🇷🇸 OVČAR BANJA, Serbia | Mount ATHOS in SERBIA? | Serbian MONASTERY ADVENTURE! | Serbia Travel

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  • 🇷🇸 OVČAR BANJA, SERBIA - Welcome to another Serbia Travel series! Two of my previous trips were heavily impacted by the pandemic, but in 2021 I managed to explore quite extensively, visiting outstanding locations such as Kruševac, Subotica, Bajina Bašta and more!
    I’m once again based in one of my favourites - Užice, in Zlatibor. We’re heading further afield for now - a Serbian Orthodox Monastery Adventure in the nearby Ovčar Banja, not far from Čačak - known as Serbia’s Holy Mountain or Serbia’s Mount Athos!
    The history in this region of the Balkans dates back around 900 years in relation to monasteries. The entire region is covered with them, most of which are incredibly isolated and secluded due to the very nature of them.
    I’ve always sensed that Serbia is an underrated country, particularly compared to one of its neighbours, Croatia, as well as countries in Western Europe. But, over the years, I’ve found there’s just as much beauty, history and architecture (and amazing Serbian food) to discover, with many possible day trips from Belgrade!
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    TIMESTAMPS -
    00:00 - Intro
    01:11 - Welcome to Ovčar Banja
    03:35 - Bajina Bašta’s Sequel
    04:55 - Blagoveštenje
    06:33 - Rocks and Tunnels
    08:05 - Nikolje
    09:40 - Mount Athos
    10:30 - Who Needs a Viewpoint?
    12:34 - Uspenje
    13:59 - Jovanje
    16:09 - Walking the Tightrope
    17:32 - The Path Past Preobraženje
    18:39 - Spectacular Sretenje
    20:19 - Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
    21:59 - Seclusion
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 150

  • @davidostrowski679
    @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +22

    🇬🇧 Welcome back to Serbia! It's my 5th time here! This time, based in Uzice, I'm going to be focusing much of my time on western, southern, and eastern Serbia (you never know, this may change!). I'm hoping to make around 15 videos here this time. If you haven't seen my Mexico series, you might not know that this is my final travel series in relation to long-term travel, as I am planning to move to Poland on a semi-permanent basis (I'm now a Polish citizen) in November and plan to move on to other things in life post UA-cam (this is likely to be a year off, potentially returning in a different guise!). So Serbia gets the ending! Enjoy Ovčar Banja!
    Serbian subtitles are available but currently only in cyrillic - I'm working on this
    🇷🇸 Dobrodošli nazad u Srbiju! Peti put sam ovde! Ovog puta, sa sedištem u Užicu, fokusiraću se veći deo svog vremena na zapadnu, južnu i istočnu Srbiju (nikad se ne zna, ovo se može promeniti!). Nadam se da ću ovog puta napraviti oko 15 video zapisa. Ako niste gledali moju seriju o Meksiku, možda ne znate da je ovo moja poslednja serija putovanja u vezi sa dugoročnim putovanjima, pošto planiram da se preselim u Poljsku na polutrajnoj osnovi (sada sam poljski državljanin) u novembru i planirate da pređete na druge stvari u životu nakon IouTube-a (ovo će verovatno biti slobodna godina, potencijalno se vraća u drugačijem obliku!). Pa Srbija dobija kraj! Uživajte u Ovčar Banji!
    Srpski titlovi su dostupni ali trenutno samo na ćirilici - radim na tome

    • @TheCvele1974
      @TheCvele1974 Рік тому +2

      Welcome back mate

    • @Invest4Cash-Flow
      @Invest4Cash-Flow Рік тому

      Thank you for showing the “world” my little country! Greetings from Miami ,
      Jovan Vesković

    • @maremagnus
      @maremagnus Рік тому

      Awesome, Srpski looks very quiet, no many people around!
      Good seeing your adventures this far 👍
      Take good care David
      See you soon in another video adventure!

