Blogs from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Europe - page 3

Notre 2e et dernier arrêt en Bosnie a été à Mostar. C'est une petite ville très touristique qui est connue à cause de son beau pont et la belle rivière bleue-verte qui passe en dessous. C'était vraiment beau et comme les 5000 autres touristes qui sont passés par là en même temps que nous, l'activité principale consistait à traverser le pont plusieurs fois et se photographier avec de plusieurs points de vue :) On a réussi malgré tout le monde... et on n'était même pas dans la haute saison.. je ne veux même pas m'imaginer c'est comment en juillet-août. Vous remarquerez que Nellie n'apparaît pas sur plusieurs de nos photos... c'est qu'elle dormait confortablement dans sa poussette (ou le porte-bébé) la cocotte! Il y avait aussi beaucoup de marchands d'artisanat mais il y avait tellement de ... read more

Having had enough of the snow, I escaped to Mostar, a beautiful town in the region of Herzegovinia. While the majority of it was destroyed in the Bosnian war of the 90s they have managed to restore many of its monuments, not the least of which is the old bridge, first created by the Ottomans in the 16th century. For me personally, the Bosnian war was felt more keenly and was much more raw in Mostar than in Sarajevo. Maybe this was due to me walking through various graveyards and past shelled buildings during my 7 hour excursion there. Whatever the case it was a memorable walk and despite the scars of war, a pretty place that I won't forget.... read more

Considering that I was travelling through Eastern-Europe in the middle of winter, I should really be quite grateful that it wasn't until I arrived in Sarajevo that I actually had to deal with snow. Luckily the snow on the main streets of Sarajevo wasn't that high and my lack of preparation for winter conditions in the middle of winter, wasn't to catch me out too badly... The two main things that I remember from my trip to Sarajevo are the magical old town and walking accross the bridge where WW1 is said to have been triggered after, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie the Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated on it. Another city with a few series of books worth of history to read up on - the evidence of its recent bloody ... read more

Mostar – idän ja lännen kohtauspaikka Balkanin etnisten sotien aikana 1990 luvun alussa useimmille varmasti tulivat tutuiksi kuvat raunioituneista taloista ja kärsivistä ihmisistä. Minullakin nuo muistikuvat ovat hyvin mielessä ja aivan erityisesti mieleeni on jäänyt yksi yksityiskohta sodan järjettömyyksistä. Mostarin vanhan sillan tuho. Bosnian alueella Mostarissa on 1550 luvulla rakennettu kaunis silta joka ylittää Neretva joen. Silta on yhdistänyt jo aikojen alusta idän ja lännen, kristinuskon ja islamin sekä alueella asuneet eri kansallisuudet, bosniakit ja kroatit. Bosnian sodan aikana 1991 silta vaurioitui ensimmäisiä kertoja ja marraskuussa 1993 se tuhoutui lopullisesti kroattien tykistötulituksessa. Sota ei tietenkään tunne armoa ja mikään ei ole turvassa – jotenkin vaan tuntui jo silloin, että on niin turhaa tuhota vuosisatojen takais... read more

Nice little inland trip to this city. Great place to buy gifts. You can park near the old town (however, some locals try to collect parking fees where they are not authorized, so park away from them). Had a few beers at Johnie's place (see photos). There are divers that jump off the local bridge here that provide some good entertainment. Also, if you are in to seeing the effects of war, you can see many bombed out buildings here which should always be a reminder to all of us the after effects. ... read more