Things To See And Do In...Bela Crkva!
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Things To See And Do In...Bela Crkva! |
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| Have a swim in one of the 8 bee-u-ti-ful lakes. The "Tourist Lake" is pictured to your right. All the weekenders from Belgrade and beyond come here, and so very few locals drop by (they visit the smaller, quieter lakes) It is a place to be seen. There are loads of ice-cream stands :0), a pedal-boat service (50 dinars for half an hour), live music on the weekends, diving boards, and a waterpolo area (I saw a game while I was visiting!) Across the lake is a campground which is very popular. At night you can see rows of fishing rods propped up on the beach. The lake is freshwater and full of fish. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Have a drink at one of the many local cafes. I have never seen so many restaurants! There are at least 30 in this small town, most of them on the main street, 1 Oktobra, pictured to your left. I favoured TRG of course, but stopped in on some of the others now and then for variety. They all have outdoor covered patios that extend out onto the streets, but this is safe as a large section of the main street is closed after 8pm. The best part is the prices: a pop costs 20 dinars, a 9 inch pizza, about 75. Thanks to tourism and these cafes, Bela Crkva has a very active night life (in the summer...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fanta was my drink of choice. It is much better than Orange Crush. I made the mistake of asking in the Budapest Airport of they had Fanta in Yugoslavia - as it turned out, I drank it daily! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Buy yourself a fresh watermelon! Watermelon, cabbage, gasoline, you name it, you can probably find someone on the main street willing to sell it to you. The first time we bought gas from a neighbour was a bit odd (it is very scarce and can only be bought on the Black Market, at a pretty steep 30 dinars per litre, about $1), but it soon became routine. Money is also changed (DEM to dinars) on the street. I soon learned to recognize who the "walking ATMs" were. Believe it or not, they gave a much better rate than the banks! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Take English lessons! The local librarian offers English lessons to locals, who I was intrigued to discover, are very eager to learn my mother tongue. Pictured to your right is the English classroom complete with desks, blackboard, and posters of the British Isles and Shakespeare. Unfortunately, I never got to meet the teacher - he is said to be very cool and once had tea with Agatha Christie! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Plan a trip to Belgrade or ponder the proximity of other countries. I had to take a picture of this sign to prove just how close we were to Romania. People regularly cross the border (only during the day when it is safer - lots of crime) to buy food, cigarettes, gas, clothing etc. Though no longer Communist, Romania is still a very poor country and everything there is dirt cheap. We never went as my visa wouldn't allow it, but I came within 1/2 km of the border nearly every day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here to view a video of Bela Crkva! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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