The bridge in Mostar. It was destroyed in the war but rebuilt. People stand on top and collect money to jump off the bridge, apparently they have been doing it for years. The river isn't very deep and apparently the impact can crush your lungs. No one jumped while we were there but a few were collecting money. The bridge itself is really slippery as you walk over. It is a beautiful spot.
Another of the bridges in Mostar. It is a great town to walk around and an easy trip from Split or Sarajevo. The old town feels like you are walking through the Ottoman empire (if you ignore all the shops selling tourist stuff). The newer areas were built during the Hapsburg rule.
View from the Mostar bridge over the old town.
Old town Sarajevo. My favourite time to walk around was at night. It could have been 1500 in the Ottoman empire. Within the old town every major religion in the world is represented. There are great restaurants and shops. One street, the copper street, has been there for hundreds of years and still sells copper goods.
The view over Sarajevo from Bijela Tabija, the White Fortress. The hills surrounding Sarajevo were used during the war by snipers to terrorize the citizens. It is amazing how Sarajevo has been rebuilt but there are still buildings that are in rubble or covered by holes from sniper shots, grenades or bombs.
This was the house used as the start of the Sarajevo Tunnel under the Sarajevo airport which was used to smuggle in goods and weapons to the citizens during siege of Sarajevo in the war.
Sarajevo Roses. These are spots where a grenade fell, leaving the mark in the concrete, and killed a Sarajevo citizen. These marks were filled in with red resin and remain as reminders of the horrors of the war and what the citizens of Sarajevo survived.
Pedestrian street in Sarajevo
The copper street in old town Sarajevo.
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