An Off-The-Radar City Guide: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
If you had asked me before our trip, 鈥淲hat do you know about Sarajevo?鈥� I would have replied, 鈥淚t was the city that the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been assassinated in in 1914, the powder keg which began the First World War. Beyond that, I couldn鈥檛 tell you much.
When I first told family in 2015 we were trekking into Bosnia-Herzegovina for a day trip to聽Mostar, their eyes got wide and their first question was 鈥淚s it safe?鈥� I don鈥檛 blame them for asking that. During the 90s, Bosnia had a bad reputation for being one of the most dangerous places in the world and my parents likely watched images on the news of the horrors that took place here. Yet, despite their concerns, we did our research and went for it. And we wanted more.
While scrolling on聽Pinterest聽as one of my favorite past time hobbies, I came upon a few posts about Sarajevo which piqued my curiosity. So when we were planning our two-week Balkan honeymoon (stay tuned for the full itinerary), we had planned to stop in聽Jajce聽and Sarajevo. Unfortunately, the former we had to skip as the infrastructure in Bosnia is practically non-existent and took us much longer to arrive in Sarajevo than we had intended. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
When I first told family in 2015 we were trekking into Bosnia-Herzegovina for a day trip to聽Mostar, their eyes got wide and their first question was 鈥淚s it safe?鈥� I don鈥檛 blame them for asking that. During the 90s, Bosnia had a bad reputation for being one of the most dangerous places in the world and my parents likely watched images on the news of the horrors that took place here. Yet, despite their concerns, we did our research and went for it. And we wanted more.
While scrolling on聽Pinterest聽as one of my favorite past time hobbies, I came upon a few posts about Sarajevo which piqued my curiosity. So when we were planning our two-week Balkan honeymoon (stay tuned for the full itinerary), we had planned to stop in聽Jajce聽and Sarajevo. Unfortunately, the former we had to skip as the infrastructure in Bosnia is practically non-existent and took us much longer to arrive in Sarajevo than we had intended. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: An Off-The-Radar City Guide: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Guide Location: Bosnia-Herzegovina » Sarajevo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Bosnia-Herzegovina » Sarajevo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Vijecnica
- Inat ku膰a
- 叠补拧膷补谤拧颈箩补
- Kazand啪iluk Street
- Sebilj
- Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque
- Taslihan
- Hotel Europe
- Museum of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Latin Bridge
- Baklava Shop
- White Fortress
- Yellow Fortress
- Hotel Latinski Most
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