  • @stewart2589
    @stewart2589 Рік тому +65

    Ah yes Serbia the country filled with amazing history

  • @tems6
    @tems6 Рік тому +29

    Serbia and Montenegro are places I would go right after my trip to Veracruz

  • @JohnnyWalker1077
    @JohnnyWalker1077 Рік тому +9

    Serbia, a country with more than a 1000 years old history. There is much to see for sure!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      And sometimes when I say Serbia I sometimes get 'oh you mean Siberia?'. Classic. If only they knew haha

    • @zoranmarkovic1123
      @zoranmarkovic1123 Рік тому +1

      The history of the Serbs in this part of the Balkans goes much further then 1000 years into the past, but in those days the name of the nation was not used, but they lived under different names, they were known by other names although they called themselves Serbs. History actually contains a lot of forgeries, since most of it was written by the conquerors, i.e. the occupiers who conquered these places, but the origin nation survived anyway, preserving the traditions and culture that spread by word of mouth, today with modern procedures, as well as with more accessible information, research, etc., we know that history needs to be rewritten, there are thousands of proofs for this. All this has been further corrupted by modern history. Today we can say with certainty that the Serbs are autochthonous in these places and go back to the period of the Vinča culture and even further, which is also confirmed by genetics, so the theory about the immigration of Slavs is a farce because there is no evidence for such a theory, but there is overwhelming evidence that tells the exact opposite story. Of course, there have been migrations throughout history, but not in the form that official history claimed until recently. In Jewish records you can find that Serbs certainly lived in these places already at the time of the creation of the first Roman Republic, which means at least 2400 years, and there are many such records in the history of other nations where Serbs were mentioned. This is also confirmed by the finds, which some Westerners thought were fakes, as they resembled today's Serbian culture too much, but in the end it turned out that all the finds were autochthonous, i.e. original. Interests that are purely political and have nothing to do with reality are even more prevalent in the world today and they are also a serious obstacle to the academic public and relevant historians to reveal the truth, so we continue to listen to nonsense and insulting claims, which are more often the result of nationalism and humiliation than serious scientific explanation and therefore the real truth.

    • @JohnnyWalker1077
      @JohnnyWalker1077 Рік тому

      @@zoranmarkovic1123 It may be true, I don´t deny that.
      BUT: The serbs as "serbs" did not exist in the balkans before the 7th century AD.

    • @zoranmarkovic1123
      @zoranmarkovic1123 Рік тому

      @@JohnnyWalker1077 Málek, this is precisely the biggest lie, because there is no evidence for the immigration of Slavs, i.e. also Serbs, in the 7th century. But there is a lot of evidence that Serbs are autochthonous in the Balkans and this is confirmed by genetic research and many records. The Serbs lived on Balkan as they do today, but under different names, depending on the circumstances, and this is exactly what you find in the old records, where the writer explains that they always called themselves Serbs, and according to the records, this goes all the way back 2400 years into the past, but archeology and ancestors prove that Serbs have been here even since the time of the Vinča culture, which means more than five thousand years. Not long ago, with the help of genetic research, they found that these are our ancestors. Today, on the profession of history and archeology is dominated by politics and thus censorship. Many who studied in the Viennese school of history don't want to dispute to his profesors, even though they have solid evidence, that's why today’s archeology is not archeology as it should be, but is a political interest group. Either way, the day is coming when history will have to be rewritten. Until now, history was written by the occupiers, i.e. the victors, and they wrote lies, precisely for the sake of possible future pretensions, but time has changed and will overcome this sentimental crowd to speak with the voice of truth. By the way, the Vatican and the Hagsburg were the biggest falsifiers of history, everyone who is at least a little serious knows that.

