Zagreb, Croatia

I was going to travel to Split, Croatia, but it is raining hard. I don't think it would be wise to go to a beachy area in the wet weather. So I am off to the more Western part of Croatia. I have a 10 hour train ride tomorrow.

Bosnian Pyramid (click here for an article about the pyramids from NY Times)

There are actually three pyramids, but it is still unknown if they are real. I spent yesterday taking the bus to Visoko, then a cab, and hiking up to the top of one. The top of the pyramid looked like an archeological dig. There was a film crew shooting a low budget movie called "A Buried Land." Mostar tomorrow.

Mostar!

Just arrived in Mostar. I missed the train at 645 am and the night train was delayed. I am staying at this hostel that's basically an apartment shared by a nice Bosnian family. The son actually picked me up from the train station and the mom made me popcorn and juice. More to come.

The Bosnian Election ...

The election that could change everything for the Bosnian people is happening this fall. The competition for the next government official is close. Who would you vote for?



This guy....




and yes these are not criminals or members of the mafia, but actual politicians running for the next election.

Sarajevo Pictures click here

Sarajevo Pictures

 

 

 

 

Bobsled

I am looking at the skeleton of the bobsled from the 1984 Winter Olympics. It was built in 1982 and cost 12 million dollars to build. It is completely destroyed. The Serbian forces used it as protection and made holes in it to point their guns and shoot at the Bosnians. Haris warned us to stay only on the pavement because there were still active mines all over the woods.

35% percent of Bosnian land still has mines, which are basically around the mountains and in outside rural parts of Sarajevo. No one knows exactly where the mines are, but the military detenates bombs on a daily basis. I heard one go off in the distance and saw smoke rising upwards. A Bosnian man saw me jump after the loud explosion that echoed down the mountain. He said it was the military who were "safely" setting them off. They use dogs to detect the mines.

The city itself is clear of mines, but I still feel uneasy walking past construction sites or areas with vegetation.