Zagreb and Bosnia

ZAGREB 23/8
We ventured down for a night in Zagreb before heading to Bosnia the next day. Zagreb was a happening place. We nicked in to a Lord of the Rings themed pub called Tolkiens House for a few croatian beers before heading for a dinner of Subway, a crepe and a gelati - hello health freaks! A stop at the local chocolate factory was also a must and then we left the next morn..... short amount of time...... short blog!


SARAJEVO 24 - 25/8
A 10 hour train ride through most of the country was pretty good as we got to see heaps of landscapes and catch up on some reading...... yes reading - the first time our brains have been in use for 5 months so we thought we had better get some stimulation before we have to work again.... yes its now on the horizon.... anway enough of that talk!

Sarajevo - first impressions when we got off the train was `What are we doing here???´The place is covered in bullet holes and every dodgy person had us in their sights. After we found our accom and headed into the Turkish quarter we found this place serving steak, steak and more steak. It ended up being the best steak I have ever eaten bar none! Ohhhhh it was good! Served on a hot rock but best of all the waiter comes over and puts a bib on me...... my reputation must have preceeded me!!! And yes I did need it! We had some pretty crappy weather so just found a bar and chilled out for a couple of days. People were friendly as - good place to visit.

MOSTAR 26 - 27/8
Famous for their bridge that was destroyed in the war and then rebuilt Mostar is a beautiful little place in Bosnia that is surrounded by rocky outcrops and a green river running through ther centre of town. We stayed in an apartment for 20 euro a night in the middle of the locals! Again there were bullet holes in most of the buildings which makes you realise how recent this war was. Bit daunting at first but we came to love this spot as we watched the football games happening 24 hours a day by the local kids from the comfort of our balcony with a bottle or 2 of Bosnia`s finest red to accompany us. TC took the opportunity to do a bit of shopping for jewellery which was cheap as...... nothings to good for my TC! The food was fantastic - Turkish inspired and again..... cheap.
The recent history, the people and the price make this a great stopping point - would highly recommend getting here!

TOOL OF THE WEEK
Me again for writing this hung over after a massive night on the tequilla - hope it makes some sort of sense and cant be bothered thinking about anything else!