About the climate
Serbia has a temperate continental climate. Serbia is known as the crossroads of Europe, connecting Europe with Asia, the Middle East and Africa by land. Cold winters, hot summers, annual precipitation of 550-750 mm. Cold winters, hot summers, annual precipitation of 550-750 millimeters because of going to the summer and fall. It rained only one day, and the rest was a great sunny day. There is no lack of sunshine in summer here. In a word temperatures are moderate for traveling.
About eating
Serbia is cheap to eat, the average restaurant burgers, pizza, sandwiches basically about 20, very large, small meals for two people to order one is enough, rice-based food is slightly more expensive. The average two people per meal about 50 yuan, or relatively good restaurant.
Iced coffee is very cheap, about 12 dollars a cup, the flavor is very good, and cream, chocolate, ice cream must try. There are also some local kebabs, meatloaf and such that taste good!
On the line
The street vintage tram long distance if the car is recommended, the train is slow, and more stops, can be experienced as an experiential project experience once, such as from Belgrade to Novi Sad. It's better to rent a car if you can.
Transportation within the city, you can buy a card in Belgrade buses, 250 din a card, there are 90 din in the card, equal to the card 160 din, the bus card 89 din a time / person, an hour and a half to change to free. If you don't buy a card 150din once/person, it's not cost-effective.
Taxi is more expensive, once, three kilometers used 60RMB. other cities are on the bus to buy tickets.
About shopping
General things can be bought in the convenience store, convenience store IDEA and MAXI, distribution is quite dense. There are also similar to Watson's DM inside the thing is quite affordable, buy clothes want to international brands seem to have no, ZARA or H&M or a few.
On the language
Local people communicate in Serbian, but many people know English, especially young people, a little older will be a little less, but communication is no problem. The locals are very welcoming, so if you have a question, ask someone on the street and someone will always help you.
About currency
It's best to change the euro at home, or bring VISA and Master card, basically can't use CUP.
There is a Chinese bank in Belgrade that should be able to use CUP. Serbian Dinar RSD,1RMB≈15.4RSD
I. Pre-trip Preparation -- Visa, Insurance, Airline Tickets
About Visa--
Serbia is the first Eastern European country to abolish the visa system with China, Serbia and China are the first to abolish the visa system. system in Eastern Europe, and Serbia and China started to implement a visa-free system for each other from January 1, 2017, and you can stay without a visa for up to 30 days with your passport.
About insurance--
Remind you that the Schengen visa has a high requirement for insurance, and you should pay attention to two points when you buy it: first, it should contain at least 30,000 euros of compensation for damages; and second, it must be valid for the whole Schengen area and the period of tourist stay, that is to say, the date of the trip and the date of return to the home country should be covered in the purchase of the insurance for the two days. Both should be covered.
About flights--
At present, there is no direct domestic flight to Bulgaria or Serbia, but it is still very convenient to connect through European and Middle Eastern airlines, and our teammates this time have Qatar Airways to fly from Shanghai via Doha, and Aeroflot to fly from Beijing via Moscow, all of which arrived smoothly. The first two flights were on Qatar Airways from Shanghai via Doha, and on Aeroflot from Beijing via Moscow.
Preparation -- items ready list
1. Photography and video equipment
Aerial photography equipment as far as possible to bring, at present here is particularly suitable for aerial photography! There are a lot of big scenes, and not much flight restrictions, all the way to the stadium in addition to the home of the Red Star soccer team said clearly that you can not fly, other places are completely accessible, can bring must bring ah
2. clothing
Eastern Europe's temperature with the same period of time with the northern part of the country similar to the same period of time, however, the difference between morning and evening temperatures is relatively large, especially in mountainous areas, so it is recommended that even if it is the summer to come to the preparation of one or two pieces of lightweight and warm clothes.
3. Travel essential
(1) documents and information
Passport & visa, a copy of the spare can also be prepared
Original driver's license and translation (do not rent a car can be ignored)
(2) network communications
Long distance travel, to ensure that the communication is smooth or very important. Usually with roaming treasure, the whole signal in Bulgaria is still relatively strong, but Serbia is not yet a member of the EU, is not covered (most other mobile network devices also do not cover this).
So either the phone to open the international long-distance roaming business, now several major domestic carriers have launched a flow package, such as Unicom every day fifty or sixty yuan on the cap unlimited flow, the signal is still very good, short-term, you can consider directly with the flow, very convenient.
Either you buy a local phone card, more than 80 yuan can be used for seven days, 1G traffic per day, even if you use the hotspot function of a few people together, but also more than enough. If more than seven days, it does not matter, the above is only the most cost-effective package, over the part of the recharge to buy traffic can be, convenience stores and newsstands can be very convenient.
(3) clothing
- sunglasses
- change of clothes, the number of words depends on the way to whether it is convenient to laundry, the beginning of June is still relatively dry, laundry is easy to dry, do not have to carry too much, but if you do not want to halfway through the laundry, according to the number of days to match up with it.
- Flat shoes
- Scarf, you can keep warm and block the wind, you can also be photographed
(4) Toiletries
- Towels, bath towels, soap, shampoo, shower gel, hair dryer, these are generally provided by the hotel and lodging, but toothpaste and toothbrush must be brought, and slippers and conditioner, a lot of hotels do not have, we recommend that you bring your own.
- Personal skin care products, remind everyone that Eastern Europe is still relatively dry, must bring good hydration products.
- Sunscreen, be sure to apply, the weather is not hot and easy to be careless, but the UV rays are in fact very strong, I front two days in Sofia nose are a little sunburned skin -_-
(5) drugs
According to the personal situation of the selection of some commonly used drugs, such as gastroenterology, cold medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs, band-aids, antiallergic drugs, and so on.
(6) Electronic devices
- Cameras and memory cards
- Various chargers, rechargeable batteries
- Conversion plugs
- Plugs, it is highly recommended to bring one, preferably with a USB charging port of the kind, to facilitate the charging of a variety of electrical appliances together
(7) Food
Traveling abroad, bring your own food is not a funny or shameful thing. It's not a funny or embarrassing thing to bring your own food. Be sure to pay attention to the customs regulations of the country you're entering, and don't bring prohibited items without declaring them. For example, the minimum common sense, meat, fruits and other things are not allowed to carry Oh. The fact is that there is no way that you can get a good deal of money out of your money, so you can't afford to lose it.
Additionally, many of the hotel rooms in Eastern Europe do not have a kettle, so the stomach is not good, you can eat in the restaurant to catch a bit of hot water, but the weather is still relatively cold, it is best to bring Migo's thermal insulation series.
Two, traveling on the way
1. Sofia will have a black car cab in the meter on the foot, this you know.
2. In Bulgaria, if you find that the opposite vehicle has been rushing to you double flash, do not be nervous, they may just be a kind reminder of the "front of the traffic police".
3. The protection of minors in Serbia is very delicate, including the fact that they can not be photographed, unless the children and their parents approve, and television programs must be photographed with a mosaic of children. If you like to shoot portraits, especially of old people and children, you should be careful.
4. Many museums and shopping malls in Europe are closed on weekends, so be sure to check the information in advance and organize your route.
5. Inside the religious places, must pay attention to the shooting problem, some can not shoot at all, some can shoot but can not use the flash, and some pay a fee can be shot ...... if you do not see clear instructions, be sure to ask the staff.
6. Eastern Europe in general the law and order is still very good, but go out, but also still pay attention to safety.
Should be these, I hope to help you.