Photos from Serbia 2025
Contents:On Our Way to Serbia!,
First Impressions of Serbia,
Visiting Family; Exploring the City,
Grebenac,
Various Locations,
Day in Romania (Timișoara),
Heading Home
On Our Way to Serbia!
These photos encompass the first moments of our trip to Serbia; from the plane ride to our first entry into the city. We would be in Serbia for a total of ten days, with the first and last being dedicated mostly to travel.
This trip was planned by my Mother, with the purpose being to visit family and see the village where Nana grew up. Five of us went on this trip: me, my brother, my parents, and Nana.
- Camera:Olympus Stylus 150 mju Zoom (Point and Shoot)
- Film:Fujifilm and Kodak. 200-400 ISO, ILFORD HP5 Plus 400 ISO (B&W)
- Dates: July 7 - July 16, 2025
Waiting at the Gate
Location: Cleveland Hopkins Airport; Gate
About: After making it through security and finding our gate I loaded up this camera with some film and took the first picture of our trip. We were to fly from Cleveland to JFK Airport in New York then directly to Serbia.
Dinosaur in the Airport
Location: Cleveland Hopkins Airport; Hallway
About: Found within the Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Although this isn't actually a real fossil, just a casting of one, it looks really authentic. The camera did a good job with the focus here.
Wondering Through the Hallways
Location: Cleveland Hopkins Airport; Hallway
About: When I traveled to Ireland in 2023 this was the gate we waited at for our connecting flight. The Morning sun shining through the ceiling windows gives a very warm and familiar quality to this picture.
About to Take Off
Location: Cleveland Hopkins Airport; Runway
About: Finally on the plane, I took this picture of the air traffic tower while we were taxied around on the runway. I love the initial take off; feeling the plane ramp up in speed and lifting off the ground.
In the Sky
Location: Airplane; Above Ohio
About: Finally in the air, looking down you really get a good idea of how many trees and forests we have where we live.
In the Clouds
Location: Airplane; Above the Clouds
About: I've said it before that I love clouds so much, so you could imagine how much I love to be on an airplane right on top of them. The view is just breathtaking; to me it's heavenly.
JFK International Airport
Location: JFK Airport; Gate
About: This was taken the moment we got off the plane from Cleveland. Now in JFK, we had the challenge of finding where the gate to Serbia was. Luckily we had someone help guide us to this area, without them there would be no way we made it there on time.
Tram at JFK Airport
Location: JFK Airport; Tram
About: JFK Airport has a tram system to take you to other parts of the airport. The entire airport is two things: massive and under construction. I will say that riding on the tram was fun, and I would totally be down to just hang out on it going in circles around the airport, but it's such a difficult place to navigate through.
First on the Plane to Serbia
Location: Airplane; Cabin
About: I was the first one of the plane, how? Nana got wheelchair service and was first in line to board the plane, with me and my brother accompanying her. I've never got to experience being first on a plane before, especially one as large as this. We were given a blanket, pillow, and had these screens where we could watch movies, although I chose to have it set on the GPS map showing where our plane was and stats like how high up we were or how fast the plane was moving.
In the Sky... Again
Location: Airplane; Above New York
About: Taken sometime recent after take off. The land below is so pretty with the water and rounded edges of the land. I also like the tip of the planes wing in the upper right showing the Air Serbia logo.
Air Serbia
Location: Airplane; Above the Clouds
About: A zoomed up shot of the Air Serbia logo. The blue sky on the top half with the clouds on the bottom half suit this image very well; I like the end result a whole lot.
Fields of Serbia From Above
Location: Airplane; Above Serbia
About: This shot captures what the landscape of Serbia looks like from up above. Even though it's a bit cloudy and blurry, fields upon fields of farm land populate the surface as far as you can see. You can also vaguely spot villages scattered about.
These fields almost look like a barcode.
Sight Outside the Airport
Location: Belgrade; Belgrade Airport
About: Looking outside from inside the airport. This gives a modern first impression of Serbia (if you look past the construction), but this impression quickly changes once you leave the airport. At this point we had been up for 24 hours without sleeping; this was taken in the morning.
Morning in Belgrade
Location: Belgrade
About: This was taken right about when we first got into the main downtown area of the city. Traffic wasn't easy to deal with, but the sight of an unfamiliar place kept me wanting to continue on.
Store in Downtown Belgrade
Location: Belgrade
About: While driving around, we passed this store, which appears to be a book store. I would have loved to go inside and check it out, even if the books were in a different language, but we never got the chance to.
Park Statue
Location: Belgrade
About: I'm not sure who this statue is of, but across Serbia are many statues of many different people. I wish I knew a bit more of the history to understand these important figures.
Village Outside of the Big City
Location: Unknown Village
About: Eventually, we left Belgrade and made our way to our main destination, Vrsac. The village pictured here is one we passed through on our way. A unique thing about Serbia is one road links together all these different villages and cities.
Clouds of Vrsac
Location: Vrsac
About: Serbia has some really beautiful clouds. I love this image, especially how grainy it is.
Clouds of Vrsac II
Location: Vrsac
About: More clouds pictured here. I have nothing more to say other than "cool clouds".
Distant Building
Location: Vrsac; Hotel Helvecija
About: From our hotel room balcony, you can see this building surrounded by vineyards. This is an extension of our hotel being built to serve as a reception hall for weddings and parties.
Hill Overlooking Our Hotel
Location: Vrsac; Hotel Helvecija
About: You will see many pictures of this hill from our trip. This is what you see looking outside the hotel. The clouds behind it almost look like larger mountains behind it.
