Neues und Altes aus dem "ehemaligen Staat" (Jugoslawien)
Anyone currently visiting the park surrounding the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade will encounter China twice: - once in the form of large, colorful figures and - a second time in the form of an impressive photo exhibition. China makes children happy, and adults too If, like most people, you enter the extensive grounds from the... Continue Reading →
One often only realizes this in retrospect only: wars usually do not break out, but announce themselves long before – or are talked into it for years. The wars that accompanied the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia also belong to this type of violent conflict. Among the harbingers of this event were also record covers.... Continue Reading →
Picture (modified): Wikipedia, photographer Aradic-es Do you ever want to take pictures of yourself in front of the „Great Wall of China“ – or even on it – but shy away from the long journey? If you are on holiday in the southern part of the Croatian Adriatic, we have a tip for you in... Continue Reading →
Smaller than the original, but still breathtaking: "Niagara Falls" near Podgorica. The "former state" (bivša država, as the former Yugoslavia is "politically correctly" called today in its successor states) is full of natural beauty. Plitvice, the Krka Falls and the Postojna Caves are also known abroad. But there are also many breathtaking landscapes and phenomena... Continue Reading →
Source of the picture avove Deirdre 14:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1726520 It's cold outside and dark. Although Christmas is already past, it is still a good time to listen to "Jingle Bells". For music lovers with a connection to the former Yugoslavia, YouTube offers the opportunity to listen... Continue Reading →
Normally trainspotting means that you wait at a certain place and then trains come and you take pictures of them. Our trainspotting in Bosnia and Herzegovina was different as we ourselves moved around a lot, while the locomotives, carriages and trains we were chasing remained motionless - as they did for decades. Starting point is... Continue Reading →
Coca Cola was also a symbol of the Western way of life in the socialist states and was therefore coveted but long unattainable. For this reason, various competing or substitute products emerged in these countries. These drinks were intended to allow the population to quench their thirst for cola without having to pour valuable foreign... Continue Reading →
The portrait of this young man is not necessarily known in the West. In the territory of the former Yugoslavia this is (very) different. And in some areas there, the assessment of this person differs considerably from that in Western Europe. This is borne out by the inscriptions next to these murals of the Sarajevo... Continue Reading →
(Holiday in ) Yugoslavia was actually (Holiday in ) Croatia Summertime is holiday time. When people abroad talk about holidays in Yugoslavia (today: in the former Yugoslavia), they usually think of Croatia. The reasons for this are obvious: Croatia has the longest coastline of all the former Yugoslav republics and is from a lot of... Continue Reading →
"Skopje 2014" was a showcase project of the previous government in North Macedonia that said a lot about its attitudes. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: Here the apocalyptic horseman before (burning?) crosses. Let your imagination run free about the (background) reasons for this "composition"! Well, what do you think? If you come... Continue Reading →
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