Trying to Understand the Sarajevo Siege, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
As we rolled into Bosnia鈥檚 capital one thing caught my eye聽more than anything else 鈥� white crosses. Driving to our accommodations we must鈥檝e passed thousands of them. Patches of white on the hillside and聽sandwiched between buildings. This, to say the least, was an eerie sight. I couldn鈥檛 help but wonder why. I knew of聽the Yugoslavian Wars but during that time my knowledge of the conflicts were聽limited to the basketball players that came from there. Now as I was passing white cross聽after white cross聽and buildings swiss cheesed聽with bullet holes I needed help trying to聽understand the Sarajevo Siege. With that in mind I hired a local guide聽for a day of making sense of one of the most senseless conflicts of my generation.
Our day of trying to聽understand the Sarajevo Siege began with a drive down the main road that became known as Sniper Alley. During the 4聽years Serbia held聽Sarajevo, the city was cut off from the outside world. Snipers and artillery surrounded the city from the hills making any open space dangerous.聽This road was聽the worst. Showing yourself here exposed you to pot shots from the hills. Literally, for 4 years you risked聽your life walking the street. In the end over 1,000 people were injured on this stretch of road with聽225, 60 of whom were kids, were killed. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Our day of trying to聽understand the Sarajevo Siege began with a drive down the main road that became known as Sniper Alley. During the 4聽years Serbia held聽Sarajevo, the city was cut off from the outside world. Snipers and artillery surrounded the city from the hills making any open space dangerous.聽This road was聽the worst. Showing yourself here exposed you to pot shots from the hills. Literally, for 4 years you risked聽your life walking the street. In the end over 1,000 people were injured on this stretch of road with聽225, 60 of whom were kids, were killed. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Trying to Understand the Sarajevo Siege
Guide Location: Bosnia-Herzegovina » Sarajevo
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Author: Shaun Robertson
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Guide Location: Bosnia-Herzegovina » Sarajevo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shaun Robertson
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Sniper Alley
- Holiday Inn
- Suada and Olga bridge
- Tunnel of Hope
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