    • @zoranmarkovic1123
      @zoranmarkovic1123 Рік тому

      @@JohnnyWalker1077 You know, the Serbs are the only ones who have an old proverb "the Emperor Trajan have goat ears", or on Serbian "u Cara Trajana kozje uši" and if you know history, explain to me how the Serbs know and mention that Trajan have goat ears, if they did not live at that time, and they are the only ones who have that proverb which is passed down from generation after generation for centuries. Of course, the goat's ears are just a parable for a historical fact that is now known to many historians, but a nation could not take it as a parable just like that, especially not because practically all of those times were illiterate farmers with the exception of rulers and rare individuals, so the common people shouldn't know anything about it, but in fact everyone knew. This is just one example, but in Serbian tradition there are dozens, if not hundreds of such stories that spread from mouth to mouth and this is also mentioned in various records throughout history. It is interesting that in historical and archaeological research, no one has ever compared the old writings in monuments and buildings with the Old Serbian language, although they could not decipher the individual messages, after which one of the academics took heart and compared the records with the Old Serbian language, and got an incredible discovery, so he deciphered the text. Why is that so? Probably from the widely accepted lie about the immigration of Slavs, and the underestimating attitude towards Serbs.

  • @mariapalacios2195
    @mariapalacios2195 Рік тому +42

    Beatifiul country.Thank you so much.¡¡¡¡ Saludos desde México.

  • @uririvera7108
    @uririvera7108 Рік тому +28

    Beautiful Serbia! I would like to see the 4k walk-around videos. Thanks David

  • @josepadilla7052
    @josepadilla7052 Рік тому +33

    The monasteries and the scenery truly beautiful, and like always doing a great job showings us places i personally would love to visit. Haya pronto!✌🇲🇽✌

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Jose glad you enjoyed! Those monasteries are always gorgeous!

  • @waresJohnSmith
    @waresJohnSmith Рік тому +29

    Very nice video David. Other, probably more important reason why monasteries in Serbia are secluded is to be out of the way of Turks. During almost 5 centuries of Turkish occupation, monasteries and churches near roads and cities were looted and burned, especially in the early period of Turkish rule. In order to preserve the property and ensure safety for the priests, the monasteries were built far from the main roads, deep in the forests and high in the mountains.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +4

      Excellent addition Mr Smith. I forgot to mention re how they escaped the Turks and hid in caves. There's a church in a cave in the opposite direction. Was too far to walk!!

  • @xtra8dj
    @xtra8dj Рік тому +36

    Thank you David, beautiful video, predivna Srbija!

  • @sonjaselakovic5404
    @sonjaselakovic5404 Рік тому +9

    Hvala Davide što prikazujes Srbiju i moj Čačak u lepom svetlu. Srećan put gde god putovao ❤🍀

  • @user-Lizarazy
    @user-Lizarazy Рік тому +5

    Мајка Србија

  • @Praskozorje123
    @Praskozorje123 Рік тому +5

    Hvala za predivne kadrove moje Srbije.

  • @dccoulthard
    @dccoulthard Рік тому +12

    Good video, Serbia has been on my bucket list for a while. But, there is a monastery next to a Starbucks in Bucharest lol.

  • @jayne16
    @jayne16 Рік тому +13

    Oh this! Those drone shots get more epic each time. Loved every minute. Thanks David! "Who am I? Fu#£ing Indiana Jones"?! 🤣 Yes, please do the walk around videos too! ❤

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      ok hun! Uzice walkaround will come soon! Lots of spomeniks in Cacak in the next video!

  • @TheCvele1974
    @TheCvele1974 Рік тому +10

    Thanks for visiting Serbia and for efforts to pronounce Serbian words and do it really well.
    You still make me laugh, nothing like good old English humour 🤣

    • @TheCvele1974
      @TheCvele1974 Рік тому +1

      By the way, drone footage is special

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Thank you and you're welcome! At this stage I'd just arrived from 5 months in Mexico so my brain was still transitioning from Spanish syllable stress to Serbian as well as sound differences! It's becoming more natural again now as well my cyrillic reading. Sorry I'm a language geek!
      Re humour, Serbia is like the only country I can use British humour and know that everyone will understand it! Why do you think I keep returning HAHA

    • @TheCvele1974
      @TheCvele1974 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 that's great man. Keep up with great content. And enjoy Serbia.

