Hotel Villa Orient
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SNIPER ALLEY, THEN AND NOW
... of the 'great Serbia' theme from the 19th century. If an area tried to secede from the old Yugoslavia that had a considerable Serbian population, then President Milosevic felt it was his responsibility to protect the interests of the Serb minorities in those area. Mohammed prattled on at a mile a minute pace, only interrupted by the occasional phone call he would take, others held off when he put the phone up to his mouth so the caller could hear he was with a ...
Istanbul of the West
... customized to each individual's "fashion" sense - the headscarf "hijab". On the flip side, I don't recall seeing more than a handful of men who gave any indication of wearing any traditional Muslim clothing. All of that said, any signs of any traditional Muslim clothing ("hijab") was fully countered by the myriads of people that were embracing and defining today's fashion. The two counter-cultures shared coffees together, walked arm in arm with each ...
A visit to the House of Spite
... basking in the heat of the late afternoon sun, squinting into the fierce glare at the bobbing sea of sunglasses and headscarves to another keening call of prayer. I take a seat on the terrace bar at the Hotel Europe, beside the ruined medieval walls of Sarajevo's very first inn with room for 80 people and stables below for their animals. In accordance with my mission to bring the martini to the world, I explain the intricacies to the waiter, who then asks ...
Sarajevo in the thick of it all
... side of us. A generous dose of grime adorned many of the buildings, however, clinging to their walls like a grey shroud and inviting the observer to wipe it away to reveal coloured tiles or a polished marble façade, like an adventurer discovering a Pharoah’s tomb.
Before the war, Sarajevo, much like Mostar, was a city charged with considerable multicultural energies. During World War II, under Nazi occupation, Muslims and Christians supported the local ...
Badass in Bosnia
... Balkan countries in terms of ethnicity. I learned later that even though Serbia attacked them when they declared independence, the population was still 20% Serb, the army had 20% Serbs. So its probably the country that doesn't define itself so much by ethnicity but by who lives within its borders. Very different to Serbia and Croatia but of course not necessarily true in all parts of the country, or with all people in the country.
I went to National Museum ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
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