Comments on: Walk In The Neighbourhood http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:36:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Global Voices Online » Serbia: Belgrade Photos http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-133 Global Voices Online » Serbia: Belgrade Photos Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:38:33 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-133 [...] few Belgrade and Serbia photo links: Balkan File shows “what Belgrade looks like off the tourist path” and writes about the city's stray [...] [...] few Belgrade and Serbia photo links: Balkan File shows “what Belgrade looks like off the tourist path” and writes about the city's stray [...]

]]> By: popkitchen http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-132 popkitchen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:56:54 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-132 No, no I got that. I was just drawing a parallel between when you do cross from Stari grad into Dorcol (Stari grad is a municipality, Dorcol is an area) in Belgrade (dunno if you know the place). In London, I grasp the concept, but still, Soho is Soho until you get to Covent Garden, or Soho (west from Shaftsbury Avenue) blends into Mayfair (west of Picadilly, but still south of Oxford Street:). I always have fun with that, the excess of names. Good thing, I am not getting lost, that would be trouble. No, no I got that. I was just drawing a parallel between when you do cross from Stari grad into Dorcol (Stari grad is a municipality, Dorcol is an area) in Belgrade (dunno if you know the place).

In London, I grasp the concept, but still, Soho is Soho until you get to Covent Garden, or Soho (west from Shaftsbury Avenue) blends into Mayfair (west of Picadilly, but still south of Oxford Street:). I always have fun with that, the excess of names. Good thing, I am not getting lost, that would be trouble.

]]> By: Owen http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-131 Owen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:40:49 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-131 Popkitchen, Soho is north of Great Newport St, south of Oxford St, east of Regent St and west of charing Cross Rod until someone else comes up with a better definition. Soho's part of the West End, west of Charing Cross Road/Tottenham Court Rd (perhaps going a bit east to include Covent Garden and the area between the Strand and New Oxford Street), north of Trafalgar Square, up to Oxford Street and on perhaps to Goodge St/Middlesex Street, and west as far as Mayfair/Edgware Road. Sometimes though it's just shorthand for Oxford Street. Popkitchen, Soho is north of Great Newport St, south of Oxford St, east of Regent St and west of charing Cross Rod until someone else comes up with a better definition.

Soho’s part of the West End, west of Charing Cross Road/Tottenham Court Rd (perhaps going a bit east to include Covent Garden and the area between the Strand and New Oxford Street), north of Trafalgar Square, up to Oxford Street and on perhaps to Goodge St/Middlesex Street, and west as far as Mayfair/Edgware Road. Sometimes though it’s just shorthand for Oxford Street.

]]> By: Adam http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-130 Adam Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:15:35 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-130 @Viktor Hi neigbour! :-) Yeah, generally I say Bajloni or Bitef when people ask where about I am. I think I'm going to give up determining my actual neightbourhood! @Bibi Yeah, it's a 5-10m walk from where I am to the Speak Easy cafe - but not far enough to put me off going on a muffin mission on a cold Sunday afternoon :-) @Viktor

Hi neigbour! :-) Yeah, generally I say Bajloni or Bitef when people ask where about I am. I think I’m going to give up determining my actual neightbourhood!

@Bibi
Yeah, it’s a 5-10m walk from where I am to the Speak Easy cafe – but not far enough to put me off going on a muffin mission on a cold Sunday afternoon :-)

]]> By: Bibi http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-129 Bibi Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:11:13 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-129 Gee, I didn't know cell phones made such a distinction. I don't think mine shows that, but anyway, the Speak Easy cafe I think would be in Palilula. The little market Palilula is a stone's throw away. Bajloni is far, I think! Gee, I didn’t know cell phones made such a distinction. I don’t think mine shows that, but anyway, the Speak Easy cafe I think would be in Palilula. The little market Palilula is a stone’s throw away. Bajloni is far, I think!

]]> By: Viktor http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-128 Viktor Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:18:27 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-128 You're somewhere on the border of the municipalities, that's why your cell phone goes crazy. Palilula is huge btw, so don't use it to explain where you are. I guess you could also say near Bajloni or near Tasmajdan, some of my friends who live there they refer that to the neighborhood. It also depends on who you're talking to, if you're talking to somebody from Zarkovo, you can just say city center, but it you're talking to someone from the center, than you'd refer to something more specific. btw we're almost neighbors, I'm near the Politika building :) You’re somewhere on the border of the municipalities, that’s why your cell phone goes crazy. Palilula is huge btw, so don’t use it to explain where you are.
I guess you could also say near Bajloni or near Tasmajdan, some of my friends who live there they refer that to the neighborhood.
It also depends on who you’re talking to, if you’re talking to somebody from Zarkovo, you can just say city center, but it you’re talking to someone from the center, than you’d refer to something more specific.
btw we’re almost neighbors, I’m near the Politika building :)

]]> By: Adam http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-127 Adam Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:59:01 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-127 Hmm, not from London myself, so I'd probably be just as confused as you regarding the Soho/West End distinction! Yeah, street names are normally used by myself and friends, but it can't hurt to attempt to figure out which 'neighbourhood' I'm in. As you said about borders, my friends say I'm just inside Stari Grad, while my mobile phone says Palilula, yet if I walk to the end of my street I'm in Dorcol! :-) Hmm, not from London myself, so I’d probably be just as confused as you regarding the Soho/West End distinction!

Yeah, street names are normally used by myself and friends, but it can’t hurt to attempt to figure out which ‘neighbourhood’ I’m in.

As you said about borders, my friends say I’m just inside Stari Grad, while my mobile phone says Palilula, yet if I walk to the end of my street I’m in Dorcol! :-)

]]> By: popkitchen http://www.balkanfile.com/walk-in-the-neighbourhood/comment-page-1#comment-126 popkitchen Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:52:33 +0000 http://www.balkanfile.com/?p=323#comment-126 Would love to help you, if you could explain to me soho/west end (london) distinction. Belgrade is so small, that using a street name sometimes suffice. For example, the last pic - you just say Palmoticeva (guess that would be Stari grad bordering on Palilula), think it explains it better, as these borders are usually a matter of perception. My grandparents when they were alive, used to use old "pre-war" names. Imagine a kid trying to find Krunska (Proleterskih brigada) or Makenzijeva (Marsala Tolbuhina): a) nobody would know, b) I think a whole of my family would be reported to the appropriate Communist party body and put on a pillar of shame:) Would love to help you, if you could explain to me soho/west end (london) distinction.

Belgrade is so small, that using a street name sometimes suffice. For example, the last pic – you just say Palmoticeva (guess that would be Stari grad bordering on Palilula), think it explains it better, as these borders are usually a matter of perception.

My grandparents when they were alive, used to use old “pre-war” names. Imagine a kid trying to find Krunska (Proleterskih brigada) or Makenzijeva (Marsala Tolbuhina): a) nobody would know, b) I think a whole of my family would be reported to the appropriate Communist party body and put on a pillar of shame:)

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