[@bebero1310]

Belgrade is offering a lot for all kind of tourists: culture,food,history as well as night life.

[@wayfarernick]

Belgrade is awesome! Such a fun city. I would love to go bqck!

[@cruelclipsy2943]

History 🇦🇱🤣

[@bebero1310]

@@cruelclipsy2943 for ignorant, it is a city from Roman period. So, yes, HISTORY.

[@nekobitan8313]

@@cruelclipsy2943 yeah history, something you never heard off

[@Lilly-hh9es]

@@cruelclipsy2943 Something that aljbanians will never have

[@nenazecevic7067]

Odličan video.Vidi se da si se pripremio i naučio nešto o našoj istoriji.Hvala na lepom predstavljanju našeg glavnog grada.

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@mariodezert]

I’ll visit Belgrade in May 2024 for FIVE DAYS, I am do happy about it. I can’t believe I’ll see Djokovic’s home country. I am brazilian and live in Florianópolis, Brazil.

[@goranpanic4278]

Actually, filming is allowed inside Saint Sava Temple... There is also a beautiful Crypt beneath the sanctuary that you should definitely visit...

[@wayfarernick]

Well I didn't want to interrupt the service that was going on. But I'm glad I was able go inside myself and see the beauty. Oh really? I didn't know about the crypt.. well it's something for me when I return 🙂

[@Darkdarkdark123]

Statue Is Stefan Nemanja fauder of Serbian state,he Is olso dad of St.Sava faunder of Serbian Ortodox church...

[@ilbiancospino703]

That is a Great video Thank you so muchGreetings from Japan

[@wayfarernick]

Greetings! Thank you!

[@Akcija1930]

One of the popular things in Belgrade are public buses which locals named "Japanese". They were donated by Japan to Serbia in 2003. Srbija do Tokija!

[@madalinamuntean4684]

Greetings from Romania! Thank you.

[@wayfarernick]

Greetings! I hope you are well!

[@ilovetoskate213]

The view from Kalemegdan is the most beautiful at night

[@wayfarernick]

It is! The camera doesn't do it justice!

[@joancramer7484]

Beautiful, thank you! Nice tour.

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@suzanadrcelic9570]

I moved from Belgrade to Sweden. Thank you for the wonderful video and my streets and areas where I lived. Good luck 💥❣

[@wayfarernick]

I'm so happy you liked it!

[@srbadijaradovic6198]

Odselila ti?!! A mogli pitat zasto?! Mozda se vise ne osecas Srpkinjom? Jel to razlog?

[@suzanadrcelic9570]

@@srbadijaradovic6198Sa tako primitivnim stavom, možete da pitate ali nekog drugog. Sve najbolje.

[@arlekin1976]

It`s interesting how over the centuries thousands upon thousands of people died attacking and defending that fortress and today people are like "nice view from up here"

[@danicadabic9789]

Haha, that is so well said. Good point.

[@sergten]

Looks like a nice place. So spacious. No crowds, no traffic.

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

Welcome to Serbia and i don't know when you filmed this but in 7 january Serbian celebrate orthodox christmass and seem that you filmed exactly that day, consider come to Serbia in spring or early summer best month is april may june.

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you! I really liked Serbia! I was actually there the beginning of December. It was quite nice to be there in the lead up to the holidays. I would love to come back in the early summer though!

[@FireGriffon]

You didn’t have much luck at the start of the day, but it seems it got better as it progressed! The train station used to be operational until recently, but they’ve closed it down and they’re in the process of making it a museum. They want to make the railway tracks suitable for fast trains, but rn there are only fast trains going north from Belgrade, going south the railway is in a bad condition, so for the next few years it’s much better and faster taking the bus. It’s a shame that the museum was full. It’s not too big, but there are a lot of interesting personal stuff there, as well as inventions and cool experiments with electricity you can do. Also, I always found it a bit creepy, but his ashes are kept in a small room in the back. One of his surviving relatives brought his ashes to Serbia because that’s where Tesla always wanted his resting place to be. I still find it weird that it’s the museum, but his work was his life, so it kinda seems fitting that he’s surrounded by it even now. The Church of Saint Marko is bear because the construction started just before WW2 and there were no funds to finish the inside because of the war, and then the communists took power and for them religion was a big no-no. The church was modeled after Gračanica, a medieval Serbian monastery in Kosovo and one of the few that survived in Kosovo thanks to UNESCO protecting it as a world heritage site. Oh, and if you saw a gold sarcophagus inside the church, it’s where the remains of Tzar Dušan are. He is referred to as Dušan the Mighty and he was one of Europe's most powerful monarchs and under his rule Serbia was one of the biggest and most powerful states in Europe. Things started to change not long after his death, especially with the arrival of Ottomans a bit less than 50 years later. Tzar Lazar lead the Serbian army against the Ottomans in Battle of Kosovo in 1389 (or back then 6897 by the old Kolodar calendar which was in use in Serbia until 1880) where he laid his life. Fun fact, that’s why all churches in Europe ring bells at noon, as a celebration of Serbians stopping the Ottoman (Turkish) invasion, unfortunately the Ottomans came back about 70 years later and managed to conquer Serbia and other lands. Oh, and Belgrade got it’s name because of the fortress. Beograd means “white city” and the fortress used to gleam and had a beautiful white reflection on the water, so people called it “the white city”. Belgrade didn’t become the capital until 1841, except for a short time in the 13th century. Trough history Serbia used to be more southern and had capitals in Southern Serbia, as well as what’s today Macedonia, northern Albania and northern Greece. Of course, throughout many centuries borders change and capitals moved a lot. Okay, I now see I wrote a lot, but what can I do, I’m a history buff! 😅 Hope you had a pleasant stay in Belgrade! ☺️