  • @m.b.5666
    @m.b.5666 Рік тому +2

    Excellent presentation 👏 👌 👍

  • @elkamaleon
    @elkamaleon Рік тому +12

    un lugar muy bonito David!! seguimos tus pasos desde chihuahua, espero que algun dia vuelvas a visitarnos! seguimos contigo en tus viajes!!!!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      ¡Gracias Jalil! ¡Extraño a Chihuahua! especialmente montados!! JAJAJA

  • @robbar42
    @robbar42 Рік тому +14

    I'd like to see more of Serbia, I'v only been to Ljubljana (capital of Slovenia) but I don't know much of the balkan area even though I used to live next door. Great videos! I'd like to see a walking tour around a city there!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Bob! I'll trial one in Užice. In Mexico they often performed better than the regular videos! I had an English student in Ljubljana once but haven't been there myself. Now that I'll be staying in Europe for the foreseeable future it's definitely on my plan as well as Croatia and more of Italy!

    • @ismaelmartinez9114
      @ismaelmartinez9114 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 please some videos on Croatia

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      hey man got no plans unfortunately, these Serbia videos are my final videos. If I go to Croatia I'll just be taking photos or writing blog posts for foreseeable future!

  • @deejaye2647
    @deejaye2647 Рік тому +3

    You are a master with that drone!

  • @ricardoacosta6239
    @ricardoacosta6239 Рік тому +4

    Saludos amigo from zacatecas Mexico. Have a great time there amigo remember you are always welcome in mexico ok

  • @MariaMarquez-ok4hf
    @MariaMarquez-ok4hf Рік тому +14

    Beautiful drone shots. Serbia has lovely scenery. Your comments while walking over the ‘hell bridge’! 🤣🤣 If you want to do a 4K walk around or two, sounds good. Always interesting to see the city. Great video! 💕

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      The hell bridge! ARGH! Yes 4K walkaround videos will probably only be a couple considering I'm based in Uzice for so long

    • @milosmilovanovic8911
      @milosmilovanovic8911 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 Did you hear that hell bridge collapsed few months ago with 30 people on it? It was really hell bridge :(

  • @MariaPerez-pl9tc
    @MariaPerez-pl9tc Рік тому +8

    Have friends from Serbia in my home town, Riverside, Illinois...beautiful people...and beautiful country...But, where's the people in there??...Greetings from USA, Dear David!!!.....

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +3

      Hey Maria! Very quiet area, like when I go to the middle of nowhere en Mexico Norte jaja

    • @stefanturovic1274
      @stefanturovic1274 Рік тому +1

      I was born in Čačak and grew up in the Chicagoland area(Jefferson Park/Elmhurst). Thank you for your kind words about us Serbs! You're always welcome to visit 🙂

  • @RitschardPaul
    @RitschardPaul Рік тому +4

    Welcome back, David!!!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      thanks man! I am a total language geek and I always find Serbian fun to read (esp cyrillic) and pronounce. I always find it much easier to pronounce than Spanish or Portuguese. Must be the Slavic roots lol

  • @matthewbucknell7121
    @matthewbucknell7121 Рік тому +5

    he's back... YEAH! looking forward to the new series David

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      YASSS! Good to be in a country where I'm not accused of missing everything lol

    • @matthewbucknell7121
      @matthewbucknell7121 Рік тому +1

      @@davidostrowski679 for every 1 thing you might've missed in Mexico, you uncovered 100 things no other UA-camr would dare to try.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      You can bloody say that again!

  • @KeRatniK
    @KeRatniK Рік тому +7

    I'm looking forward for more of this series 🙌

  • @milenaprodfanovic8198
    @milenaprodfanovic8198 Рік тому

    Хвала ,Добро Дошли сви из 🇬🇧 у нашу лепу 🇷🇸.

  • @dulcito31
    @dulcito31 Рік тому +6

    Saludos desde Torreón 🙋🏻‍♀️
    Te extrañaremos en México 🇲🇽
    Bendiciones 🙏🤗💞

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Saludos Lagunera! Viva Torreón!

    • @dulcito31
      @dulcito31 Рік тому +1

      @@davidostrowski679 Vivaaa mi Torreón ❣️🎉 🥳🙌 XOXO 🤗😘

  • @deejaye2647
    @deejaye2647 Рік тому +6

    What a special area! How do you find these incredible places?

