Casa Grande Sarajevo

... Juliette and son Arijan.<br><br>Pouring with rain so seems like a good opportunity to check out the Sarajevsko Brewery which is a 5 minute walk from the hostel.<br>Can't tour the brewery but they have a good bar/restuarant attached. Tried all 4 of their beers.<br>The Special Ale and dark lager were the best. Yummo black squid risotto for lunch which isn't exactly Bosnian fare, but was goodall the same.<br><br>Weather had cleared a little so ...

... the way or what, and half the time he was on the phone! Finally after 20 minutes of driving and detours, we picked up what seemed to be a random guy who actually turned out to be our tour guide. <br><br>So we set off to the Republika Srpska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republika _Srpska) where the Sarajevo Tunnel was located. It was actually quite ...

... sit next to! He crashed out virtually right away and kept falling into me as he lulled around or would just stretch out, taking up way too much of the already confined space we had to share on the two seats. At one stop, an old lady got on and ended up sitting next to Sam...freedom and space over for her! The bus had two 15 minutes stops along the way, which I had to shake cute boy awake for so that he'd let me out. Each time, he'd simply move his legs to the side so I ...

... Bosnian was involved as well, but I'll wait for confirmation. It was 5 AM and I was supposed to be checking out of the hostel at 10 in the morning to catch a bus to Mostar. Whatever. Talk to the hand. Tinx wakes up when Tinx wakes up.<br><br>The next day I leave for Mostar bid adieu to the city thats gonna make me come back to it for more. I can't write a song for **** but if anything can make me a songwriter, its Sarajevo.<br><br>Tune in for more tomorrow, same time, same place.<br>

... ou les cafes, pas de bousculade, on prend le temps de vivre et de vous laisser vivre... j'ai visite 3 musees: le musee national ou j'ai surtout appreciela partie ethnologique ou on presente les differentes regions de bosnie; le musee de la ville de sarajevo ou on montre des photos prises lors de l'assassinat de l'archiduc franz ferdinand qui a precipite la 1ere guerre mondiale, j ...

... Ferdinand ble skutt 28. juni 1914 [trodde det var 7. november 1914?] i protest mot styresettet. Dette foerte til en krig mellom Austro-Hungarians og Serbere som igjen foerte til 1. verdenskrig. Skuddene falt paa den latinske broen og er merket med et skilt som forteller historien til broen. Men ellers er det bare en bro, og egentlig ikke stort aa se. Eneste er vel foelelsen av aa staa paa et historisk sted. Ellers hadde jeg meg en pizza-middag, innom internett og en kafe ...

... made our way downtown. At one point he said, 'if I had a house here like I did last year you would be coming to my place, but i must stay with a friend...' What friendly people! and kinda creepy all at the same time. Moving onto Vienna tomorrow where a friend of a friend is going to be me up and show me around. I guess I'm rooting for Austria in the upcoming Euro League Soccer Championships.

... and Sarajevo are two storey. Checked in the hotel and then back on the bus for a tour of the old city. There were plenty of gypsies and beggars. Toured the Turkish quarter and Austrian quarter then toured by ourselves until about 7.30 p.m. Some rain while walking around. The Holiday Inn still had the bullet holes in the front of the building from the war. We also saw plenty of war graves and the Olympic stadium ...

... Synagogue and the Jewish Museum. While I was at the Jewish Museum there was a press conference going on, though I couldn't figure out what it was for. Afterward I asked one of the women who was watching it what was going on and she introduced me to the guy who was in charge of it. He explained that they're currently trying to gather more information on Bosnians who were righteous gentiles during WWII (for those who aren't familiar with the term ...

... for this reason it retains a distinct European-ness with its cobbled streets and European feel. Combine this with a perfectly complimentary Turkish aspect and you have a city unlike any other. Turkish coffees, pides, kebabs abound and our home - the old quarter, Bascarsija, housed a zillion Turkish pepper grinder and coffee set metal works. I discovered here that the greasy Borek pastries that I mentioned in Croatia also come in a highly recommended light ...