Blogs from Mostar, South, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Europe - page 9

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar August 17th 2007

Vi liker overraskelser, saerlig de positive. Bosnia og Hercegovina har vaert en saadan. Sarajevo viste seg aa vaere litt av en ferieby. Og best av alt, det var billig. Vi fikk shoppet litt suvenirer og slikt, og spist en helt latterlig billig middag. Drosjesjaafoerene vi hadde i Sarajevo var noe for seg selv, jeg har allerede fortalt dere om hockeysveisen med kroeller og krepp. I dag, paa vei til jernbanestasjonen, spurte drosjesjaafoeren min om jeg kom fra Bergen. Ja, sa jeg, og ble overrasket over at han visste det, og at han visste hvor det var. Vi snakket litt til, men han snakket daarlig engelsk. Han spurte om vi kunne slaa over til tysk, og jeg sa ja. Han spurte meg hvilket spraak vi snakker i Bergen, og jeg svarte norsk. Han ble overrasket, for de ... read more

The war...so close.

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar July 7th 2007

Tantina

Oh wow.....still all signs of destruction from the war...Mostar is beautiful! Tourism is big...but not overdone....so far I have only been to one side of the river...I heard one side is dominated by Croatians and the other side by Bosniaks.....will see tomorrow. My day was basically waiting at the youth hostel in Dubrovnik....where..the camera arrived after noon. Thank god at last it came..though...another story behind that and I cant be bothered to mention anymore...its done and over. If this camera dies again...its gonna be sent HOME. Went to Bosnia by bus... Unbelievable....I remember when I was in form 1 or 2....hearing about the war in Yugoslavia...still didnt know about where it actually is....and then Sammi Cheng had this song about Sarajevo... On the bus..I just kept thinking about how much I know about this country... ... read more

So beautiful it hurts

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar June 4th 2007

Mostar Bridge

Ailsabree

And yet my computer does not have a USB port, so I cannot show you. I have been in Bosnia i Herzegovina less than 24 hours, and I love it. I am staying in Mostar, which is a little town with one tourism attraction: it's old bridge, the Stari Most (which, btw, is Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian/Bosnian/twenty other languages for: Old Bridge) Actually, the brackets are a point. I just don't get it. They speak the same language (almost), they eat the same things, they have the same sense of humour (wicked), so why? To hear the Official Bosnian/Hercegovan account, Milsoveic started it. No one else. Just him. I spoke to a Bosniak, though (that's someone who is ethnically as well as nationally Bosnian, and maybe Muslim). His take was that Croatia wanted to split half of Bosnia ... read more

Mostar

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar March 12th 2007

Mostar bridge

Emy

Mostar was mind-boggling. One of the main mind-screwing things was that the door to our apartment was bullet-ridden. But that stood out massively/paled in comparison to all the bullet holes... everywhere. And mortar marks. oh yes and gutted, destroyed buildings with no rooves and only one whole wall - that was the one shared by a bright pink, modern, immaculate, apartment block. The people were friendly though, and the food was excellent, and very cheap, cheaper than you can eat in nz! ... read more

Not so Black and White

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar February 24th 2007

The Old Bridge

Rachel Conquers Europe

The residents seem unselfconscious about the Swiss-cheese like buildings that line every street. It is impossible to walk ten feet without seeing another at least partially destroyed grocery store or apartment. Bullet-sized holes and artillery shell explosions are evident everywhere. Many of the near-rubble buildings have warnings posted: NO PARKING OR CLIMBING for fear of the building completely collapsing or undetonated mines exploding. But this is not an entry about destruction. It is a story of rebuilding. Upon arrival into Mostar, Bosnia, I was taken in by the Derviskadic family, who runs Pension Oscar, a beautiful new white home overlooking the emerald river that divides the city. I am their only guest and feel more like a visiting friend than a boarder: we all share the same bathroom. To begin the discourse, I ask about ... read more

Bosnia

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar October 23rd 2006

Stari Most

tardree

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Bosnian Trails...

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar October 1st 2006

Sarajevo street

Mountains

Hello all, So Bosnia. What a country. Or should I say countries? On the train from Zagreb to Sarajevo we passed through the northern part of the coutry and then headed south by bus through Mostar to Croatia. The geography is so different. The north is really green. Many fields, all growing corn by the looks of things, with the very occasional forested hill standing out. I would say it wasnt so much different from the south of Slovenia except Bosnia is more wild. It gives the impression that if the people were to leave tommorow it wouldnt take nature long to come and reclaim the land. The south, from Sarajevo, is much drier and the trees are slender and grow from the steep rocky mountains that are huge. Towering over wide flat valleys, like Mostar, ... read more

Goodbye Roland and don't feed the cats

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar September 29th 2006

Outside the touristy bit

travelbug

Last day with Roland unless we go back with him to Dubrovnik, we have 2 other options, Sarajevo or on to Montenegro as planned for our second week. I like to play things by ear, if we don't get up by 5am Dubrovnik is out. The bar is still empty, see same photo and imagine it a bit later. Went to eat on the Muslim side (it is only fair). Way too much food again so I fed a kitten, another came, and Roland said it was only fair to feed the other also, big mistake. It decided as kittens do, to jump up and grab my hand, hopefully I don't catch anything. There are 2 main bars where we ate, both outside next to each other playing v.load music, we seemed to be the only ... read more

Last bus of the season to Mostar from Korcula, were we lucky?

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar September 28th 2006

The bridge

travelbug

Bus journey was maybe 4.5 hours, but it seemed more like 5 as there was a wasp buzzing around my window, Jules said kill it, I let it live. Followed a nice river for a large portion, it was more like a big lake as there was no flow. I enjoyed it immensely (except for the wasp part). Used the information/ money exchange place to find accommodation, a mother and daughter team were offering a room for ?? outside but we went for one recommended by the info place. They had a leaflet and it seemed ok; 27 beds apparently, but they were building/renovating most of it, we had a 3 bed room with what looked like a shared bathroom when finished, it seemed adequate for our 2 night stay. The guy came to the bus ... read more

Brothers-in-arms

Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar August 30th 2006

Lest We Forget

Gus C

Did a day-trip to Mostar in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Easiest border crossing ever, just had to flash your passport to the local police. There now exists a relative truce between the 3 ethnic groups - Croats (Catholics), Bosniaks (Muslim) and Serbians (Orthodox Christians). However there is a pseudo head of state from the European Union who has right of veto over any national matter. The Muslim-Croat forces had won back Mostar from the Serbs, however they could not decide who would lead the town. So started a bloody war in 1993 between previous brothers-in-arms. Mostar is a beautiful little town with a 21 metre high bridge that's been there since the 16th century, now restored since the war. There are stark reminders everywhere of the war with a lot of buildings still lying in ruins. There ... read more

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