Ero Mostar

... some very personal insights into the war and the impact on the people of Mostar.<br><br>Went up to the top of a nearby hill for an awesome view over Mostar and through the mouintains. Also some ruins from the war to climb around and explore.<br><br>Bata took us to the best Burek house in Mostar. The burek here is soooo much better than an burek I had in Zagreb, Split or Dubrovnik.<br><br>Drove out to Medugorje where some teenagers ...

... You could tell some people were taking care of them but for the most part, the Bosniaks and Croats didn&#8217;t even seem to notice them as they were walking down the road. It looked like they were all pretty well fed for feral cats though.<br><br>One of the main &#8220;attractions&#8221; of the city- and the arguably the most important- was the Old Bridge (Stari Most). It was an iconic bridge that spanned the Neretva River for over four centuries. &#8220;Mostarians of all ...

... something about "Amerikaner" under his breath and I thought to myself you got that right buddy. This Amerikaner has places to be, and your bus is taking me there.<br><br>Miraculously there was somehow an open seat right there in the first row and with my bag safely stowed below the bus off we went down the Dalmatian Coast. Honestly I wasn't all that impressed with it, especially having been to the crown jewel of the coast down hundreds of miles further ...

... me to cr*sh with his brother, Johnie, who initi*lly over the phone so*nded eerily like D*nilo: from inton*tion to * predilection for P*lp Fiction references (to my sh*me, I didn't register wh*t his text mess*ge to "don't shoot M*rv" me*nt *ntil, *s I *sked him *lo*d, the words clicked in my he*d). I w*s * bit *pprehensive *bo*t m*king someone I've never met before meet me *t * b*s st*tion *t 6:30*m, b*t D*nilo ...

WOW Bosnia is so GREAT!!!! I wish I had had more time there! it was so HOT +42 I almost DIED!<br><br>the night previously was pretty much our last night as everyone had to get up early on sat to catch planes so thurs it was! we explored Korcula which was a pretty cool place TONSSSS of little market shopping kiosks it was murder for me not to buy! Which of course I did! came back to the boat after eating far too many ...

... t have enough).<br><br>The next day my bus to Dubrovnik was leaving at 1230PM, I was set and ready to rolll on to Croatia and give 'em a taste of Tinkoo. The beauty of the drive and city knocked my socks off as soon as I got here. What busted my balls even more was the prices. Being used to 3 euro meals is not a good thing in a city where no meal is less than 10 euros. Reasonable you say? I'm backpacking *****es. My budget was in a tailspin, and now I had to go grocery shopping ...

... up alot as I lost my grib on it and the rope was rubbing against my finger it is now about 2 times the size of the opposite finger from the swelling. After our refreshing dip in the water we headed to this place called Medugorje which is a little touristy town that is pretty awful in my opinion and everyone elses opinion. The story goes that 6 children had a visage that they saw Mary up in a hill in 1991 or 1981 I cant remeber and ever since then the town has become a ...

... with a smile on their faces. We were only here a day so did not get as much exposure to the locals as we woul have liked but we found everyone to be very pleasant. As in Sarajevo we couldn't help but notice what an incredibly mild form of Islam is practiced here, even at Ramadan you could barely tell we were in a Muslim country and the whimsically constructed mosques with their quiet call to prayer added a mysterious and exotic touch to the ...

... here were greeted with unfortunate reminders every single day. It was only when I walked through this residential neighborhood that I realized that the town was still rebuilding. It was common to see a modern building standing right next to a destroyed building still waiting to be brought back to life by being rebuilt, or put out if its misery by completely demolishing it. I was able to even walk inside some of these buildings which proved to be a dumb idea ...

Again, I really couldn't tell you the names of the places we passed through on the way from Sarajevo, but wow, do the pictures speak for themselves or what - I had heard from friends that the train journey through the Bosnian countryside was supposed to be ...