🇷🇸 VRNJAČKA BANJA, SERBIA | BEST Serbian SPA Town? | POPINA Spomenik/Memorial Park | SERBIA TRAVEL
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2024
- 🇷🇸 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (Врњачка Бања) - For Episode 10 of my 2022 Serbia Travel series, we’re in the central Serbian spa town of Vrnjačka Banja (full of 19th century villas as well as modern resorts), Ruđinci (farmland), Štulac, and Popina, specifically the memorial park (monument of spomenik - read about it here - www.spomenikdatabase.org/popina)
The area of Central and Western Serbia is FULL of iconic places to visit in Serbia with amazing architecture, food and history - Užice, Čačak, Požega, Bajina Bašta, Zlatibor, and more! There’s much more to Serbia than Belgrade and Novi Sad!
This is my 5th visit to Serbia (I was first here in 2019). Two of my trips were heavily impacted by the pandemic, but in 2021 I managed to explore quite extensively, visiting outstanding locations such as Kruševac, Subotica, and Kragujevac!
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MUSIC - (Epidemic Sound)
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“Sand on Your Face” - Giant’s Nest
“Hailstone - Year of the Deer
TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 - Welcome to Vrnjačka Banja
02:35 - Fountains & Romans
04:27 - Amphitheatres & Villas
06:30 - Gočko, Love Bridge & More Villas
08:03 - Belimarković Castle
10:12 - Everyday Countryside Life
11:22 - Cornfields of Ruđinci
12:02 - Abandoned Farmhouse
14:02 - The Road to Štulac
15:08 - Popina Memorial Park
17:15 - Vrnjačko-Trstenići
18:52 - Farmland Intrigue
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It is essential to refurbish and bring those old beautiful buildings to its glory days. Wonderful indeed.
hah i saw my old landlord lady on the market, thanks for that :) Also that monument in Popina is meant to represent the end of a rifle barrel including the sight. Nice job and thanks for bringing back some of my best memories. and u gonna love Zica monastery :)
Hey man Zica was amazing! Probably in my 'Top 5 Serbia' list (not that I have one!). It will forever be the place I lost my phone (I left it on a bench!). Thankfully I needed a new phone anyway because it was all smashed and barely functional. Probably a sign from the gods. I met a lovely sister when I accidentally walked through the sister's entrance but she was amazing, and from Uzice! So we connected on that!
@@davidostrowski679 hahah I'm glad u liked it. And god works in mysterious ways, as they say lol 🤣
Flabagasted like I am 😂😂😂the sheep trip…
Great video again David
Those sheep are the superstars of the video!
By the way David get well soon with your recovery ❤️🩹
thanks man, fortunately I felt well enough to go Kraljevo for the next videos! Lost my phone and twisted my ankle, I think this week I've been cursed! LOL
@@davidostrowski679 sorry to hear that, as they say sh1t happens but Im glad to c you are a positive person so get back on that sheep 😂and ride away…..
Serbian sheep of course!
Yes yes yes. I've mentioned it so many times, I finally got it right for you. The best city in Serbia. Well done bro!
Finally made it there! Took me long enough!
You have tasted the healing springs?
yes but I then had Covid for a week! lol
It's about time we had a King David ... maybe the Serbian tourist authority could nominate you? I'm going to work backwards through this series too
Haha there's a whole playlist for Serbia including all the older ones too
Amazing video and so much humor
Thank you
always unintentional humour lol it helps the insanity levels lol
🇬🇧 I wasn't really clear enough in the first few minutes - obviously I know the spa buildings and villas are NOT from Roman times!!! I blame my age LOL. You can learn more about the Popina Spomenik at www.spomenikdatabase.org/popina - Also additional point, the building with the 'flying saucer' design featured near the beginning of this video was actually designed by the same person who designed the Genex Tower in Belgrade! - www.spomenikdatabase.org/post/mihajlo-mitrovi%C4%87-s-singular-art-nouveau-inspired-modernism-in-vrnja%C4%8Dka-banja
I'm not sure whether the next video will actually be from Kraljevo because at the time of writing this I am very sick!!
