Aug 18, 2010 - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Most things people have heard about Sarajevo have been negative. ... Recently a few travel sites have listed Sarajevo as one of the top European cities to visit. ... And for years Sarajevo was thought of as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. ... I even found the Sarajevo Cheers bar! You do see some minor reminders of the war. ... Sarajevo, and all of Bosnia for that matter, was not part of my original travel plans but having come here I realized that it was exactly the travel experience I was looking for. ...

Jun 20, 2010 - Sarajevo

Traurige Stadt.Traurige Stadt....

Jun 4, 2010 - Sarajevo, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

It was a comfortable bus ride and we travelled through some really beautiful countryside arriving in Sarajevo early afternoon. ... Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina and hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics. ... More than ten years after the end of a devastating war, Sarajevo is slowly asserting itself as one of Europe's most beautiful destinations. ... Sarajevo reminds me a lot of Turkey. ... Saturday, June 5 Today was a free day for us to explore the city, but guess what, it's raining again! Our group went on a 2-hour tour of the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum near Ilidza where we had a behind-the-scenes look at the Yugoslav wars from 1992 to 1995. ...

Oct 8, 2009 - Sarajevo

Matt and I woke up at 6 am to go take as many pictures of Mostar as we could and still catch a 7 am train to Sarajevo. ... We got to Sarajevo at 10 am or so and checked into a place where we met a Korean girl named Jun. ... I never in my life imagined ever going to Sarajevo, but we went on a tour of the main spots and learned many interesting things. ...

Sep 23, 2009 - Wednesday - Our last day

Joe spent Tuesday evening packing his "Croatian Wine.Joe spent Tuesday evening packing his "Croatian Wine....

Sep 22, 2009 - Tuesday - SOS Children's Orphanage

Joe and I began our day by going to SOS Children's Village - Sarajevo. ... I told her that I would support the cost of mailing the letters to and from Sarajevo. ... Just one more day in Sarajevo and then it's home again, home again. ...

Sep 21, 2009 - Monday - Holiday

Monday, September 21, 2009 Today, Joe was raring to go. Once again we tried cevapcici, Mustafa and Mario said that Sarajevo’s was better than Mostar!!! Mario suggested that we eat at Zeljo’s. ... We really didn’t find that there was much difference, but to the untrained palate what do we know.Monday, September 21, 2009 Today, Joe was raring to go. Once again we tried cevapcici, Mustafa and Mario said that Sarajevo’s was better than Mostar!!! Mario suggested that we eat at Zeljo’s. ... We really didn’t find that there was much difference, but to the untrained palate what do we know....

Sep 20, 2009 - Sunday - Day of Rest

Sunday we decided to rest after the long day on Saturday.Sunday we decided to rest after the long day on Saturday....

Sep 19, 2009 - Saturday - Sarajevo Tour

For my school students, see if you can find the history of Sarajevo’s city tram system. ... “ The Sarajevo City Hall is now being refurbished with the help of many municipalities across Europe. ... Looking up to the hills above City Hall we see Jajce Castle - Eugene of Savoy, the Fortress Wall of Sarajevo, and the “Yellow Gate”. ... Our next stop was “Old Town Sarajevo. ... We haven’t decided if any of the items were made in China, but we are confident that the artwork is done in Sarajevo. ...

Sep 18, 2009 - Friday - Sarajevo

After arriving in Sarajevo and settling into our apartment we spent Friday morning resting. ... The café let us sit there as long as we wanted and while there we met two Americans that now live in Sarajevo. ... The gentleman is a professor at the American University in Sarajevo. ...

Jul 24, 2009 - Sarajevo, Bosnia

Sarajevo is an incredible city, hard to believe that it was only in 1990’s this was a city and people on the edge of annihilation. ... Sarajevo is easily covered on foot and so I didn’t have to expend a great deal of energy to appreciate it. ... Most of the sights are located in Central Sarajevo, some literally right outside my door in Bascarsija, the bustling Old Quarter made up of a labyrinth of cobbled laneways. ... Probably the most fascinating thing to see in all of Sarajevo was the Latin Bridge, not so much for what it looks like but for the history it holds, being the location for the catylst that started WWI. ... Its so hot in Sarajevo right now, being the height of summer and there is little relief from the heat so it was very fortunate that there wasn’t too much activity to be had! I decided to head south to Mostar for a couple of days and caught the tram out to the bus station to make my way there. ...

Jun 28, 2009 - Two Trains and a Boy, Gazing

Sarajevo. ... The narrow, twisting streets of the Turkish quarter, Baščaršija (bash-char-SHEE-ya) give way to the wider, EU-paved streets of Novi Sarajevo, the little shops and hidden pansions replaced by big hotels and wide motorways. ... I arrived last night for my third visit to Sarajevo after as close to a perfect travel day as I can imagine. ... I found a station attendant and asked him about the train to Sarajevo and he motioned me to a sign with its arrival time; I had twenty minutes or so, so I wandered over to the station restaurant and watering hole and ordered an espresso. ... Exactly on time, the little train to the great city of Sarajevo arrived. ...