Good morning from the town of Kruševac! It's already like very hectic in the morning that there
is a road work just next to the place that I was staying at.
Welcome to the city of Kruševac!
So this used to be the very first Serbian capital city in the past, to the left we have a church.
There's plenty of roundabouts, we are trying to get to the gas station.
Hvala (thank you)!
That was a kind and nice gesture from the boy.
I'm going to get some pastry for my snack and lunch
because we are going to the mountain of Jastrebac,
and from there we'll go to Kopaonik. So being in the central part of Serbia,
during this time of the year (April-May) for me, it's slightly too warm but so far people are
nice in a way that they smile back at you. Oh yes, that one! See the line right there? This Bronx
Pita spanac (spinach pastry).
Hvala (thank you)! Hvala lepo (thank you). Prijatno (Bon appetite)!
I'm gonna eat this while I'm here, while it's hot.
Wow! Burek itself are usually a flaky pastry
Ah, this is so good!
I usually like to eat in bulk, meaning like if I don't eat
breakfast and I usually eat it all together with lunch (lunch with dinner).
There is Jastrebac mountain, that is quite nearby I think within 20 something kilometres.
So we can make a detour as well in the afternoon.
(heading to the spring water) Oh no, that bridge! It's completely cut off! Ah..
It cuts everything off!
Let's get to drink a bit of this spring water while we are here.
This must be from the nearest mountain of Jastrebac.
My shoes and jeans are wet!
It's slippery! There is not enough grip for me to hold on to the stone.
My poor feet. It's wet.
I just have to be careful. How far can we go actually, I have no idea!
Slowly, slowly! Shoot, there are two ways I don't even know (which way to go).
Where is this? I just don't feel like pursuing that road, which is basically a rocky road
because we still have a bit way to go and we still have to take the same route all the way back.
This Vespa has 300cc capacity and so it's powerful actually powerful enough, more than enough
to drive around Serbia or even the surrounding countries. However, unfortunately, I cannot go
to any surrounding countries within this region (the Balkans) because of my limited passport ability.
So I am currently in a monastery that I passed by, so right now the guy right here
is taking me to the monastery and to unlock the monastery.
Lepo (beautiful!)
This must be an old monastery to have such details!
King Lazar of Serbia (a Serbian ruler during medieval times built the monastery in 1382.)
(Naupara monastery is built in the Serbian architectural style of the Morava school)
13
82
1382? Wow! This is a-13th century monastery.
Monastery name? Name? Haynape? Naupare (monastery).
Absolutely stunning architecture and the details of this decoration!
I don't really quite understand what the guy was trying to tell me, of course, because of language barriers,
but he tried his best to explain within the capacity of our understanding.
Name? Pater (father) Damaskin.
Syifa. My name is Syifa. Ah, Syifa! Okay, okay.
Look at the surrounding trees! It's very tranquil.
čaj (Tea), vode (water)
I think, he was asking if why don't you have a drink or something like that
and yes, drink be lovely, isn't it?
(I didn't expect to see him bringing a homemade cake) Oh wow, thank you, thank you!
Yes, oh wow!
Yes, a well. Awesome. Oh, this is incredible. Pump (water pump).
Honey? Sugar? No?
Bzzzzz! (making a bee sound and gesture) Yes, honey.
Izvoli (here you go).
*He was asking which other monastery in Serbia that I visited*
(I visited a monastery in the town of) Negotin. Ah, Negotin. Bukovo monastery!
*He was asking where will I be sleeping tonight* I said, "Kopaonik".
*He was asking whether I have made any reservations* I said no reservation.
No problem (no reservation)? No problem.
*I was using an online translator* "I want to thank you so much for your kind hospitality"
No problem. 😊
There is a chicken coop, I think and several chickens right there if you can see?
and probably this particular Easter egg (this was filmed in May 2021) is straight from there!
What a lovely gesture!
Dobro, srecan put! (Okay, have a nice trip!)
Hvala (thank you) Prijatno (Enjoy or have a good day!)
What a legend he was! Oh, it feels so great to be able to have such interactions.
It doesn't work! (The road were cut off due to drainage)
Ciao! (Hello!) Ciao!
It's a bit deep as well!
So perhaps this is not the right way. Let's get to, let's get back (to the same road)!
Let's see if we can offer him a lift.
Ciao! Dobar dan (good afternoon/good day!)
*I was giving him a gesture to get onto the passenger seat*
It's hot!
*I was trying to explain where I am from originally* Indonesia? Yes!
Manila? (He was asking what's the capital city of Indonesia. He was mistakenly thought of Manila, the Philippines)
No, Indonesia - Jakarta (is the capital city).
*He was asking where I was heading to* Krusevac? Kopaonik?
Yes, Kopaonik!
Pravo (go straight!)
Levo (left)
Turning to the left.
Pravo means straight. Levo means left.
This one? Desno (to the right)!
Hvala lepo (thank you!) Srecan put (have a nice trip!)
Ciao! Ciao!
Oh, imagine that if he needs to walk all the way like that!
It's scorching hot for him to walk all the way. Oh, oh bless his heart!
Oh, Pristina (the capital city of partially recognized Kosovo). Go straight.
So Pristina is all the way to Kosovo, but no we're not going there so we're going to Brus and Kopaonik.
For some reason I am exhausted and
I am thinking of going to the nearest accommodation
which is only less than 10 kilometres away. I cannot continue today.
Let me try calling this villa, perhaps it's out of my budget.
Yes okay! It's the same location on the map, yeah? Yes okay, I will just follow the map. Hvala (thank you!)
I think the hotter weather, the temperature makes me tired a lot easier, in the sense that
I try not to be dehydrated if you are driving or riding yourself,
you have to listen to your own body and in the the sense that if it is something that you cannot
keep up going you should not force yourself too much. That's me talking to myself as well.
My map is showcasing that I should go towards that direction?
So I think this road rather.
What an exciting accommodation!
Ah yes, it's correct! This is awesome!
Zdravo (hello!)
Woow!
Bravo!
First time in Serbia? Yes, the first time. It's hot. Yeah, yeah!
Yeah. Indonesia is also hot, no? Yes, yes.
I don't live in Indonesia.
Where do you live? Nowhere 😆
Nowhere? That's good!
If you want to stay one day longer, you just have to tell me.
I can show you the room then you can come here to sit and drink something.
Yes, that will be perfect.
What a turn of events with these situations.
Look at this beautiful room, it's spacious! This is such a luxury!
The bathroom is very clean but of all things, I have my own patio with this view! Oh my world
I am just so blown out 😝 blown away sorry! see I cannot even say anything and I think
I deserve this, especially after today. It's quite a journey with different roads and different
interactions with people. I'm just so blessed, so so blessed!
Thank you so much for watching today's episode. I hope you enjoyed this very interesting episode for me personally,
with these interactions that it's just unexpected and lovely. It's such a good reminder
that human beings are similar throughout the world wherever you are whatever languages you speak.
So yeah, please let me know what you think down in the comment section below.
Make sure that you also watch other Serbian videos that I have produced and many other travel series
that also I have produced on this channel. Yeah I'm excited to see you again on the next video. Bye!