By this Author: alectrevor

On completing my stay in Moster Bosnia Hertzegovina, i took the train along the lovely
scenic route to Sarajevo. This is the capital city. Arriving at Sarajevo dismal station, asked my
way to Hotel Grand. It's discription was " near rail station" I walked the 150m to a rail
level crossing, then the 150m the other side ,back. The outside of the hotel building
was drab, but inside comfy . After settling in i went to reception, the friendly man told
me of a short cut to town. This was, at the other end of the car park was a narrow
path down to the rail tracks at the rear of station. This looked well used. There are
not many trains. -- On my first outing to town i walked., passing the Holiday Inn, famous for
during the Bosnian War, it was the place of International newspaper men. Returning to
the hotel i used the number one tram. Near the rail station front is the Avaz Twist
Tower, 172m high skyscraper. It is Newspaper offices. There are 40 floors with 7 lifts. I took
a lift to the top viewing area.[ The view shows that Sarajevo is in a long valley with
the river Mickjako. The mountains are the Dinaric Alps. From the top i could see my
hotel at the rear of the rail station, with the narrow path clearly shown. The sides
of the river have roads so it is easily walkable, as is the compact city centre.

SARAJEVO, Hotel Grand, 3 Star, behind railway station.in Muhameda Ef Pandre. Friendly staff.

SARAJEVO. Hotel Grand, clean comfy plain room.

SARAJEVO, Lounge and Bar of hotel.

SARAJEVO. Balcony of Grand Hotel.

SARAJEVO. Tram at rail station stop. I used route number 1 to Bascasija Square.. The base of Twist tower can be seen in picture.

SARAJEVO. On board a public tram.

SARAJEVO, Rail Station front. Dismal passenger hall.

SARAJEVO. -- Holiday Inn. Built in 1982. International news reporters camped in the Holiday Inn during the Bosnian War. --Now hotel called Hotel Holiday.

SARAJEVO. -- Avaz Twist Tower. 172m skyscraper with 40 floors and 7 lifts. Viewing platform at top.. Building a Newspaper Office, at the front of railway station.

SARAJEVO. View from top of Twist Tower, showing hotel Grand with car park, also the path down to the railway track.

SARAJEVO..Railway station on right.and Bus station.at top .

SARAJEVO. View from Twist Tower, yellow building is Holiday Inn.

SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO. Morica Han historic place, now cafes.

SARAJEVO. Tree at Morica Han.

SARAJEVO. Old town.

SARAJEVO Tram stop in city centre.

SARAJEVO Turkish Quarter

SARAJEVO. Ali Pasa Mosque.

SARAJEVO.

SARAJEVO. Sebilj fountain in old town . From 16th century.

SARAJEVO. Both sides of the river are walkable.

SARAJEVO. The river Miljacko flows through Sarajevo ,is very shallow with tiny waterfalls. A small river only 21km long.

SARAJEVO. Academy of Fine Arts, on the banks of the river Miljacko.

SARAJEVO. Latin Bridge " Principov Most ",, assassnation in June 1914, by Princip, of Archduke Franz Ferdiand, which lead to WW1,took place near end of bridge.

SARAJEVO. War Museum, opposite Latin bridge.

SARAJEVO. City Hall.. Restoration was helped by Countries around the world.. including books for library.

SARAJEVO. Sahat Kula. Old Clock Tower. From the 16th century. 30m high.

SARAJEVO. Sacred Heart Cathedral in a small square,, largest cathedral in Bosnia. It is the seat of Archbishop.

SARAJEVO. Twin towers of Sacred Heart Cathedral.

SARAJEVO, Eternal Flame, a memorial to military and civilian victims of WW2., at the end of Marsala tita street.

SARAJEVO. Church of the Nativity.

SARAJEVO. Cathedral.

SARAJEVO. Weapon used in assassination. in 1914.

SARAJEVO.- Photo in museum of Princip the assassin.

SARAJEVO. Svrzo house.

SARAJEVO. Bascarsija Square. -- I would call it Pigeon Square !

SARAJEVO. Centre.

SARAJEVO Town centre., near tram stop.

SARAJEVO, Serbian Orthadox church To Archangel Michael and Gabriel.-- Open for visits.

SARAJEVO, Tower of Old Serbian Orthedox church, near Bascarsita Square.

SARAJEVO. View from cafe, looking across the river to War Museum, with Latin bridge.

SARAJEVO. Brewery in old town. Built 1882. Souvenir shop and museum of artefacts.

SARAJEVO. Brewery gates.

SARAJEVO- Inside brewery pub. Nice meals and beer.

SARAJEVO BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA.

SARAJEVO,BOSNIA HERZAGOVINA. Gleaming white graves from Bosnian War.

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA -- City Hall.- First opened in 1896. - Home of the National Library.-- Aug 1992 gutted by fire in the Bosnian War.

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA.-- One of the bridges over the river.

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA.--i left Sarajevo by .train for Ploce in Croatia via Mostar. ( I believe 2021 ,not to Ploce.}

I ---- There is an International Airport. The train station is in the northwest of the city. Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984. --The siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War , lasted from 5 Apr.1992 to 29 Feb. 1996. { 1,425 days } The longest siege city in modern times. On my visit to Sarajevo , the city centre had been beautifully restored, further out there were still bombed ruins behind advertising boards------- The currency in Sarajevo is the Convertable Mark { Bosnain Mark} Debit and Credit cards may not be accepted outside Sarajevo. -- Bosnia Herzegovina is prone to small earthquakes with little problems. ---- ENJOYED MY STAY IN SARAJEVO.-----PS..Because of a disagreement between Croatia and Bosnia railways, trains services do not cross the border. Train from Sarajevo and Mostar only to Capljina. Bus Capljina to Split takes 6 hours.