Hotel Belvedere Sarajevo

... army etc etc and ensure the city was able to defend itself... The tunnel was built in less than 4 months and controlled by the army (you needed permission to pass through it and approval for the goods you were transporting... the black market was pretty bad!!). It was quite a haunting tour, but you realise the extent people will go to, to survive (& the extent others will go to, to stop ...

... ringing. Then at the same time the Muslim call to prayer played over loudspeakers from the mosques. Not a minute later a nun passed a woman dressed head to toe in a black veil. Only in Sarajevo.<br><br>I am going to sleep in a real bed rather than upright on a bus for the first time in a few nights and I am excited. I am off to Zagreb, Croatia in the morning on yet another quest to figure out what makes the former Yugoslavia tick. <br><br><br><br>

... and heart breaking stories to tell.<br><br>We headed out for a bit of a wander around the old town before going to a restaurant on the recommendation of the Lonely Planet guide - something I generally try not to do! It was a gorgeous, traditional little place that was decorated so quaintly it could have easily been a movie set. I can HIGHLY recommend the food, probably the best I've had for the past couple of weeks. It was a bit more expensive than the multitude of "local grill ...

... city during the siege because UN officials and journalists stayed there. The country is essentially divided, with the north east and east sections being Serbian, and the rest Croat and Muslim. We drove into the Serbian side. There is a check-stop, border guards - almost like a separate country. The Dayton Agreement laid out the configuration, and it has been in place since. The city definitely has a feeling of ...

... so devastating and seemingly senseless. A city that had been known for religious tolerance was practically destroyed and ten thousand civilians were killed as a result of ethnic related targeting of ordinary men, women and children. But Sarajevoans will tell you not to focus on their tragedy but on the City's beauty. Which is easy to do. Surrounded by the aforementioned towering hllls on all sides, Sarajevo is like a pearl in a giant beautiful green ...

... to see this. Please, it is important." In my opinion most of them have absolutely no chance. They need to be edited/produced differently in order to have a foreigner feel the same emotion. Either way, it was really impressive and interesting to see and feel this experience. The festival took place in several locations. I have visited the following: 'National Theatre' (with red carpet) , 'Youth Theatre', 'Meeting point cinema' and 'Heineken open Air'. I liked Meeting ...

... possesses. Bands playing are new, cutting edge artists and grass root feel musicians from around. Finnish groups are here to meet regional ones. It is for you to decide who rocks hardest. Festival is about creating links between artists and bringing different cultures together. We offer rich and diverse program plus unique and laid pack atmosphere. In Bosnia the eastern and western civilization and culture meets. Its also ...

... ONE), TO ELIMINATE ALL POSSIBILITIES OF RETREAT; MAKE ONE'S DECISION IRREVOCABLE. Balkan bridges appear to be failing at their prescribed function- to unite. For places such as Bosnia, a bridge can be an actual conventional architectural structure or a non-conventional divide, such as a single street. There, they often function to segregate people and religions--religions you ...

... Sarajevo, said goodbye to Ivan and started walking- saw the holiday inn journalists stayed in during the seige, there are also holes in the ground where ordinance fell, I wandered down to the river and took some pictures of the bridge where world war one began with the assassination of the Austrian Archduke. Wandered back to the train station for some Sarajevska beer, very nice people- even the thugs in the bar were smiling and helping ...

Por la manana, el dueno del apartamento nos recogio y nos llevo de vuelta al ferry. Que gente mas servicial. El ferry nos llevo a Split y alli hicimos tiempo hasta coger nuestro bus a Sarajevo por la tarde. El viaje fue largo pero de nuevo compensado por las fantasticas vistas del mar. Por la tarde/noche entramos en Bosnia. Al rato notas que hay algo que ha cambiado en el paisaje. La llegada a Mostar sobrecoge cuando el bus atraviesa ...