The Bright Side of Bosnia

The Bright Side of Bosnia   During the last week of April my son and I will through large parts of East and Central Bosnia. I am back in Bosnia for the first time since I left the Bosnia 24 years ago. The country was then a war-thorn area, destroyed by the civil war which resulted in more than 100,000 deaths and more than 2 million displaced people. On https://back2bosnia.blogspot.nl/   I will tell the dark side of Bosnia from my perspective.   However it is worthwile to don't focus on the dark side only. Bosnia has lots of breathtaking nature, mountains, rivers, villages and cities. During our trip I will share also the bright side of Bosnia.  

Sarajevo   Sarajevo is the capital of the country and is the crossroad of East and West, Catholic, Jewish, Orthodox and Islam, Habsburg and Ottoman history and that all in a convinced place. Below you find pictures of Sarajevo's top locations. Latin Bridge On this bridge Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed which lead to the World War I and also the end of Habsburg rulers in Sarajevo.       Eternal Flame The Eternal Flame commerates the city's liberation from the Nazi's and Ustashi on 6th April 1945.   Vijećnica (Library - City Hall) The Sarajevo City Hall, built in 1894, was one of the famous buildings of Sarajevo and was completely destroyed by the Serbian shellings of Sarajevo. Before the attack on 25th Augustus 1992 , the library held 1.5 million books and manuscripts including over 155,000 rare books and manuscripts. After years of restoration, the building was reopened on 9th May 2014. Archduke Franz Ferdi...

Mostar Stari Most             Čaršija (the old market)                   Kriva Cuprija