[@wayfarernick]

Well my day starting unlucky seems to be my default setting 😂 well you filled in so many blanks for me! I really appreciate it! Serbia's history is long and often times complicated. Well that can be said about the Balkans in general I suppose. I saw Tzar Dušan's tomb inside St. Marko, it seemed so strange to me that it wouldn't be more lavishly decorated but that makes perfect sense now. Anyways I appreciate the long comments, especially when they're packed with information! Cheers to being history buffs! All the best, Nick

[@bebero1310]

Correction: there is decent and nice train going to the city of Nis but not to Sofia.

[@КраљСтефанДечански]

Лепо си нас представио земљаче, само исправи за цара Душана. Није он на Косово ишао.

[@yourmajesty1630]

years and years ago, in fact i think it was 1980, i remember taking a train to sophia from belgrade. what happened to those trains were they bombed by nato?

[@FireGriffon]

@@КраљСтефанДечански Стварно је срамотно, не знам како сам успела толико да оманем и да се пребацим на цара Лазара. Генерално гледам и коментаришем ноћу када сам уморна, а не могу да заспим, али то није оправдање. Изменићу коментар. Хвала!

[@ler9029]

I will go there this summer... I can't wait !!!!

[@wayfarernick]

Enjoy your time there!

[@ler9029]

@wayfarer nick thanks! Ps: you are soooo gorgeous 🙈

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@Invest4Cashflow]

I ❤ Belgrade

[@wayfarernick]

Me too!

[@vesnadjurdjevic9304]

My Belgrad❤

[@yourmajesty1630]

for one day you hit most of the high notes the pedestrian quarter and kalemegdan park, st marks church and st sava. so glad you to go out for beer with someone.

[@crazypiiano]

It was so good to meet you, Nick! The chances of running into each other in the streets of Belgrade are still mind blowing to me :D Our overall city-experience was quite similar, I can tell now from your video! Was good to be there! When is your next trip starting? All the best from Germany! //Alex

[@wayfarernick]

Absolutely mind blowing! What are the chances 😂 Its already begun! I was in the UK for some time (videos coming) and now I'm in Amsterdam! All the best back!

[@jelenamilovanovic9688]

Wow! What a nice video 😄☀️

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@juli1037]

Pity you did not have any locals to guide you a little, still an excellent video!😊

[@wayfarernick]

I would have loved to have local guide! It's the best way to see a place. Glad you liked the video anyway! Cheers!

[@stefannn8415]

Thanks for comming

[@stevannikolovski]

You missed that train station just by a few years. No sweat :) Thank you for nice video.

[@wayfarernick]

Unfortunate! Still a nice walk though haha thank you!

[@richardm893]

Its a shame there is no more train to Sofia from Belgrade especially now that they have the new station in Belgrade. Ive done that train trip several times via Sofia and the old train station in Belgrade was quite drab and kept me from visiting Belgrade thinking Belgrade would be similar to the area around the old train station. It was a very slow train between those two points but passed through some really peaceful looking towns which I loved and maybe a bit better in the snow. I always wished I had a rental car to drive between these points but due to rental car insurance at the time it was pretty much undoable. The train ride from Belgrade to Ljubliana was what youtubers dream of, I was on a train that had all glass windows (switched trains somewhere, possibly in Croatia, but the view between two mountains following a river in the snow was something I will never forget.

[@pmalenkinn]

I think they're doing some construction works on the line from Nis to Bulgaria, so hopefully in the future we'll have the train back.

[@wayfarernick]

I really wish there was a train! That sounds lobely! And trains are generally more comfortable than planes. In any case the Balkans is a fun region to travel in.

