26 May – 27 May, 2014

I was tired, sad, and scared when I said goodbye to my boyfriend, Zac, and boarded a mini-bus at 7:30 am bound for Belgrade.  I’d never traveled by myself, and here I was, about to go to a place I knew fairly little about, with an alphabet I could barely read, and a Turkish man who spoke no English sitting next to me.  Pretty daunting stuff.

What I didn’t know then was that I was going to be fine.  I was about to embark on a truly life changing experience, and discover one of my new favorite cities.  I’ve got to warn you, this will be a fairly long post.  I spent 4 days in Belgrade, much longer than any guidebook or traveler will tell you to spend there.  It’s a pretty small city, and it’s landmarks and museums are not famous or particularly…