A maze of small walking streets consist of shop after shop selling teapots, shawls, lamps and Turkish delight. A sixteenth century covered bazaar is now a shopping mall and a hotel is built over the ruins of the old caravansarai. The Ottomans founded this city in the middle of Europe and it became an importantContinue reading “The Mountain Above Sarajevo”
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Pilgrimage Lands
The tranquility and peace of the remote pilgrimage sites in the hills of Bosnia and Herzegovina contrasts sharply with the bombed out buildings and bullet scarred alleys of the cities, but in some ways these serene places of belief are connected to the wars that have afflicted this region for centuries. Bosnia and Herzegovina isContinue reading “Pilgrimage Lands”
Jumping from a Lost Bridge
The city of Mostar is just a couple hours away from Trebinje, but somehow it feels like a different country. Here Latin letters replace Cyrillic and the Islamic call to prayer replaces church bells. The skyline of Mostar at sunset is a silhouette of minarets. While Trebinje has the feel of a backwater, Mostar isContinue reading “Jumping from a Lost Bridge”
Earthquakes and Ambulance Rides in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The small town of Trebinje in the Serb Republic of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina of the former Yugoslavia seems like a place where not much happens. This is a place where people spend their time sipping coffee in the park and going for evening strolls along the river. This has been how we haveContinue reading “Earthquakes and Ambulance Rides in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
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