Bosnia

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Well it was amazing.. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the countries you say to yourself "why would I go there??" At least that's what I thought before hand. But when I arrived there I soon changed my mind. The Country is very lush and filled with mountains and rolling hills ( though you cant go hiking without a guide for fear of Landmines). Then you go to Sarajevo the Capitol, which the only thing I had ever heard about it was on CNN and it wasn't too pretty. But you walk around and its a very quaint city with the nicest people. Also its the only place in the world I have found where you can walk around the downtown and hear the "Call to Prayer" then just a few seconds later here the Church bells going off almost at the same time. From Sarajevo I headed to Mostar which is another amazing city with the same recent history as Sarajevo. Both cities were nearly destroyed during the war in the 1990's. Though most of Sarajevo has been rebuilt. Mostar on the other hand has many scars leftover from the War. You can see gun splatter down many of the buildings and even bullet holes on the sides of the churches. I gives you a very weird felling looking at as you walk dow the street. While I was in Mostar I went on a tour of the area and visited all sorts of interesting sights. We went to a Monastery on the edge of a cliff on a river (see picture) then to an Apparition sight of the Virgin Marty and on to a Ottoman Fortress. There is lots of history in Bosnia and Herzegovina and I only scratched the surface. Well next time I guess..

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Photos

The Pigeon Lady
This was taken in what is called Pigeon Square by tourist.. If you look close you can see they are even on her head..

So much history for such a small bridge..
This is where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed and sparked WWI

Nothing like a little heartburn to end the day..
This is Ćevapi a staple dish in Bosnia..

Monastary On the River
This river comes out of a Cave in the Cliff wall from a source about 14km down inside the Mountian. Its amazing, and the water is so fresh you can drink straight from the river..