Kostolac
distance: 92.00km
duration: 9h 22min
Had my earliest start so far at 9:00(After getting up at 6:30).
Lots of interesting stuff to see on the way today - a steel mill, a marketplace where i ate a large "serbian" hamburger for 80c(Eurocent), a huge and mean looking thermal powerplant, a surface-coalmine and windsurfers on the Danube.
Also had my first encounters with kids who where asking me for money straight away - harmless so far but it made me realize how obviously wealthy and vulnerable i still appear.
Finally hills...
distance: 55.37km
duration: 5h 45min
Steep hills right after Belgrade provided for a thirsty and sweaty cyclist - but after the endless plains of Hungary it's appreciated, the view is simply better when you are finally on top of one, after beeing overdosed on neurotransmitters.
Met polish cycle-travellers who where riding in the opposite direction after travelling through Ukraine, Rumania and Bulgaria, they discouraged spending too much time in Bulgaria(Dull, bad roads, apathic inhabitants) and encouraged going along the Danube in Serbia - since my couchsurfing-host in Belgrade recommended to go south of the Danube through a valley the mountains i'm still undecided, will consult my maps tomorrow.
