New Year in Zrenjanin, 2003

Here's a little timeline of our New Years' fest in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Cec and I went with our friends Klaus and Zorana, Zorana's brother Milan, his wife Tanya, and their friend Ivan. They found an old restaurant in Zrenjanin, Milan's town, where there would be traditional Serbian food (and lots of it), free-flowing booze, and a Roma band that played till morning. It was great fun and the hangovers the next day were worth it. The pictures are in more or less historical order, so you can see everyone getting steadily more loaded as the night progresses. Tanya, Ivan and Milan, early in the night. The Roma band begins playing. Zorana and Cecilie. Klaus and Tanya. Zorana playing with Milan's camera. Tanya and Milan. Milan and Zorana. Milan and Zorana again. Midnight's just struck so we all lit sparklers. Klaus and Milan. Zlaus and Zorana. Cecilie and Klaus. Peter and Klaus, outside in the freezing cold, trying to learn the steps from the traditional Serbian New Years dance from Zorana. Zorana and Cecilie. Klaus and Zorana. Zorana. Cecilie. Peter. Milan and Tanya. Tanya and the Romas. Trying to put the steps we practiced into use. Klaus and Zorana towards the end of the night.   This was the next day. We hung out at Milan's place (his courtyard pictured), then went to a classical music concert at night. The concert was held in an old Jewish Synagogue. It's a beautiful building but not used much for its intended purpose anymore. The Jewish population was hit hard in the 1940s. Outside of the synagogue. It was a good night. Back to the index page