|
 |
|
|
|
（S）: Slovenia, （C）: Croatia,
（M）: Montenegro, （B）: Bosnia-Herzegovina |
|
|
October 8, 6th Day
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
|
| Old Town in Mostar |
|
 |
|
 We did not visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. It was a
pity to me because someone had told me that this city is the hometown of
Mr Ivica Osim, a former director of Japan Soccer Team, and he asked some
memorial souvenir.
I met a person unexpectedly in this town Mostar, who was the owner of the
restaurant of our lunch. He used to be a member of the local soccer team
"FK VELEZ" with Mr Osim. I will refer to this matter in the last
chapter.
|
|
|
Mostar was a lively town. The area around the well-known stone bridge or
Stari Most was so crowded by tourists. Nevertheless, we could enjoy the
relaxing atmosphere with warm heart.
There were minarets here and there, which made me remember the traveling
days in Turkey, though it was different that there were also Catholic churches
here.
The stone bridge was destroyed during the war in 1993 and restored in 2004.
The house walls with vivid bullet marks were seen during walking. They
were the evidence of the cruelties of war.
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
| A house wall with a lot of bullet marks |
|
| Mostar |
Mostar is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entry of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in
the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who in
the medieval times guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva.
The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia
and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary
piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans. |
|
|
| Other pictures at Mostar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
（S）: Slovenia, （C）: Croatia,
（M）: Montenegro, （B）: Bosnia-Herzegovina |
|
|
| Close |
|
|