There is abundant evidence to support the hypothesis that I am writing to you now from Serbia. Although I do not feel under any obligation to prove to you where I am, I certainly do not feel the need for someone to tell ME where I am.
And then along comes the Tourist Organization....
Before coming here I spent a decent amount of energy convincing people that Serbia is a place where I will be quite safe. A lot of what people in the US know about the region relates to the wars, so when they hear names like Bosnia and Belgrade, they get nervous.
A Sunday morning on the Belgrade side of Palilula. It was 10am at an anonymous kafic (café bar) on Takovska Street. I was sipping strong black ‘Turkish’ coffee in the smoggy sunshine and talking to our lass, when one of the regulars arrived.
“Stigli su jagnjici” (the lambs....
