My Hometown Essay

My hometown

      I was born in very small town in Serbia, Kikinda. There I spent all my childhood and it have special place in my heart. However, the city that takes all my heart is Novi Sad. When I was eighteen years old, I went to Novi Sad to work and study. Novi Sad is second-largest city and one of the most beautiful cities in Serbia. It is located on the northern shore of the Danube, which is one of the biggest and longest rivers in Europe. Novi Sad is well known for its summer music festival, called “Exit” and because of that Novi Sad is often called “State of Exit”. This five-day long festival is the most popular one in Eastern Europe.   If you plan to come as a tourist you can find so many interesting places like Petrovardin Fortress, museums, galleries, ethno dance nights, tour through city with old fashioned horse cars, tambourine concerts etc. My favorite place is Danube Park. When I want to relax I usually go there. That is a small park with a lot of different trees. There are fifteen different kinds of trees, and some of them are very, very old. Linden tree is one of my favorite trees, because it has so strange and nice smell. The flower is very white with yellow bulk, and when I have chance, I take small brunch and enjoy in smells. When you walk through the park somewhere in the middle you will see three very small lakes. In the spring people who take care about the park, always let go two beautiful, white swans in the lake. They are real attraction and decoration of the park, for people whom walk over there. It is very relaxing to go over there to and to read a book. Children enjoy playing in the park, because that is real paradise for them. The park has small playground with very interesting toys. Children sometimes make so much noise, so it would, in normal circumstances; disturb people around, but not and in the park. When spring comes grass becomes so green and so soft it is a real pleasure lying on it. While I lie on the grass, I can see how...