It’s been two weeks since I was in Sarajevo for a long weekend. It was a trip I will never forget but also one that I am still trying to put into perspective. I don’t think that will ever happen either. 🙂
Like I said in the title, Sarajevo is a special place where the people you meet carry with them such deep sorrow (I’d say remnants of the war that is still so present everywhere you go and look) but they also carry an immense joy and love for life as displayed in their easy smiles, joking and singing. A city that cannot be described and people who will welcome you with open arms and will see you leave with smiles on their faces and hopes of seeing you again – and you will hope that as well.
If you’re wondering how this trip came about, turns out I have distant family there (my father’s cousins) who were as eager to meet me as I was them. It’s the most amazing feeling finding family you never met before and realizing you are close and that family really means family.
I will leave you now with some photos from my trip. The one thing that amazed me though, the excellent rakija you can drink anywhere.
The river view (Miljacka)
Middle of Baš Čaršija – water for weary travelers
Baš Čaršija street
Baš Čaršija artisan working
Baš Čaršija street
View from one of the hills around Sarajevo
Hill view
Christian cemetery in the middle of the city
Sarajevo beer 🙂
Coffee
Place for chevapi
The tastiest chevapi I ever had
View from the family place I stayed at
View from the family place I stayed at
View of the city from another mountain
The city couldn’t be seen from here
Tagged: Bosnia and Herzegovina, family, joy, Sarajevo, sorrow, travel
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What a beautiful post, Ines – and how wonderful to meet new-to-you family members. The views are gorgeous!
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Thank you Carol. It was one of a kind experience. And I am so much richer for it.
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Truly beautiful
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😀 Thank you.
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I’m glad you had such a pleasant trip and met some of the extended family members. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Thank you – I feel really grateful for the chance to meet them. 🙂
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Sounds like a memorable and moving trip, also beautifully captured in your photo montage. I recall learning about Sarajevo in WW1 history, but actually being on the ground must have enabled you to truly get in touch with its sad past.
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It was definitely memorable. 🙂 Speaking about WW1, there is a museum and a street plaquette where Gavrilo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand.
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Beautiful photos. I must visit Sarajevo.
They say that Kobane in Syria is the Sarajevo of this decade. Us human beings never learn.
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Sarajevo is truly amazing in the most unexpected things. Unfortunately, I can completely understand the reference. Such tragedies in the world we live in…
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Fantastic, Ines. Wonderful photos and the coffee photo looks particularly good to me right now, as it’s morning here. Glad you had this opportunity to meet your family members in Sarajevo!
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Suzanne, the coffee was amazing. 🙂 They really know how to make good coffee.
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I got to have this dose of Sarajevo with the dose of Smokvika (sp) and Vis (again), and now I am craving more travel and really wanting to see everyone again, in a repeat of last summer.
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Yes, you do need to come back and see everyone again. 🙂 And I think you would love Sarajevo.
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