…and still on our McDonald’s trip, we finally reached lovely Subotica… Hahaha… Interesting – my Skopje trip was a couple of years ago! …
Zvonko Bogdan Winery
…and no trip to McDonalds would be complete without a visit to a Serbian winery (we didn’t have time to do the tour, but I love the building!)
Finding McDonalds – but first, Park Heroja
Yes, you read that correctly – a friend and I did a road trip to Subotica (on the border between Serbia and Hungary) to find McDonalds – but not just any McDonalds… More on that later. First stop was Park Heroja…
Dropped something?
One day, a red ‘something’ appeared in the river… The photos tell the story (and note just how shallow the Danube has become! – and note how strong the current is!) Thankfully this is the secondary channel, not the main one all the barges and cruise ships use… After a few days, someone came to …
Here come the Marine Gun-Boats!
Well, not quite. The Serbian military were celebrating something and for several days were doing ‘float-bys’ up and down the Danube. Perhaps number 36 needed a smoke screen? Hmmmmm…….. …
Winter Wonderland
It doesn’t snow very much here, but when it does, it is very pretty!
Now you see it, now you don’t + Novi Sad party time!
The fog here can be incredible – not long after I took these photos, it was a complete white-out. …but the next day, sunshine! Oh, and don’t worry about the rusty railings – they have already been taken care of. …and it was either then next night or the one after that, it was party …
Quick trip back to Scotland…
I left a few things behind on my last visit, so made a quick trip back to collect them… some views of the area near Edinburgh on the river, and the iconic Firth of Forth Bridge (that’s the red one)… Another ‘tough’ flight… …
Karlo Restaurant at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Next stop was dinner with a new friend here… delicious food, wonderful service, and stunning views… …and bonus – no steps!!! (although I wanted to explore more of the fortress and that, of course, came with steps and no handrails – but for something this old, that is to be expected). …
Hotel Leopold I
Hotel Leopold I is an elegant hotel at the fortress in Novi Sad that was built primarily during the 1700s. I waited in the lobby for a friend before we had dinner and then went to the theatre. This is one of the few remaining truly stunning historic hotels in Novi Sad. …