Sarajevo

Sarajevo, my last stop in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the train station in Mostar, I was again grateful to be living in such modern times. The lady at the ticket counter couldn't speak English, so I simply had Google translate my request into Bosnian. But I haven't met such unfriendly people at the station in a long time. The train was also incredibly full, as there are only two trains a day between Mostar and Sarajevo, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon.

Upon arriving in Sarajevo, my first impression was that it is similar to Mostar. Very multicultural with several religions living together in one city. Here, each is more clearly defined from one another, but more on that later.

Arriving in the afternoon, I first made friends with the other people in my hostel room, and we immediately went out for dinner together in the evening and took a small walk through the old town.

The next morning, the four of us went on a free walking tour.

Sarajevo is divided into two distinctly different architectural parts. One is the Oriental/Ottoman part, and the other is the Austro-Hungarian part of the city. This can be clearly seen in the differing architecture.

Our first stop was a mosque (of course, in the oriental part of the city).

Directly opposite is the first school that this city had and still has. It was founded in 1537 and was known beyond the city limits in earlier times. Even today, students learn here.

Then, of course, there is also a bazaar with many food shops, carpets, and a lot of copperware.

At the end of the tour, I went to eat with my hostel buddies and had Turkish tea and coffee.

After that, I had a little time for myself and walked through the city looking for nice postcards. Along the way, I found this artist who had painted all the pictures himself and then printed them on postcards, among other things.

My further journey then took me from the oriental side over to the Austro-Hungarian side.

This type of building feels a bit familiar and reminds me a lot of our old-style buildings. Besides the architecture, I also absorbed the city life and felt a little homesick at one or another corner.

I ended the day with a walk up a hill for the obligatory view of the city.