[@richardm893]

@@wayfarernick Which did you like better Sofia or Belgrade?

[@bebero1310]

Keeping in mind few low costers are flying to Serbia, train is not only option you have. Also,there is fast train going to north "Soko" and plan is to have it for south as well. Even now for Nis nice trains are going,new one and nice,but from Nis to Sofia it is another story.

[@richardm893]

@@bebero1310 Ive taken that trip several times, the trains were pretty run down (20 years ago thereabouts). I had some good trips with a cabin for just myself because it wasnt very popular back then, but I still see the older homes in my mind with the reefs of red peppers or cayenne hanging on every house. It gave a very peaceful appearance that I think it took me a while to appreciate. It was poor and simple but very respectable. I am still serious about making it my home but the driving part would be difficult for me going through all the bureaucracy will probably take years. Going to have to check out Novi Sad first though, that way I can manage to get around until then.

[@Ftagalia]

Wow !!!!

[@Milica826]

Super video.🇷🇸❤️

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@christinesisakovic2497]

welcome to Serbia welcome to Serbia bro, Enjoy your staying in Serbia

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@boby4751]

I think those outdoor kiosks are open year round.

[@wayfarernick]

Really?? Well that's awesome!

[@tamjansan1154]

There is a Star Fort in Belgrade .

[@wayfarernick]

Yes! It's a pleasant place to walk

[@vesnadjurdjevic9304]

Next time you sould go to a mountn coled Tara,beautiful natur!❤

[@layla984]

U had long walk, enjoy in my town ❤

[@wayfarernick]

I did! And it was great!

[@babyaardvark]

Hi! I'm interested in what specifically confused you and made you go to the old (historical) railway station instead of the current one? Did you even manage to find the new train station?

[@wayfarernick]

Well Google is to blame 😂 I googled for the Belgrade train station it gave me both the modern and historical one. I was staying in the center and the historical one is a lot closer so not realizing that it wasn't working anymore I just walked to it 😂 anyway the walk wasn't bad, got to see a lot of the city

[@babyaardvark]

@@wayfarernick I will write to the city administration. I hope they have more authority to change the purpose of this site on google maps. The city is reportedly planning to move a history museum into this building, but I don't know when that will happen

[@wayfarernick]

Hey that's great! That could help prevent some poor tourist from going to the wrong place. For me I made the most of it, I love a good walking exploration but if you were trying to make your train than it could be not so pleasant lol

[@Akcija1930]

@@wayfarernick How much did it take you to walk from old station to new station? When I visited Belgrade it took me almost half hour with public bus.

[@wayfarernick]

@@Akcija1930 🤔 as I remember it took over an hour.. maybe even 1.5 hours. It was a long walk, plus a few wrong turns here and there 😂

[@eprohoda]

wayfarer,yuo created superb masterpiece- :)

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you my friend! Cheers 🍻

[@lalakurb2447]

КрасавчеГ :) Рекламу делал для продвижения этого видео? P.s. Чувствую, что ты поймешь, что я написал))

[@wayfarernick]

No I didnt, my channel is a bit small lol so I just film, edit, and publish all myself

[@sasat.zlatanovic4627]

Nice

[@darkobrzakovic6589]

Future museum.

[@withoutshadowww]

Smart and handsome bro. 👍

[@wayfarernick]

Thank you!

[@cocococo2937]

And where you from ??

[@wayfarernick]

I'm from the US! Seattle area

[@cristiancornejo]

did you walk all that??? cos its a rally what you did...

[@wayfarernick]

I did! Haha it was quite the walk haha

[@cristiancornejo]

@@wayfarernick i used to spend my summers there... more than a month though.... i love Belgrade and when i saw you were showing different parts .... they are not close though lol....

[@stefana2171]

You have no clue how many friends I met on that bus from Sofia to Belgrade lol.. EACH time i go i meet someone sweet bahahaha

[@wayfarernick]

Really? Well it's a great place to meet people! It wasn't a bad bus ride at all haha

[@stefana2171]

@@wayfarernick Of course, its one of my favorite trips back just because of this😆😆🤍

[@wayfarernick]

@@stefana2171 I can see why! The bus wasn't crowded at all for me which is also nice

[@audiobibliotekara]

Đođi nam opet.

[@wayfarernick]

I hope too!

[@ciarandoyle4349]

If you walked all the gaps between filming you've done a hell of a lot of walking!

[@wayfarernick]

I did! It's my preferred way to experience a city. Obviously sometimes I have to use public transport or a taxi but I love to travel by foot 🚶🏻‍♂️

[@JaJa-qt5sf]

You should live in Belgrade.

