(ancient Bosnian proverb)
We arrived in Sarajevo with few preconceptions, hazily aware that it was where the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and that there was a siege there in the 1990s. Unsurprisingly there was much more to the city than that, although our trips to the museum about the assassination and to the 1.2 metre tall underground tunnel which was the city’s only link to the outside world during the three years of siege were fantastic.
We are becoming such lazy travellers – aside from those two forays into mind expansion we spent our time wandering around the lovely cobble stoned old city with its medieval feel, admiring the incredibly good looks of the local population, sipping espresso, ordering meals consisting of large quantities of meat with large quantities of raw onion and checking out the nightlife with our fellow backpackers. There really ain’t no party like a Bosnian party – the clubs were gargantuan and bursting with people and sounds. And despite the nationwide love affair with raw onion, none of our 500 fellow moshers seemed to have raw onion breath – amazing!
After months of glorious sunshine, we were struck with both cold & rain in one foul swoop...
Thankfully Sarajevo has an awesome old town, with cosy hookah bars dotted throughout.
The once top secret entrance to the tunnel that kept Sarajevo connected to the outside during their four year siege by the Serbs after declaring independence from Yugoslavia. It was fascinating to learn about such a modern war (only ended about 15 years ago) and to see first hand the infamous places like the tunnel and sniper alley. There are still signs of the conflict around, buildings that were just scarred lightly by mortar and gunfire are still in use but on the whole, it's incredible how well Sarajevo has recovered.
A small museum inside the tunnel house, and a small outer entrance to the tunnel. Most of the tunnel has been destroyed now, but some of it was saved for the sake of the museum.
Also Sarajevo is infamous for being the place where Franz Ferdinand was shot, triggering the start of Word War I. Right on this bridge to be exact.
But apart from the history lessons, we ate yummy food and wandered the streets at night... we also watched the rugby world cup final here with a couple of other kiwi travellers. I think I lost a few years of my life due to stress in those 90 minutes...
We arrived in Sarajevo with few preconceptions, hazily aware that it was where the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and that there was a siege there in the 1990s. Unsurprisingly there was much more to the city than that, although our trips to the museum about the assassination and to the 1.2 metre tall underground tunnel which was the city’s only link to the outside world during the three years of siege were fantastic.
We are becoming such lazy travellers – aside from those two forays into mind expansion we spent our time wandering around the lovely cobble stoned old city with its medieval feel, admiring the incredibly good looks of the local population, sipping espresso, ordering meals consisting of large quantities of meat with large quantities of raw onion and checking out the nightlife with our fellow backpackers. There really ain’t no party like a Bosnian party – the clubs were gargantuan and bursting with people and sounds. And despite the nationwide love affair with raw onion, none of our 500 fellow moshers seemed to have raw onion breath – amazing!
After months of glorious sunshine, we were struck with both cold & rain in one foul swoop...
Thankfully Sarajevo has an awesome old town, with cosy hookah bars dotted throughout.
The once top secret entrance to the tunnel that kept Sarajevo connected to the outside during their four year siege by the Serbs after declaring independence from Yugoslavia. It was fascinating to learn about such a modern war (only ended about 15 years ago) and to see first hand the infamous places like the tunnel and sniper alley. There are still signs of the conflict around, buildings that were just scarred lightly by mortar and gunfire are still in use but on the whole, it's incredible how well Sarajevo has recovered.
A small museum inside the tunnel house, and a small outer entrance to the tunnel. Most of the tunnel has been destroyed now, but some of it was saved for the sake of the museum.
Also Sarajevo is infamous for being the place where Franz Ferdinand was shot, triggering the start of Word War I. Right on this bridge to be exact.
But apart from the history lessons, we ate yummy food and wandered the streets at night... we also watched the rugby world cup final here with a couple of other kiwi travellers. I think I lost a few years of my life due to stress in those 90 minutes...
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