• Andrew's TravelsJourney through the BalkansTraveler
    The Holiday Inn along Sniper Alley / Sniper scarred building / Preferred sniper locations
    Tunnel Museum, Butmir; Map showing location of airport runway / Airport runway todayThe House where the tunnel starts / Original entrance to tunnel via the garageInside the house (now a museum); relics / railway cartInside the Tunnel of HopeVarious itemsClothing / Improvised ovenOld Town; Monuments to children lost during the 1992-5 siegeOld Town; The Museum of Crimes against Humanity and GenocideImprovised power for radio / Flying bomb

    Sarajevo 4; Besieged New Town (1992-5)

    September 24, 2022 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    We take an optional trip with Insider Tours to visit the Tunnel Museum in Butmir. For much of the 1990s conflict, Sarajevo was surrounded by hostile Serb forces and Butmir was the last Bosniak part of the city linked to the outside world. However, the airport runway lies between Butmir and Dobrinja inSarajevo.... A hand-dug 800m tunnel beneath it was the solution, and this kept Sarajevo supplied with arms and food during the three year siege (it is known as both Tunnel D-B and the Tunnel of Hope). Most of the tunnel has now collapsed, but a 20m section still remains.

    Later on, I visit the The Museum of Crimes against Humanity and Genocide in the Old Town. Many personal statements and quite moving.    Read more