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Honestly a lot of the time it's a case of just searching Google Maps. Because I'm based in one place for 3 months I just have a look around the local area for certain things and then research more!

  • @danginfo
    @danginfo Рік тому +2

    A modern Michael Palin👍💯☀️👊 Nice 🤝

  • @lozana3317
    @lozana3317 Рік тому +1

    Bravo David,fascinantno ,divno,misticno

  • @deejaye2647
    @deejaye2647 Рік тому +2

    Oh god those walking bridges!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      Nightmare!

    • @draganradenkovic3121
      @draganradenkovic3121 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 This type of bridge is called a "Suspension Bridge" and when you walk on it it sways (which you have probably experienced 😀) which can be a lot of fun sometimes.
      Great job with your videos,keep up,we look forward to it.

  • @beckyc104
    @beckyc104 Рік тому +8

    This was great! I've got a bit of a day off today so after watching this I linked right into your Serbia playlist and just watched a video from January 2020 where you've returned to Serbia and become a semi-nomad being tired of the life of a constant traveler. If only we'd known! I can imagine you must be exhausted now. But good luck finding a beach where you can winter over and I hope you still make a video now and again. You're intelligent and funny and it's nice to walk around different cities with you, although as probably your mum's contemporary I'm always a bit worried for you. Then I just think, it'll be fine, huns. 😊. Take care and looking forward to more Serbia (or Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary (ooo the Goths in Hungary... fascinating) or wherever you winter).

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      omg yes Jan 2020 was when I originally tried to stop travelling.... then hello corona! This will be my final series although there may be a few surprises near the end!

  • @dejannadj6788
    @dejannadj6788 Рік тому +11

    David, dobrodošao nazad!
    Go to east Serbia: Lazarev kanjon and cave, Zaječar, Negotin, Vratna, Bor, Gornjak monastery. A lot to see in that part of Serbia.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +5

      Hey man! Zaječar and Negotin are on my list! We'll see what happens. I feel like not many people go over that way!

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet Рік тому +2

      Blederije waterfall... Roman excavations...

    • @novve
      @novve Рік тому +1

      @@davidostrowski679 visit the village Mihajlovac when visiting Negotin for my sake 😅

  • @kostanedeljkovic5923
    @kostanedeljkovic5923 Рік тому +4

    So impressed with your knowledge of Serbia and Cacak with surraunding area...

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Thanks man! I really enjoy this area of Serbia, I think mainly because of the scenery, especially later in the year! I love areas like Vojvodina as well (hoping to return there this time around). I filmed a video in Požega today... loved it!

  • @oerolegend
    @oerolegend Рік тому +4

    Glad you visited so many sights of this beautiful country. If you like the monasteries, you should really visit Manasija or Ravanica.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Manasija is coming I think next month! Looks amazing!

    • @oerolegend
      @oerolegend Рік тому +1

      @@davidostrowski679 Very nice, looking forward to watch your video about one of the most legendary monasteries in Serbia!

  • @roywilson0814
    @roywilson0814 Рік тому +5

    Can't wait to see what's on the itinerary. Thanks David

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      You're welcome Roy! Will be 95% new locations with a couple of revisits to old ones as well!

  • @nikola_tomic
    @nikola_tomic Рік тому +6

    Bro do it the way u want it, it's amazing either way 😊

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Yep deffo man I'll probably do a walkaround video in Uzice and see how it goes!

  • @visi_inspektor_besevic
    @visi_inspektor_besevic Рік тому +5

    David, I'm glad to see you back in Serbia. Just saw your Cacak video. You keep on doing great videos, I belive you know that already. :D
    Great scenery, short and clear explanations of everything. Also I'm pretty sure you've visited more monasteries in Serbia in a few days or weeks than 95% of Serbs in a lifetime. :D
    If I may I would you suggest you to visit Vrnjacka banja also. Very famous turistic place in Serbia. And very famous Žiča (13th century) and Studenica (12th century) monastery near Kraljevo while you in the area.
    Keep up the good work and wish you to spend great time in Serbia again and wherever you go. Take care and rock on. :D

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Hey! Great minds think alike because every place you mentioned is on my plan! Vrnjacka Banja was on my plan last year but it was in like October so I think the weather wasn't great! Kraljevo should be in about 5 videos time!

