When I saw the Euro Cup’s Group Standing Result a few days ago, Bosnia was somewhere in the middle, near the bottom. I was not surprised. Bosnia, like other former Yugoslav neighbors except for Croatia, has no chance in advancing to the Final Round. Or so I thought. I looked at the Group’s standing today [...]
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I’m Yugoslav
I met a man at the Czech consulate in Munich today. He borrowed my pen to fill out an application. When I had to leave, I signaled to him that he could go ahead and keep my pen. This man seemed very polite; he made some gestures and eventually returned the pen. As I was [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Coffee Grinders from Bullet Shells
“Today’s manual coffee grinders are made from empty (used) grenade shells, which were used for the purposes of shelling Sarajevo during the war – obviously a very evil and a long-lasting act from the well-known perpetrators of war. Using empty grenade shells to me (and I am sure the makers of coffee grinders) converting evil [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Which Window?
I don’t know why but this picture and its caption sent a chill through my bone. I had some sort of vividly creepy imagination.
Read the rest of this entry »Add Your “Favorite” Bathrooms
What are your “favorite” bathrooms while traveling? Please share with us every detail, from the smell, the look and the experience. The Bathroom Diaries allows you to add that special bathroom you encountered on the road and brag all about it. At presence, Bosnia only has one featured bathroom from the city of Zenica. Hmm, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »“Stecci” – Gravestones of Medieval Bosnia
Stecaks are Bosnia’s (*) unique gravestones, unseen elsewhere in Europe. The engraved symbols, crosses, swords, animals or human, revealed what the medieval Bosnians worshiped at the time. 1094 -You, who are now reading my stone, may have journeyed to the stars. And so you returned, for there was nothing there, but only yourself. A man [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Help! Where to Buy Brass Coffee Sets in Los Angeles?
A reader commented and asked where he could buy these brass (copper) coffee set in Los Angeles. I have no idea. I don’t know if they are even sold on eBay. The other days, I tried to search on eBay for these items, but came up empty with the following keywords: “bosnian coffee sets”, “Sarajevo [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dialogue #2: Who Threw Trash Down the River?
One day I was walking along to the suburb of the city to see a museum with a group of teenagers. We passed a river filled with trash because of people who were two lazy to walk a bit further to garbage bins. One of the girls (Bosniak) pointed at the river and said: “You [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Smokingly Cheap Airfares from Germany to Sarajevo
R. from bih_friend found a really cheap return ticket, around 73 EUR including taxes, from Germany to Sarajevo. Wow! I don’t think you are able to find cheaper fares than that. Hopefully, more low-cost airlines will follow suit and offer direct flights from other European cities to Sarajevo. Side note: R. I tried to leave [...]
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Got food? Check out “Cooking in Croatia & Bosnia: 425 Croatian and Bosnian Recipes ” by Karmela Kis. [reviews on amazon] Tags: BeyondSarajevo, Bosnian, Croatian, Food, Cooking
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