Monday, July 21, 2008

Novi Sad, Serbia


We caught a bus to Novi Sad and sailed past all the cars that were queued at the border leaving Hungary. It was a hot day and people were sitting in the shade created by the cars and many just pushed their cars as the queue moved.
The three lines of traffic backed up about a kilometer. We were glad to be in a bus that had a designated lane.

We checked into the newest hostel in town, other than the university dormitory there is only one other hostel in town. The owner Dujo, is a guy from Kosovo and he is building some apartments in the attic as well so John was able to take a look and give him some tips.

The hostel was located in the walking street which was full of bars, cafes and restaurants. Our bedroom overlooked the street and at night it got really noisy being a Friday night so we went out with Dujo to a Serbian bar to listen to some Serbian music.

We met Abri from Jordan but lives in Spain and here she is practising how to whistle, with instructions from Lil or course!

Novi Sad is famous for the Exit Festival which had been on a few days before we arrived. Some students started the festival a few years ago and now it is a huge event which is held at the Petrovaradin Citadel across the Danube River. The attendees camp on the castle grounds.