Hong Kong and Eastern Europe Day 14

September 2009


Day 14

We caught the morning train to the town of Mostar, to see the famous bridge and enjoy the old quarter. In the peak season you have to pay top price to see a guy jump from the top of the bridge, but it was off peak and there happened to be another tour group there, who were obviously willing to pay the going rate on the day, so we caught the experience for free.

We enjoyed lunch at the Sadrvan restaurant, trying the local delicacy of "pies" stuffed with meat and cheese, before wandering around the wold town.

We then caught the bus back to Sarajevo for our last night, where we enjoyed dinner at Inat House (or Spite House), where when sampled the variety of dolma and the chicken kebabs.

Hong Kong and Eastern Europe Day 13

September 2009

Day 13

We had breakfast at the pension before heading off on a locally run tour to see the tunnels built during the 1990s conflict and learn some of the more recent history of the country. We drove through town, past the Holiday Inn (which every time it was brought up I had the song by Chingy running through my head) and were given a guided tour of the tunnels that had been built to smuggle food, medicine, people and I'm sure arms during the 1990s war.

After the tour we headed back into the old city to walk through the Bazaar and amble through the old streets before having lunch at the Cevabdzinica Hodzic, in which we enjoyed the lovely Cecapcici with Shopska salad.

After lunch we took a walk up the hill to the cemetery to get a great view of the city, followed by a drink at the local brewery.

That evening we tried a small local eatery Cevabdzincia, and enjoyed the veal kebabs, more Cecapcici and salad.

Hong Kong and Eastern Europe Day 12

September 2009

Day 12

We caught a taxi to the bus station and headed across the Serbian - Bosnian border. The Bosnian countryside was very beautiful, with many mountains, tunnels and hills. Once we arrived in Sarajevo we caught a tram to our hotel pension, where there is a lot of evidence of the damage done during the 1992-1995 bombings that took place. But what a beautiful city.

We joined a walking tour for the afternoon with a local guide who had a great sense of humor and took in the sights of the City Hall, the Bazaar, the Catholic Church, where Pope John Paul had given a speech, the largest of the local Mosque's which unfortunately we couldn't view due to it being Ramadan and finishing off at the corner where Franz Ferdinand had been shot, hence starting WWI.

We finished off the day with dinner at Dzenita, where we had Sarma (a local cabbage dish), Klepe (stuffed pastry with meat) and the Soksja salad.