After a quick nap in the hostel, I had my energy fully charged. 

Snapping around the centre -

Right in the city centre, this building can be easily spotted. What an alternative attraction of Belgrade. Benn told there is no plan from the government to clear up this building at this moment.

Here we come some cute mini scones. I found this recipe particularly easy and never fails me. Guessing this will become my weekly dose.

Ingredient

225g Plain Flour

3 level tsp Baking Powder
50g Butter - soften in room temperature
2 tbsp Caster Sugar
1 Egg
50ml Milk
2 tbsp Double Cream

Instruction
1.) Preheat oven to 200°C
2.) Sift in flour, baking powder and sugar in a large mixing bowl
3.) Beat the egg, milk and cream together in another bowl
4.) Mix the dry ingredients with the egg mixture and butter to form a dough
5.) Gently roll the dough on a floured surface to 2cm thick
6.) Cut out the scones with a scone cutter or in my case, a small round cookie cutter, to cut the miniature scones
7.) Place the scones on a lightly floured tray no more than 2-3cm apart so they stay moist
8.) Bake for 10-12 mins until risen and coloured on the tops

Enjoy the scones with your favourite toppings! I usually enjoy my scones with clotted cream and jam, accompanying with a cuppa Earl Grey would just be perfect!

Scones being baked in the oven for about 5mins, still pretty pale

Evening in Grozny central business area

1. Postwar recovery
I am a nerd who likes to study about postwar recovery. Everything from city re-planning to emigration. Chechen government and Moscow have obviously done a lot recovery works there. Time to study.

2. I always have doubts about things presented on mainstream media
Being someone who works from broadcasting industry, I've learnt how easy audience reception can be misled. (Sound like a conspirator, right?) Since mainstream media keeps telling us how dangerous Chechen people are, and even how the recent Chechen War has just turned the whole Chechen nation somehow becomes "the one whose name can't be spoken", I want to see this place by myself, just to prove that the whole Chechen nation may not be that bad as what the media told us.

3. I was upset by some fellow travellers
"Even Lonely Planet doesn't suggest people to go there, who do you think you are?" An experienced traveller questioned me when I first told him I was planning to visit Chechnya. He is a senior traveller who has been to more than 50 countries, I am just a newbie, I am supposed to respect him and listen to his advice...but wait, why should I have to follow his every single words?

Guidebook is for reference only. LP is written by human being. Way before the very first LP guidebook was even published, human being have been travelling across continents and oceans for thousands of years. Why bother what LP said when it is just a guidebook?
I was pretty upset by some fellow travellers who are still staying in the comfort zone. We need a sense of adventure sometimes.

4. Promote the sense of adventure
Chechnya is definitely not a popular tourist destination for most of the people on this planet but that doesn't mean tourists shall never go there. Chechnya has one of the most amazing Caucasus cultures, though there is not much travel information available online/offline. Let's just go there and discover this place!

5. Caucasus mountain
I like hiking and mountaineering, the stunning Caucasus mountain got me instantly when I first saw pictures from internet long time ago.

6. Be a cool hipster
Yes, it was cool when I told people I wanted to travel to Chechnya as a solo traveller, and it is still cool when I told people I have just been to Chechnya. Meanwhile, from time to time, there are some "experienced" travellers told me that's impossible and thought I lied. Whatever.