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Mostar...
Day 2...still sitting in the hotel.. Sitting on my lityle patio, half sun, half shade, about 30 degrees already. Where did I leave off... Getting to the hotel. What a fab little gem mostar is! Prob one of the cutest we've been to yet, and that's saying something...the hotel (which is lovely, btw) is a short stroll from the old bridge...see the …
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Mostar and the troubled journey to recovery
... artillery fire. Despite no human life being taken, the destruction of Stari Most further awakened the international gaze to the ongoing horrors in the region.
In 2004, after dredging the river waters of salvageable fragments of the original stone, the bridge was re-opened to much fanfare. A member of the Mostar Diving Club symbolically jumped from the top of its reconstructed arc and fireworks lit up the sky above a city slowly trying to repair the divisions that had seen ...
I am Muslim, don't Panic!
... Placed basically equal distance from Split and Dubrovnik, (our next stop) Mostar made perfect sense.
During the Balkan Conflict, Mostar was the town with a much publicized battle over a gorgeous medieval bridge. It was bombed—bummer. It was rebuilt—yeah! And the old town is abso-****in-lutely beautiful. We were all amazed by the cobblestone streets, the clarity of the ...
Most Pleasant
... repeating, many times, how the people of Mostar had no food, no water, no guns, no ammunition, no shelter etc. But they had a young army with heart. And the people had heart. They take great pride in what they went through. Snipers would sit in the towers of the churches across the river and pick off whoever they could, men women, soldiers, doctors, children. And they did so with impunity. Today in Mostar you can still see walls with clear line of sight across the ...
Heading inland to Mostar
... is an absolute replica of the original, right down to the errors made in the original. Check out the photos, it is a very pretty bridge.
We also experienced the local food – pretty much meat, meat and meat on the side! We had a "National Plate" which was about 6 different meat dishes on a platter with a side of bread. Compliments to the chef as I ate my fair share! Yum!
Loved Mostar, now can’t wait for ...