🇷🇸 Nisam baš bio dovoljno jasan u prvih nekoliko minuta - očigledno znam da banjske zgrade i vile NISU iz rimskog doba!!! Krivim svoje godine LOL. Možete saznati više o Spomeniku Popina na vvv.spomenikdatabase.org/popina - Takođe dodatna poenta, zgradu sa dizajnom 'leteći tanjir' koji se nalazi na početku ovog videa zapravo je dizajnirala ista osoba koja je dizajnirala kula Genek u Beogradu! - vvv.spomenikdatabase.org/post/mihajlo-mitrovi%C4%87-s-singular-art-nouveau-inspired-modernism-in-vrnja%C4%8Dka-banja
Nisam siguran da li će sledeći video zaista biti iz Kraljeva jer sam u trenutku pisanja ovoga jako bolestan!!
Unfortunatly Serbia's population is growing older rapidly, for decades now and mostly the country side villages are hit the most, especialy in remote areas of country (which Vrnjačka Banja area is not so much). Older people past away and in many cases there are no descendants(or they are left long time ago). So i am guesing u ran into one of that abandoned houses. As abandoned houses and entire villages are concerned, you should realy check out Stara mountin, in eastern Serbia, absolute gem
Great point man. I actually read an article recently about 'Serbia's lost generation' in terms of skilled and educated people leaving in the early 90s and so on. It's always interesting how historical events can shape the future of a country. Similarly what will Ukraine look like in 30 years etc. I guess there were similar issues around the 60s/70s across Europe due to so many of what would have been 20/30 having died in WW2. Thanks for the recommendation re Stara!
When you said ulcer, I knew it was the moment some type of sickness was coming! Happens to me when I have rona on the horizon, or if I’m run down. You just need to hire yourself one of those love chariots, head on down to the love bridge and relax a little 😁!! The monuments at the end were worth the walk! PS, your queen’s English is on point! 🤣
ULCERGATE22. I still have it over a week later! Definitely mid-filming-season burnout. MUERTO!
Yes. Strolling through the farmland and countryside. Nice. Flowers and green grass and neato tamales on stalks! 😂 Another enjoyable video! 🌼💕🌸
Classic Mexico connection! Did you know that one of the only Mexico dishes I don't like is tamales! SHOCKED!
I love the variety that you've captured in this video, and I really love the footage of the spomenik. Thanks David! Get well soon. ❤
Spomeniks for life!
I love how much walking you do ❤️ tanks for these videos
I prefer Soko-Banja because has awsome nature paths to walk so you can spend days and dont get bored
stunning bro, an amazing video clip
thanks bro!
As I'm thinking that you will go to Maglic fortress, it would be good to look up some info at the moment as there are renovations on it
Thanks! I read this the other day! Trying to find some up to date info!
Hope you feel better, David.
Wow, that memorial park was stunning!! Thanks for sharing all your interesting videos! 👍😉👍 I'm the Art Deco fan...
great Video again...hope to see much more of serbia from your perspective. And no thats way not like Zlatibor. Really hope they will renovate those old Buildings...cant wait to see Oplenac, im tomorrow in Belgrade, thaught also visit Oplenac...will see
Only about 8 more to come from this series! My retirement is coming!
Voleo bih da pored spontanosti njegovih predivnih videa autecne Srbije neko od lokalnih ugosti davida recimo kad se peče rakija ajvar …. Voleli bi mnogi njegov zapis te vrste tradicije
I have been watching your videos and your thorough style always gives one a decent idea of a country. Certainly l feel l have an idea about Serbia, some of the things anyway. The only things that l was aware , in the Balkans, was the Croatian coast and Slovenia, both of them very picturesque, l do not enumerate the particulars in your videos so as not to make it long but it has been very ulluminating. I wanted to say that your last video in Zacatecas, by night, is a classic, l shared it with some of my family.
Very nice 💖
Vrnjačka Banja is the best serbian spa def!
