Smoky Bars in Balmy Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

The overnight train from聽Sofia聽to Serbia鈥檚 capital Belgrade was old, crappy and smelly. No one seemed to have consulted the EU on this one! A Chinese guy approached us on the dimly lit platform with a worried look on his face. He couldn鈥檛 believe this graffiti-covered Soviet relic was really our train. He took one look at his cabin and bed sheets and came back down to us and wanted reassurance that bed bugs wouldn鈥檛 molest him overnight! We couldn鈥檛 promise anything I鈥檓 afraid, the train was no Orient Express, but far from the worst, we鈥檇 lived to tell about!

Of course, the border crossing wouldn鈥檛 be complete without one pain-in-the-arse Customs officer with a good sense of curiosity. He made us lift our 20 kg bag with our panniers and other gear down from the luggage rack for inspection. Not that any of them ever give more than a passing glance. Getting it back up聽is obviously a whole lot harder!

Our old clunker of a train rattled into Belgrade at daybreak. We had booked another聽Airbnb聽apartment about 2kms from the city centre. It was way too early to go to it though, and we settled for pushing our fully loaded bikes up a very steep hill leading away from the train station. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Smoky Bars in Balmy Belgrade
Guide Location: Serbia » Belgrade
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sharyn Nilsen
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