    • @visi_inspektor_besevic
      @visi_inspektor_besevic Рік тому +2

      @@davidostrowski679 Even better 😀, I belive you gonna like Vrnjacka banja. I've been there many times as a kid and visited again month ago first time in 20+ years and still love it. It's a water Vrnjci place. 😀
      So if you already planned all of it I'll give you another suggestion. 😀 In the area. Beautiful Oplenac church near Topola (and Arandjelovac, Knjaz Miloš water), all in mosaic inside. Built by Serbian king Peter I Karadjordjevic and place where all Karadjordjevic dynasty laid to rest. Topola is a birth place of one of the most famous Serbian national hero Karadjordje (Black George), leader of the 1st Serbian Uprising in 1804 that happened near Topola. He liberated Serbia from Ottoman empire. Later knez Miloš completed that job in full. 😀
      So that can be 3 in 1 for you on a very short distance. Oplenac, Topola, Arandjelovac. The heart of Šumadija.
      Enjoy your stay!

  • @savinggracehealthhealingre6028

    Absolutely beautiful. Hope to go there someday.
    Many stories of miracles occurring in some of these Holy monasteries. God Bless you for this wonderful video.

  • @vladepavlovic
    @vladepavlovic Рік тому +1

    You buy me with this one! 👏👏👏

  • @la_veroynomas
    @la_veroynomas Рік тому

    Been a while since I commented...wow times have change literally have to tell grown people to be nice.
    Anywho .... every time those drone shoots are WOW. REWATCH IT JUST WOW.

  • @TheAlexandar711
    @TheAlexandar711 Рік тому +1

    My friend,i really enjoyed in this episode, you really tried to show as much as you could, I'm hoping that you enjoyed yourself as well. It took a lot of effort, considering how much you must walk. I hope that it was worth exploring.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      It was really enjoyable yes! I know I probably could've rented a car but one thing I love about Serbia is simply walking into farmland surrounded by all the animal noises!

    • @TheAlexandar711
      @TheAlexandar711 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 yup! People should walk until they cannot anymore , until certain years gets us and car starts to look better option . But, I'm sure there is many years Infront for you before this happen. I wish you good health for many years and love for humans. And for cats and dogs as well 🙂.

  • @tvl9971
    @tvl9971 Рік тому +3

    Amazing video on OVČAR, the best.

  • @salvatore4628
    @salvatore4628 Рік тому +2

    Hi David....!!!
    Aquí presente!!!

  • @boskojankovic8570
    @boskojankovic8570 Рік тому

    Damn I needed this, coming back home to Cacak after almost a decade in US, thanks man.

  • @milanmiladinovic2997
    @milanmiladinovic2997 Рік тому +4

    Come to Nis, I will give you a tour!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +5

      Thanks Milan! I've been twice before but I do plan to be back in the area (hoping to go to Kruševac again and possibly further north east to Negotin. I'll see how it goes. I always liked Niš, the first time I was only meant to stay a few days but 3 weeks later I was still there haha

  • @mir6685
    @mir6685 Рік тому +1

    12:00 minute, best view... wow... you feel the silence of the nature by view ...

  • @aleksandardjordjevic3310
    @aleksandardjordjevic3310 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @supersrba6028
    @supersrba6028 Рік тому +2

    Fun fact Mount Athos or Sveta Gora (literal translation is Holy Wood) was created by Serbian kings and today all of the orthodox nations have at least one monastery there (Serbian is called Hilandar). It is basically orthodox christianity autonomous region of Greece similar like Vatican in Italy.
    I would like to se in your tour of Serbia oldest Serbian still standing church and you can find it in Novi Pazar (Church of saint apostle's Peter and Paul)... Nature in western and eastern Serbia is really beautiful.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      I'll be in Novi Pazar in early October! Planning to head over to eastern Serbia too!

