Exploring Sarajevo

A lovely day in Sarajevo, the weather was much better than forecast and remained dry and pleasantly warm all day. We got up early and went to see the Latin Bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assasinated leading to the start of WW1. A little later in the morning we took the cable car to the site of the 1984 Olympic Games. It was worth the money as it took at least 15 minutes each way and the views were fabulous. I have to admit to being slightly nervous particularly on the descent as it was very steep in parts. The scenery at Trevebik was stunning. We hiked uphill to see where the Bob Sled and Luge was sited. We rather liked the photos that we timed to make it look like the cable cars were on our shoulder, he he. After we returned to the Old Town eating brunch out at around 12.30, we had worked up an appetite by then! We continued looking around the Old Town admiring the buildings, church, market and interesting streets before returning back to base.Read more