I think in parallel universe u are a stand up comedian. Hahaha you are so funny 😃😂
The jokes are very well delivered and again thank you for the video. Cheers from a Serbian guy
Edit:I would suggest to you to buy Ajvar on market, since it's very delicious. I don't know how much u have tried market food
Haha at least I know what my next career should be lol. You know what I've never been the greatest fan of ajvar but honestly I don't think I've bought any homemade market stuff. Might do that this weekend. My current obsessions are Serbian bread and numerous milkshakes
@@davidostrowski679 oh i see. Good to know 😃👍
My goodness! You gave a great love poem to Vrnjacka Banja. Maybe you didn't realize. I wonder if the demanding Mexico videos along with the blessings of Mexico combined with your desire to be real about Serbia to surrender a bit more to joy. One smile or monastery at a time. What's real? Real de Catorce is where you wanted your ashes to be buried? You mentioned being buried in a pretty Serbian place. You're excelling lately. I'm not TH-cam savvy so I might have sent about four replies to your reply. The one thing I mentioned once that reminded me of Emily Dickinson was to say that the town you visited heard you were coming and got dressed up in sunshine. You might notice how everywhere dresses up for you whatever the weather. You, me, them. Serbi-city majico good or not. What is snarky? I know I don't like it. I like listening to you in part because you are so not snarky. Intelligence, mood, happenstance aren't snar,k. Keep being honest as you chase love! Have you discovered Poland yet? Maybe the industrial Katowice area is where you need to live and have a cat. I'd probably like it. Of course I believe in those churches.
I've looked into Katowice! I'm still in the process of working out my options. A lot going on in Europe! Love your point about snark! I never understand when people say I'm snarky, no that's just my normal behaviour!
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saludos desde Argentina
Saludos Antonia! I miss using Español!
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Mrs loves it. I think it's boring, we go every November zzzzz😂
what's wrong with Yugo ???
my (late) cousin from Slovenia had one, and i asked him why he doesn't by a VW Golf, which was quite popular in the late 80-s/early 90-s. He said: i can't do a thing with Golf - and Yugo can handle anything and everything. (my cousin lived on the farm in the mountains and he needed a 'working' car - not a fancy car)
Моја бања се претвара у град, због лопова и криминалаца ,и губи статус бање ,губи изворе ,јер незајажљиво се гради ,само је зарада важна,трава на обали наше речице, где смо се играли је жута или је нема ,а ми смо је оставили зелену,туга!!!!
How does it feel to be a rolling stone?
I don't get it Fred lol
Just poetry
Mi u stanovima i kucama nemamo vodu vec 3 meseca
How is this possible?
Why you dont speak with local people anymore? We like that!
I don't speak Serbian! And in Serbia you're likely to get punched in the face if you try to film someone. When ordering food in both Požega and Zlatibor I was specifically asked not to film, in Belgrade I was thrown out of a public area outside a town hall and another building, and in Ovčar Banja and Čačak I was specifically asked not to film people by 2 people in 2 different places. It's less hassle to just not bother. People generally don't want to be on camera unfortunately. In Mexico there were SO MANY occasions where I asked if I could include them... the answer was no 95% of the time... or they cover their face.
@@davidostrowski679 Ok, but I remember the first time you came to Serbia. You went to restaurants and cafes, interesting places in Belgrade. You tried different kinds of food... One boy went with you, a local. You had so much fun. At the same time, these are the most interesting of your videos. The others are also interesting to me, but this communication between host and guest is very interesting to me. I would like you to watch at least part of the video that Kyde and Eric shot in Croatia. They have exactly the same idea as you, and that is not to go to popular tourist spots, but to places that are interesting to them. I would like it if you would watch at least part of those videos. They are Americans living in Japan, but they travel the world and record like you. th-cam.com/video/4WOM4raINBo/w-d-xo.html
@Binsr People in ExYu, under 60yo almost everyone spoke english... They learn that from 7yo in a school. Thats no problem. Problem is because some people dont want to be filmed, some does...
Binsr I would absolutely corroborate that. It's no problem for me as I quite like the language challenge. Like in Uzice I have spoken to a guy in Gigatron and one lady in Blue Moon who know some English, whereas in Belgrade absolutely English is widely-spoken. I know some younger Serbs in BG whose English is better than native English speakers!
Slabo se obnavlja starina.
Maybe you should go back...!