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August 11th 2008
Published: June 17th 2017
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Travelling through the Dinaric Alps, somewhere between Mostar and Sarajevo.
Geo: 43.8608, 18.4214

It was about a two hour train journey to Sarajevo. Seats were not allocated and we tried to elbow our way onto the train- like the locals did, but we wasted time trying to get seats altogether. So we missed out on seats, instead we shared 3 seats between the 7 of us- taking in turns. It wasn't too bad. The scenery was amazing. Luckily our carriage had entertainment, a group of local guys with a guitar and lots of beer.

When we arrived in Sarajevo the majority of the group wanted to walk to the hostel, I was not impressed. The tram at the train station would take us straight to the hostel- it could have been so easy. So we started walking, we didn't follow the tram tracks, no we followed the directions of a local. It got us nowhere, so 30 minutes later we ended up back at the train station and then the everyone decided that a tram would be a good idea!
Our accommodation wasn't really a hostel. Shona and I had a twin share room and the others were in an apartment. We freshened up and went to explore the town and find
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Travelling through the Dinaric Alps, somewhere between Mostar and Sarajevo.
some food. The location was fantastic, less than a minute walk to the main tourist area.


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03 Over a Bridge03 Over a Bridge
03 Over a Bridge

The train track goes over a bridge as we pass this body of water.
04 Fjord04 Fjord
04 Fjord

The edge of the fjord.
05  Out the Window05  Out the Window
05 Out the Window

Looking out the window of the train.
06 Fjord06 Fjord
06 Fjord

More of the fjord.
07 Mosque07 Mosque
07 Mosque

A mosque in a small town between the mountains.
08 Lake08 Lake
08 Lake

A lake- as seen during sunset.
09 Mosque09 Mosque
09 Mosque

Another mosque we went past.
10 Lake10 Lake
10 Lake

Another part of the lake we travelled past.
11  Reminder11  Reminder
11 Reminder

A train carriage full of bullet holes - a reminder of this country's history.
12 Mosque12 Mosque
12 Mosque

The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque - one of the most popular places in the city for worship.
13 Towers13 Towers
13 Towers

The minaret of the Gazi-Husrev-beg mosque and the Clock Tower.
14 Cathedral 14 Cathedral
14 Cathedral

The catholic cathedral of Jesus' Heart.


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