Archive for June, 2006
3rd place Eurovision 2006, Lejla
The people from Sarajevo are really proud of the fact that the band Hari Mata Hari with Lejla won 3rd place in the Eurovision song contest 2006. (In my opinion, they could have got 2nd. Blame the break up of the former Soviet Union. Read my analysis of the voting breakdown.) The band is also [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sarajevo yellow page website
http://www.infobar.ba/ www.saraj.net This website provides addresses of government, financial, and business addresses. Good if you want up-to-date information. It is entirely in Bosnian though. A student of mine said that his father and he created it . http://www.bhtourism.ba/eng/visas.wbsp
Read the rest of this entry »Sarajevo international airport time table
Adria airways Sarajevo – Ljubljana – SarajevoD ED 15:30 A ED 15:30 Aero Flights D M 10:15 F 16:15 A M 9:30 F 15:15 Air Bosnia Sarajevo – Istanbul – Sarajevo D M,T,W,Th,F,Sun 06:45 A T,Th,Sat,Sun 12:30 Sarajevo – Zurich– Sarajevo D W,F,Sat,Sun 07:00A Sat 14:30 Sarajevo – Cologne – Sarajevo D M,F 13:10 Austrian [...]
Read the rest of this entry »How to get your son to cut his hairs?
Well, maybe you should let him watch Eurovision. The 2nd place winner of this year contest is Dima Bilan, who represents Russia with the song “Never let you go.†Not only he was popular with the young girls. You know how teenagers are “Ooh, you see him dance, you see him shake shake…†In the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bus time table
Bustation Put života 8 21 31 00 Departure from Days Single KM/EURO Return KM/EURO Amsterdam Wed, Sat 250/127 370/188 Antwerp Wed 230/114 330/165 Berlin Sat 225/115 325/115 Dortmund Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 239/122 358/183 Dubrovnik every day 40/20.50 60/ 30.5 Hamburg Fri 239/122 358/183 Ljubljana Mon, Wed, Fri 70/36 120/ 61 Makarska every day [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Video: Dino Merlin’ “Vojnik Srece” (A soldier of fortune)
Dino Merlin, said my friends, is a popular pop singer in Sarajevo, liked by young and old generations. One of the reasons is that he wrote and sung patriotic songs during the war. Being patriotic is a big plus in Bosnia. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=OvpKGK-IHXg&search=dino%20merlin] Lyrics ako se zlo dogodi, ako me nocas pogodija necu od smrti umrijeti, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Watching the World Cup soccer
So far, I saw two places with big screen/projector outside to watch the games. 1. Central Cafe in the centar, in front of the Cathedral.2. A coffee shop on a corner next to the Metropolis Milk Bar on Maršala Tita street
Read the rest of this entry »Turbo folk: A taboo?
Turbo folk (wikipedia)Turbo folk can be a controversial topic during discussion in Sarajevo. You can either make the other people laugh their heads off by suggesting that you share their music taste or get a chilling frown and scold from the others who state “It’s cheap folk music. Why are you listening to that?†I [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Internet Clubs/Cafe/Center
// // // ]]> British Council (read more here) Site: http://www.britishcouncil.org/bih.htm Email: British.Council@britishcouncil.ba Address: Lubljanska 9 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Phone: +387 33 250 220 Fax: +387 33 250 240 Hours: Monday to Friday: 0830 to 1900 Monday to Thursday: 0830 to 1700 Friday: 0830 to 1530 Internet Club Click Kundurdžiluk 1 (in the center, [...]
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