Bosnia and Herzegovina

Train Belgrade – Bar. One of the most beautiful and dangerous railway routes in the world

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One of the most scenic and incredible rail routes on the Balkan Peninsula. The train winds its way through the mountains from Serbia to Montenegro, offering its passengers breathtaking scenery.

I am not a particular fan of railway transportation. When I have to travel by rail across Ukraine, even at the stage of buying tickets through the Ukrzaliznytsia website, I start to “spit” at the thought that I will have to spend 8, 10, or even 24 hours doing nothing, in a stuffy carriage, watching my neighbors unpack another smoked chicken or eat boiled eggs. However, this route won my heart back when I first read about it in some LiveJournal community dedicated to traveling. And when I was in Serbia, I couldn’t refuse to drive along it.

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Mostar. The City of a Thousand and One Bridges

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Mostar is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A city of amazing destiny. It is not for nothing that they say: “As you name the boat, so shall it sail”. This name was first mentioned back in 1468 in the documents of the Ottoman Empire. And hundreds of years later it continues to bear this name. And it became famous thanks to one of its bridges. Probably everyone who has seen pictures of the Balkan conflict has seen its photo.

Here, in this small and cozy town, I spent most of my time out of all the time I lived in Bosnia in 2013. Looking through these photos makes me want more than ever to be back on these narrow, ancient cobblestone streets. To enjoy the rushing streams of rivers that cross the city (here they were not put underground like in many other countries). Let me share some memories with you too. It was a hot March. Despite a slight cold, we went for a walk around Mostar…..

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