Hotel Central Sarajevo
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Welcome to Sarajevo
Two hours to Vienna, and in the descent, as the right wing tips high we are swooping over the Mondrian fields of beige, green and brilliant yellow, gliding across the glittering Danube and touching down. By 2 local time (setting the watch back an hour) airborne again for the hour to Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital city; from the air a bowl full of …
Stari Grad
The hotel is just a block away from, Saraci, the Old Town's main street, and that's where I spend the morning, wandering past the shops, cafes and souvenir stands; winding lanes and alleyways unfolding views of the hills and the missile-like minarets of the city's many mosques. On this damp, grey day the colors are muted and dark clouds sit …
The rain, the park and other things
(Sorry to dragThe Cowsills into this.) Wake to the sound of what I first mistake for pigeons scratching against the skylight before realizing it's heavy rain and as good an excuse to roll over and go back to sleep as any. Still pouring when I go down to breakfast at 7.30 and after my eggs and sausage, I nurse a cup of coffee in the lobby, catch up …
Caffienation & elevation
After breakfast, I spend the morning cafe-hopping through the Stari Grad. It's warm in the sun and despite multiple cups of strong black coffee, the combination of heat and last night's travarica makes me logy. In 1570, Sarajevo became the first city in Europe after Istanbul to have a coffee shop. Now you are apt to find two or three to a street …
A raisin in the sun
Should have bought sunscreen sooner. My head looks like a lava dome, which reminds me -- if I have to hear 'Lady in Red' another time here at the Central, I will go all Gavrilo Princip. The Sarajevo Museum occupies a building at the street corner where Princip was surprised to find his quarry suddenly parked within point blank range. The exhibits …
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
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