Day7🇧🇦part “Bosnia Herzegovina - Mostar”

Today we woke up in Split, Croatia. We said we would wake up in the morning so we could try and enjoy the city without a lot of people. The city was actually emptier than yesterday, but still very busy. I had found a nice bakery and we got breakfast from there, a couple of rolls with pesto and some chocolate croissants. After we walked around the old city, we sat and had a coffee (we haven’t really had a descent coffee since a Mikel we found in Skopje) and planned the rest of our day. We decided not to opt for a beach since there would be too many people and parking would be too hard, so we decided to walk up the Marjan hill and see the view of Split from the Telegrin peak. The weather was faaaar too hot but we had hats and water with us. After that, we began our way to Bosnia Herzegovina and specifically the town Mostar. 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 guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era. The Old Bridge, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century. The host of our booking came and told us about the town, what we could do around here and was generally very friendly and helpful. Then we walked into town for something to eat. The thing with these countries (outside the eurozone) is that they hardly ever accept card (and if they do you have to spend a minimum of 10€), so we had to use cash. They do at least accept euro and give change back in euro too. We walked around the shops, the old town, the famous bridge and saw all the small souvenir shops. There were looooads of tourists which made it hard to walk through the small alleyways. On the old bridge, two young people were waiting to jump off it and the people around were waiting to see them fall off. We then walked up the minaret in the Mehmed Pasha Mosque which was very scary for me and I cried a little bit on the top (Lampros was laughing but did hold my hand) but the view was outstanding. When we walked back down we had a bit of a walk and then came back to the room for a shower and a rest. Tomorrow is a day I’ve been waiting for! 🤫Lue lisää