Bosnia and Herzegovina - Rising from the ashes
Sarajevo, Mostar and through the mountains.
Bridge over troubled water
This beautiful bridge was finished in 1566 and survived for 427 years before it was demolished in 1993.
Stari Most, Mostar
Bridge over troubled water
This beautiful bridge was finished in 1566 and survived for 427 years before it was demolished in 1993.
Stari Most, Mostar
Bridge over troubled water
This beautiful bridge was finished in 1566 and survived for 427 years before it was demolished in 1993.
Reine in Mostar
Holy diver
Diving from the old bridge, 21 meters into the icy Neretva River, has been an old tradition for ages.
Diver at Stari Most, Mostar
Bridge over troubled water
The Neretva River divides the city.
Mostar
Here be trinkets
The Ottoman heritage is ever present in the old quarters.
Mostar
Internal
Climbing to the top of the minaret inside Koski Mehmed Pasa Mosque.
Mostar
The big dig
Sarajevo was surrounded by hostile Serb forces for three years, so an 800 meter long tunnel was dug beneath the runway of NATO-controlled airport.
Tunnel remains, Sarajevo
The big dig
Sarajevo was surrounded by hostile Serb forces for three years, so an 800 meter long tunnel was dug beneath the runway of NATO-controlled airport.
Reine in tunnel remains, Sarajevo
Echoes of the past
On this corner the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. The pivotal event that sparked the beginning of World War I.
Corner near Latin Bridge, Sarajevo
Echoes of the past
Same view as the assassin Gavrilo Princip had, but 100 years later.
Corner near Latin Bridge, Sarajevo
Echoes of the past
The site used to be marked by Princip's footprints in the ground, but those were removed during the siege. Today this plaque commemorates the location.
Corner near Latin Bridge, Sarajevo
Echoes of the past
The old Ottoman bridge from 16th century is unfortunately best known as the assassination location. During the Yugoslavian era it was even renamed after the assassin Gavrilo Princip, but changed back after the Yugoslav Wars.
Latin Bridge, Sarajevo
Here be beer
The brewery has their own beer hall next door.
Sarajevska Pivara, Sarajevo
When the sky fall
The amazing duo who performed piano covers of some of my favorite songs.
Sarajevska Pivara, Sarajevo
Not your average holiday
This infamous hotel is where foreign war journalists stayed during the city's three-year siege. The rooms without windows were much more desired than the ones with a view, for sniper reasons.
Holiday Inn, Sarajevo
Here be mines
The hills around Sarajevo were sprinkled with land mines for protection, but the difficult removal is estimated to continue until 2019.
Sarajevo
Black as midnight on a moonless night
Restaurant in Bascarsija district, Sarajevo
Could be Middle Earth
Park Prirode Blidinje
Could be Middle Earth
Park Prirode Blidinje