Sarajevo Bosnia. As We Travel Europe Train Challenge
www.aswetravel.com/sarajevo-bosnia-travel-video/ - Sarajevo Bosnia. As We Travel Europe Train Challenge We’ve arrived in Sarajevo in Bosnia. We took an overnight train from Zagreb in Croatia last night. They had no beds on the train, so we had to sleep in the seats. Didn’t really sleep at all, so I’m pretty tired. But it’s a great day here. We’re going to go check into the hostel and then explore the city after that. Welcome to Sarajevo, Bosnia. It’s a great day here. Yeah. We’re sitting by the Sebiljc Fountain. It’s a meeting point for the locals in Sarajevo, and it’s a drinking fountain. There used to be hundreds of them all over the city, but today there are only a few left. A cool thing about this fountain here is when they first built it, there was no sort of fountain coming out. They had a guy down there sitting there handing out glasses of water as people walked past. I think it’s pretty cool. Now we’re going ot go explore the Turkish Quarter which is a market area just next to the square here and maybe try some Turkish coffee. We’re by the entrance of the Turkish Quarter and they have these teas and coffee sets everywhere all along the street. Looks really nice. This one is probably the biggest one I’ve seen. Check out the details in these pots. It’s just incredible. In the background you can here some tapping going on as well, I’m sure. And these guys are actually making them right now engraving these details. It’s incredible. We’ve walked through the Turkish Quarter. We’ve seen these really cool designed tea pots and tea sets. I think it’s really awesome. They have everything here. The Turkish culture has had a really big influence on the Bosnian way of life. So we’ve ordered some Turkish coffee, it’s smells really strong. It looks really interesting. We’ve got a bit of sugar in there, Turkish delight and some water. So I’m pretty sure you pour this coffee into here. It’s like a little shot of coffee. Like that. Smell it, very strong. And I think you have to mix the sugar. Me and Sofia don’t drink coffee that often, so we’re going to be buzzing for the rest of the day I think. Yeah. It’s kind of crunchy. Taste that? One of the most moving stories from the war for me is the one about the Romeo and Juliet Bridge. It’s about a couple where one was Serbia and one was Bosnian, and they were trying to escape Sarajevo and start a new life together. So they were going to cross this bridge, but then he was shot and killed on the bridge and she was wounded, so she crawled over to his side, put her arms around him and they died there together. I think it’s a really moving story which tells a lot about the war and about the people. Because there’s so many people here, so many families where one was Bosnian and one was Serbian and they were no longer allowed to love each other to be there with each other. I think it’s really sad. And that’s why that bridge has been named the Romeo and Juliet Bridge. We were walking through the streets here in Sarajevo all morning. And it really is such a cute, quaint little city, but as you’re walking down the roads you can’t help but to notice things like this, these massive bullet holes everywhere, on the ground, and the buildings just falling down. All this is evidence from the war that was here in the early 90s. People here really are trying to move on, but you can’t help to notice things like this are dotted all over the city. We’ve walked up to this hill overlooking Sarajevo. It gives you a great view of the city. It’s really nice up here. We’re sitting by one of the biggest cemeteries from the war in the early 90s. It’s a nice place just to come and relax and contemplate. It’s peaceful up here. We’re going to try a traditional Bosnian dessert. What’s is called? It’s called baklava. I’m not exactly sure what it is, but it looks really interesting. It’s sticky and gooey and messy. MMM. It tastes really good though. I think it’s some sort of raising with walnut and pastry. Very sweet.