  • @edvinmester5228
    @edvinmester5228 Рік тому +3

    Well done, beautiful video!

  • @daniellebustamante9159
    @daniellebustamante9159 Рік тому +2

    GRACIAS DAVID GRACIAS 🙏🏻 POR COMPARTIR TAN BONITO VIDEO SIEMPRE SALUDOS A TODOS

  • @righthand7965
    @righthand7965 Рік тому

    🇷🇸☦️❤️

  • @marijavucinic2467
    @marijavucinic2467 Рік тому +1

    David, you have a grate name.Maybe its mape for your personal road to religion.Serbia is beautifull, thanks

  • @elvaplascencia6810
    @elvaplascencia6810 Рік тому

    Watching video for second time trying to understand that mysterious country monasteries scary .the other side is nice thanks David .

  • @fredericktmiller
    @fredericktmiller Рік тому +4

    Very nice overkill! They should model more new developments on places like these monasteries. Yet, as I think you observed, the grey concrete parts of central Uzice are somehow attractive.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Yes Fred! A lot of people say Uzice is the ugliest city in Serbia, yes it's not traditionally pretty like somewhere like Subotica in the north but it has a unique charm for deffo!

    • @fredericktmiller
      @fredericktmiller Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 I used to be more caught up in an idyllic idea of how our communities should be. It's good to see different perspectives. Japanese shows have helped change my thoughts without changing my recommendations. From Tokyo to Kyoto Japan's population dense - a little like LA in America oddly. So many of those shows have taken place in a not so pretty place. Define, eh? Japan is more walkable. Is London isn't so different? In other words, it's magic. Un mundo magico. It's all so lovely. My faith informs me that it's about having ears to hear. It's unburdening! But to hear can mean to see and love the place!

  • @Invest4Cash-Flow
    @Invest4Cash-Flow Рік тому +1

    Thanks 😊

  • @serious_nigga
    @serious_nigga Рік тому +2

    Oh goody, I've been hoping to see a video on cacak

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      Literally just filmed it! Should be up mid-week

    • @serious_nigga
      @serious_nigga Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 thank you so much 🙏🏾
      Now I get to see what it's like from a UA-camr who cares enough to go there.

  • @deejaye2647
    @deejaye2647 Рік тому +1

    I bet you were happy to see that train!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      I felt like Captain Janeway finally getting the USS Voyager home

  • @magdagrimaldo9131
    @magdagrimaldo9131 Рік тому +1

    wowwww,grate!!!!

  • @NeoSpacian1237
    @NeoSpacian1237 Рік тому +1

    I’m going to travel like you, I went to Japan and China early 2019 and the feeling of being abroad is so amazing

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      Love Japan! After 6 years that travel feeling soon wears very thin, but I definitely don't regret it!

  • @SA-vm2mg
    @SA-vm2mg Рік тому

    👍👍👍

  • @thejectorproject
    @thejectorproject Рік тому +2

    Where can I find said program “I’m not a sexy UA-camr?” I think I would have killed over with that walk you took there. Is this in SIBeRiA? Lol. Great video. Seems less chaotic and more of a calm vibe compared to Mexico.

  • @CarlosCelisValles
    @CarlosCelisValles Рік тому +3

    Zdravo David Kako si? Greetings from Torreón in the past many many yaears ago I knew a gal called Marija from Serbia here in Torreón ... memories or the world is very small haha,, I don´t know

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Hey man that's cool! I've spoken to a 2 separate Mexican/Serbian couples recently, one in Cordoba Veracruz and I can't remember the location of the other. Small world indeed!

  • @tvl9971
    @tvl9971 Рік тому +1

    4k 4k 4k!!

  • @bojanlackanovic1194
    @bojanlackanovic1194 Рік тому +1

    12:00 👍👍👍👍

  • @TheSkillfulll
    @TheSkillfulll Рік тому +1

    The bridge actually collapsed not too long ago

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +1

      I heard! I mentioned it in a recent video after people had told me. Scary! A huge tragedy that people lost their lives.

