Sunday, August 27, 2017

Sunday, August 27, 2017

sarajevo

Posted by Hippobean at 10:01 PM
as we enter sarajevo, we noticed the remnants of war. buildings with huge holes from mortar shelling and some totally devastated and not rebuilt. our hotel was right at the entrance to the old town and around the corner from the princip assassination bridge, previously the latin bridge and now they call it the latin bridge again. We've learned about the bloody senseless war at the tunnel museum and walked a small part of the tunnel. Alen our local guide survived the sarajevo siege. his experience was heartfelt. for 2 years he lived in sarajevo, with little fuel and limited food and movement. every day the serbian snipers up on the hill would randomly pick a civilian target or building and shoot. one never knew when the next shelling would come. He was lucky to get on the second UN convoy to the free zone. the first convoy was bombed. with the tunnel, suddenly people inside the sieged area had eggs, milk and chocolate again. a sobering visit. Alen took us to some of the Tito's monuments, now all neglected. shame. I quite like this guy. although a dictator, he allowed religious freedom and women werent suppressed. There was peace and prosperity as long as you didnt oppose his regime. I would call that a good dictator. And he was friendly with both the west and east. his only downfall was to not had anyone to succeed him. after he died, the people started killing each other. First time on this trip, we saw women in abaya and hijab.

I've decided to visit the national museum and although it had quite a lot of everything from greek vases to egyptian tablets, taxidermied animals, insects, paintings, there wasnt anything particularly bosnian, so I was disappointed. I guess there's really nothing truly bosnian. We had our best meals there at the Nanina Kuhinja (Grandma's kitchen) in the old town. sarmas (vine leaves wrapped with minced meat) , sarajevo pots which contained stuffed peppers and onions and sarmas, the local goat cheese which just about sent me to euphoria, the bosnia pot with tender beef stew and potatoes. My favorite was their pasta in cheese and garlic sauce, a winner with everyone. yum! it was so good that I had all my 3 dinners in sarajevo there.

the old town was crowded with restaurants and very colorful souvenir shops. went crazy here. found a glass shop that sold intricate tea sets in special crystals. I found several that I particularly liked but they were all over 100 euros. Quite enjoyed Sarajevo.

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