A MAN FROM KRAGUJEVAC ABOUT TREBINJE

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A short and interesting analysis was recently posted on social media by a resident of Kragujevac who has been working in Trebinje for some time.

We're sharing his perspective on the southernmost city of Srpska without interventions:

"For a while, I had the opportunity to work from another city, and I chose Trebinje in Herzegovina. Now, after a month, I have enough material to share my impressions, which I'll mostly present as comparisons to my hometown of Kragujevac.

Much quieter; few rush; small children play outside buildings and in parks on their own; there are not many petty thefts since people freely leave bicycles on the streets/in building hallways.

There are many walking paths in the city, especially along the river, so every evening, I take a walk, whereas in Kragujevac, I'd have to drive to Šumarice Park and often give up.

Food in local restaurants is much better and cheaper or significantly more abundant. For example, a large portion of delicious veal cooked under the sač with potatoes in a beautiful restaurant by the Kukurića gardens costs 10 euros. I would commend eateries such as Stara Hercegovina, Rebus (pies and cevapi), Park Pizzeria (their medium pizza is actually large), fish restaurant Galija, Humsko, and more or less all others we visited, for ice cream and cones, Grk, for cakes, Divlja ruža.

The cinema is nice, although it has few screenings; the pool is excellent (better, more modern, and newer than in KG).

The weather in March was changeable, rain-sun, but almost every day there was at least half an hour of sun (often all day), and it would blow strongly at night. The air is exceptionally clean even in the city center.

We visited places we wouldn't otherwise go to and deserve our visit, such as Popovo Polje (with the Zavala Monastery), Bileća, and Dubrovnik.

In Trebinje, especially from Višegrad to Trebinje, there are at least 20% Golf Mark IIs, from those in perfect condition to those that are a big risk on the road.

I only saw one exchange office in the city (and on maps) that has a few locations; it smells like a monopoly, not to say something worse (the exchange rate is okay but not a nice feeling).

After spending a few weeks, more and more people started to greet me on the street (although I feel like I'm seeing them for the first time).

Prices in stores are the same as in our town, but fuel is much cheaper.

Rents are somewhat cheaper than in KG (but real estate prices are somewhat higher); Trebinjans mostly go to beaches about 30 minutes away from the city, so someone can spend a "summer by the sea" here without it being too expensive.

The nearby Sun City is very nice for a quiet family vacation, with a lot of amenities (especially in summer) and relatively affordable prices and close to the city.

In Trebinje, they remove good asphalt from sidewalks to put nice stone slabs, while in our city, the crumbling sidewalk (where it exists) is allegedly not seen by city officials.

Parking in Trebinje is outrageously and unnecessarily expensive, so people massively park in some crazy places like the entrance to the garage to avoid paying.

In the end, we liked living in Trebinje so much that we felt sad as soon as we entered KG, but we're coming back soon, so it's not that big of a problem.

There are still many questions/answers/thoughts, but I think there's more than enough text from me for now."