  • @selma7776
    @selma7776 Рік тому

    💅💅💅💅💅💅💅💓💓💓💓

  • @ilijapetrovic1836
    @ilijapetrovic1836 Рік тому

    You missed one very secluded church (Savine vode) its 30-45 min walk up a mountain. You should have gone to the top of Kablar because view from top is soo nice.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      No I didn't miss those things, I chose not to go to them, just like I chose not to climb everest or fly to Mars in this video.
      Maybe next time highlight what was actually SELECTED to be INCLUDED in a video instead of trying to devalue someone's experience. It's not gonna work. You probably 'should have' been doing something more productive instead of criticising what a stranger didn't do on the internet but you don't see me messaging you about it

    • @ilijapetrovic1836
      @ilijapetrovic1836 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 I am not criticising you, i think video is awesome. I just think your expiriance of Ovcar Banja would be bettter if you visited those two places, because i am very often in Ovcar banja and those places are my favorit.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      Fair enough, but it's incredibly annoying to receive comments about things I CHOSE not to do. When researching a video I SELECT things I want to do, I don't miss them. Ultimately I enjoyed my day and that's all that matters. Telling someone they 'should' have done things is completely devaluing. Also, filming a video can take up to 5x longer than just going there. There simply wasn't time to climb mountains. Drone filming alone can take over 1 hour

  • @mklaw200
    @mklaw200 Рік тому +2

    Si to more 4K walks

  • @fredericktmiller
    @fredericktmiller Рік тому +2

    The last thing you need is another thing to do. Work and write are the prime things for sure. Yet I'll add something about language. If you pick Poland as your base, you'll learn Polish as you did Spanish. I just suggest that you not only keep up your Spanish but do a reverse of your work and improve your Spanish online. I know you've thought about it. Probably you read a few things in addition to throwing yourself in the maelstrom. Not that you need to know the Spanish word for maelstrom...but why not? Life is a whirlwind on land or water. A tunnel to go through or a hill to climb regardless of warnings. You feel old right now. I promise you my suggestion, which is to concentrate on being bi-lingual will never grow old! It's what I'm trying right now with Spanish which we've come across together - you much more effectively. I suspect that it's better than levels of yoga. Certainly better than levels of dietary restriction which have unexpectedly little reward and no fudge. Better to talk with your followers! You probably speak Spanish like a pro and are too modest. If not...I suggest. If you read this, thank you for taking an imaginary seat at Nanny O'Brien's when I should have been asleep!

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      Maelstrom! That's a good word! I definitely want to keep up my Español. You never know, I'll probably be back in Mexico at some point. But for now, Serbia is the perfect welcome break!! Hope you're doing well Fred! Love your detailed comments as always!

  • @stipljanac
    @stipljanac Рік тому +1

    3 days ago, that bridge you crossed collapsed and killed 2 women.

  • @vikiseta7718
    @vikiseta7718 4 місяці тому

    Kosovo i Metohija 1300 Serbs Monestary and Churchs🙋

  • @nebojsa1976
    @nebojsa1976 Рік тому

    Terrible place Uzice and Ovcar Banja. It looks so sad and dark.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому +2

      Let me guess you're from somewhere in Mexico with fake brightly colored buildings

  • @15ti_Maj_23.
    @15ti_Maj_23. Рік тому

    Great review. Unfortunatelly, that suspension bridge collapsed couple of weeks back when group of 50 pigrims tried to climb it simoultaniously, leaving 2 women dead. :(

  • @zoranmarkovic1123
    @zoranmarkovic1123 Рік тому

    What do you mean that it is difficult to determine the origin of these monasteries, they are all monasteries of Serbian origin.

    • @davidostrowski679
      @davidostrowski679  Рік тому

      I think I was probably talking about origin as in the exact date of construction, obviously they are Serbian

    • @srdjanbasaric517
      @srdjanbasaric517 Рік тому

      @@davidostrowski679 You are absolutely right, most of the old Serbian churches were wrongly dated in order to encourage them to convert to Christianity. Most of them are much older, they come from the pagan era, as their shape clearly shows.