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A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE
Didn't get the full value of the notional 75M extra sleep [0700 departure]. Up before 0600 for a shower, eating a lighter brekkie than normal. Rachel wanted to use our kitchen facilities to fill her water bottle and no banter whatsoever re my suggestion an intruder would have to be reported to management.
0700 left without Bozo Ben, Zsolt having set the time. Arjan said he could have got the tickets before. Maybe so but the arrangement was 0700 departure ...
Roses are red, Sarajevo is...
... on the main street we could
look left and see the the patios and pizzerias; looking right we saw a mosque, an oriental bazaar and carpets on display. If that is not a bridge between the East and the West, what is?
Sarajevo had a large Jewish community up to the Second World War. When the Sephardic community settled in the city they brought their holy book, a Passover Haggaddah, with
them. During the Nazi Occupation, German officials ...
Memorable visit to ugly city with nothing to see
... and disappeared in the maze of streets. I walked down a few blocks glancing around to see if I might be lucky enough to spot them (although what I would do then, I didn’t know since they could just start running again). I came upon two policemen giving a parking ticket and explained what had happened although they claimed to not know any English. These were regular policemen too, not just "meter maids." I said I needed to report the robbery and one ...
Reconciliation of the Nation
... WWII. During this time the Holiday Inn became the only hotel to remain open, and housed the international journalists. Note that this still didn't stop it from coming under attack. UN forces were sent in but inevitably proved impotent due to operational constraints. Infact 150 UN personnel were taken hostage at one stage and used as human shields to protect strategic Serbian positions. To prevent starvation and enable resupply, the encircled Bosnians dug a ...
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