[@wayfarernick]

Haha I would like that! I'm considering to come back

[@JaJa-qt5sf]

@@wayfarernick a lot of Canadians came for the last few years to live in Serbia.

[@wayfarernick]

Interesting! Belgrade is a lovely city. I'm actually back for a little while at least

[@tamjansan1154]

Ye, Belgrade bordered with other Serbian land under Austro-Hungarian occupation..

[@lilika2836]

Beograd(Whitecity) ❤️❤️❤️

[@dj2875]

dudeee state is buikding new railroads across all country take mini van taxi dont bother with buses

[@wayfarernick]

Well that will be nice when they are finished. Train travel is much more comfortable than buses

[@igorberam]

Tesla is Croatian, he had nothing to do with Belgrade or Serbia

[@milenagavrilovic1625]

Yes, if Catholic priests can marry and have a family. Tesla’s father was an Orthodox Serbian priest, and many of his relatives were slaughtered by the Ustashas during the Second World War.

[@muitnecsa3489]

Austrougar

[@igorberam]

@@milenagavrilovic1625 he was a proud Croat that never stepped foot in Serbia

[@milenagavrilovic1625]

@@igorberam 😀😀😀😀😀

[@igorberam]

@@milenagavrilovic1625 that's like saying gavrilovic salami is Serbian, you are a Croat

[@alexhorvath9277]

Tesla is Croatian. You can visit his birth house in Smiljan, Croatia. You can see Tesla's second hydroelectric plant in the world, right after the one at Niagara Falls, Elektrana Jaruga, opened just a few days after the first one. Croatia put Tesla on Euro coins. Tesla was never even in Serbia. But Serbians are just like that, all their history is in surrounding countries, someone would think they steal others history.

[@aleksandarvucetic5787]

Ne laži mišu iskompleksirani.

[@vickvickson4273]

Behold, this chauvinist hasn't tell you the truth (by telling you a small and twisted part of it). It's true that Tesla originates from today's Croatia (that time Austria-Hungary) but he himself was a Serb from serbian minority there. His father was a serbian Ortodox preach. Teslas (as a branch and family name) are from Smiljan village which, like many other serbian villages, was burned to the ground and inhabitants (among them all Teslas there) were killed and tortured by croatian domestic Ustasha during the second world war. Nikola survived since he emigrated earlier. Now the same croatian Serb haters want to misuse Teslas again for the promotion of their country (with a nazy puppet past) since being a Tesla became a honourable thing. Even the English version of Wikipedia's article about Smiljan will tell you a lot.

[@Drag596]

Nikola Tesla was of Serbian ethnicity. He was born in what is now modern-day Croatia, but at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His parents were Serbian Orthodox Christians.

[@alexhorvath9277]

@@vickvickson4273 He was born in Habsburg monarchy. It is the same that you say someone is not born in Scotland but in the UK. There was no Serbian Orthodox Church in Habsburg Monarchy. The only orthodox church was Eastern Greek Orthodox Church, dont mind Serbian Orthodox Church was established 1920 almost 70 years after Tesla was born. Serbia ad that time didnt exist it was Turkey until 1878. So Tesla by your logic should be Turk. Croatia was occupied by Nazis same as most Europe. Serbia was also a Nazi country (Nedic's Serbia) that was liberated by Russians. Tesla also asked Serbia for scholarship and was refused (twice) because he was Croatian. Serbian newspaper at that time called him "Lunatic from Croatia" and made fun of him.

[@tanjagak2097]

@@alexhorvath9277 so Ban Jelacic according to you was Serbian because he was born in Petrovaradin part of Serbia?

[@SERBIA1389SERBIA]

Chatedral is Catholic Church is orthodox that was orthodox church

[@peraperic9936]

That is not true. A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. In the Orthodox Church, the Latin word cathedral commonly translates as katholikon (sabor in Slavic languages), meaning 'assembly'. When the church at which an "metropolitan" presides, the term kathedrikós naós (lat. 'cathedral temple') or saborna crkva in Serbian is used. In Belgrade the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel (Serbian Cyrillic: Саборна Црква Св. Архангела Михаила, romanized: Saborna Crkva Sv. Arhangela Mihaila) is a Serbian Orthodox cathedral church in the center of Belgrade.

[@SERBIA1389SERBIA]

@@peraperic9936 🙏🏻

[@selma7776]

💓💓💓💓

[@markokovac603]

Come back in spring, spring is the best, this is not best time to visit, Belgrade is not so pretty in Winter.

[@invader7191]

belgrade is grey and empty.

[@dzonibravo_bg5465]

I moved from Belgrade and I am not coming back never ever again

[@radomirbelacevic3277]

trust yourself not Google or internet connection.. you will not come anymore i guess 🙂 it will be smart for you ✌️