Belgrade & Zagreb

So after several months in Europe, I finally made my way into the former-Yugoslavia, visiting Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, re-entering Italy through Trieste. I flew from Milano to Beograd, where I was greeted by the guy from the hostel - which turned out to be a 2 bedroom apartment that I had for myself during my 4 nights in Belgrade.

Unfortunately, January is not the best month to visit Beograd but there is definetely plenty for someone to do there - and I hope to be able to go back with friends during greener months in the future!

On Friday, the 21st, I started moving back towards Trento and traveled to Zagreb by train, where I spent the night. An interesting capital, it strikes me as a cross between Ottawa and Vienna. After Zagreb, I made my way towards Ljubljana - as you will see in my next update!

Beograd!

And Zagreb!

Venezia - Mieux vaut tard que jamais!

Je suis revenu intact des Balkans, mais avant de faire une mise à jour consacrée à ce voyage, je vais afficher quelques photos de Venise.

En effet, le 4 janvier je suis aller passer un après-midi à Venise, question de passer la journée. La température était superbe - soleil et 10 degrés, et j'ai pu prendre plusieurs belles photos!

Grand Canal

Piazza San Marco

Prochaine mise à jour: Belgrade & Zagreb

Budapest

Its been a while - the Internet here is as good as always - but here it finally is: My entry for Budapest!

After spending five days in Vienna, I left for Budapest on the afternoon of December 26th. Its really a beautiful city and I spent the next two days visiting Pest (east bank) and Buda (west bank), two full days of beautiful streets and buildings, a huge Parliament building, attending La Bohème at the State Opera House and visiting castles and old parts of the city.

Here are some photos - enjoy!

Parliament Dome

Parliament

Flag at memorial for the 1956 Revolution - the hole was caused by the removal of the communist insignia on the revolutionaries' flags

Memorial to the fallen of 1956

Buda and Castle Hill - as seen from Pest

Buda & Castle Hill

Andrassy Boulevard

Andrassy Boulevard

Heroes' Square

M1 Station - Oldest subway line in continental Europe

State Opera

Pest and Chain Bridge - seen from Castle Hill

Parliament

Fisherman's Bastion

Me in the Hungarian National Assembly