Posts Tagged with "history"

Serbia in Pictures

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Serbia in Pictures

So wow, I guess my post on Belgrade last week was kind of dark. Everything I wrote was genuine, but there were also a lot of things I saw in Serbia that were downright charming.  Here are some of the neat things I saw there: The Cathedral of St. Sava. The Belgradians have been slowly [...]

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Bombs Over Belgrade

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Bombs Over Belgrade

If I were to sum up Belgrade in one word, it would be “gritty.” After an amazing couple of weeks in elegant Bosnia and relaxing Montenegro it was a shock to the system to be dropped in the center of hot, urban Belgrade. Also a shock: I’d encountered my fair share of bombed out buildings [...]

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Finding the Victorians at Highgate Cemetery

Sunday, January 3, 2010

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Finding the Victorians at Highgate Cemetery

People think it’s strange, but I totally geek out for cemeteries. There’s nothing creepy about it; for me they are quiet reserves of history, culture, and yes, beauty. I’ve written on here several times before about Highgate Cemetery in London but had never gotten a chance to visit myself until this past November. Highgate is [...]

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