π·πΈ Belgrade - Hotel Moskova
April 9, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 22 Β°C
The Hotel Moskova is probably the most beautiful hotel of Belgrade.
It is a 4 star hotel and a room costs around 100 euros per night.
It is an example of Russian Secessionist Style, and it isRead more
π·πΈ Belgrade - Sundet from the fortress
April 9, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 25 Β°C
Beautiful sunset over the Sava river seen from the Belgrade fortress.
A little further to the right, the Sava joins the Danube, which after touching Vienna and Bratislava, will carry these waters toRead more
π·πΈ Belgrade by night
April 9, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 22 Β°C
Belgrade is famous for its very active nightlife.
At sunset you can meet elderly gentlemen playing chess in the square.
After 8/9 PM he city center is full of tourists, families and young peopleRead more
π·πΈ Serbian dinar banknotes
April 9, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 20 Β°C
We withdrew some money to fill up with petrol (sometimes in the Balkans they don't accept cards at petrol stations). €1 = SD 117,10 (April 2024)
An excellent opportunity to see the banknotes, moreRead more
π·πΈ Belgrade: it's time to say goodbye!
April 10, 2024 in Serbia β
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17 Β°C
Unfortunately we have to leave this city. For now, among the cities visited, it is certainly the largest, most modern, most expanding and a real European and global Capital city. It really seems beingRead more
π·πΈβ‘οΈπ§π¦ On the road again!
April 10, 2024 in Serbia β
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16 Β°C
3501 Serbian Dinars of petrol (€1.64/l) and we are ready for the next part of the travel!
π·πΈβ‘οΈπ§π¦ Passing through the towns
April 10, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 17 Β°C
As you move away from Belgrade and get closer to the border, the highways give way to urban roads that cross the countryside villages of Serbia.
These roads are also in excellent condition, and allowRead more
π·πΈβ‘οΈπ§π¦ Serbia/Bosnia natural border
April 10, 2024 in Serbia β
βοΈ 21 Β°C
The Drina river is the natural border between Serbia and Bosnia.
On one side of the river (where we are in the picture) you are in Serbia, on the other side you are in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
π§π¦ We are in Bosnia and Herzegovina
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 21 Β°C
We crossed the border at the Zvornic crossing. Serbian control is on the east bank, and after you cross the river on the bridge at the end of which there is the Bosnian control on the west bank of theRead more
π§π¦ Driving between rivers & mountains
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 19 Β°C
It is impossible to explain how the landscape changed between before and after the border. The straight roads and towns on the Serbian side give way to narrow roads that pass between very high greenRead more
π§π¦ Entering in Sarajevo
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 23 Β°C
We are in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984, when Bosnia was still part of former Jugoslavia.
π§π¦ Sarajevo from the Ε½uta Tabija view
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 23 Β°C
From this panoramic point it is possible to see all the city and, on the right, the monumental cemetery of KovaΔi, with its hundred and hundred of white gravestones that recalls the recent past ofRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo and its the recent past
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 23 Β°C
The many monuments, flowers and plaques around the city recall the recent past and the tragic war fought between Croatians (Catholics), Serbs (Orthodox) and Bosnians (Muslims) between 1992 and 1995 inRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo - Churches and mosques
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 24 Β°C
One of the most beautiful things about the Balkans (but also one the main causes of the conflicts that have occurred here) is the presence of beautiful churches and, just few meters away, sumptuousRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo - BaΕ‘ΔarΕ‘ija (Arab market)
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 24 Β°C
Like the other cities of the Balkans that were under Ottoman Impere, Sarajevo also has a very large market in the central streets of the city, where in the past merchants traveling between Asia andRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo - Latin Bridge and WWI
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 24 Β°C
The Latin River is the most famous bridge crossing the Miljacka River on which Sarajevo stands.
The bridge in itself has nothing special, except that on one of the two sides of the bridge an eventRead more
π§π¦ Leaving Sarajevo on the Sniper Road
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 24 Β°C
Unfortunately it's time to leave Sarajevo.
To leave the city we pass through a street (one of Sarajevo's main street) known in the past as "Sniper Alley".
Indeed, during the Bosnia War this road thatRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo/Mostar - Bosnian highways
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 20 Β°C
We enter an extremely new and still under construction highway that will take us to Mostar, the most famous city in Bosnia due to its bridge and the proximity with Mejugorie Sanctuary.
We takeRead more
π§π¦ Sarajevo/Mostar landscapes
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 22 Β°C
But it's when the highway ends that Bosnian nature shows its beauty.
The views of the Sarajevo/Mostar route are certainly among the most beautiful I have ever seen along a road. Much better than theRead more
π§π¦ Mostar - The view from our room
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 20 Β°C
It looks like the setting of a Disney film, instead it is jut the amazing view from our room in Mostar.
An apartment of a friendly an funny Velez Mostar fan located on the Neretva River.
For aroundRead more
π§π¦ Mostar and its bridge by night
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 19 Β°C
The old town of Mostar is very small but full of tourists who come to see the ancient bridge or who pass by after visiting the nearby Mejugorie.
The river and its bridge in 1994 were considered theRead more
π§π¦ Mostar: dinner with view!
April 10, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 18 Β°C
We ate at a restaurant with a perfect view of the river and bridge.
The quality of the food is not super high (quite a turistic place) but the view of the bridge is incredible.
π§π¦ Mostar bidges in the morning
April 11, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 21 Β°C
When we wake up the next day we go back to the center of Mostar to see the ancient bridge, the city and the other bridges with the sunlight.
The city is even more full of tourists, and it is trulyRead more
π§π¦ Mostar - Breakfast on the river
April 11, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 22 Β°C
Before leaving the city we drink a coffee and eat some snacks on the beach near the river.
Lulled by the sound of the river and warmed by the sun (25 degrees) we could stay here for whole days. ButRead more
π§π¦ Stolac - A not planned stop!
April 11, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina β
βοΈ 26 Β°C
In the original plan we planned to go directly to the next stop beyond the border.
But we liked Bosnia so much that we decided to stop at the old mill in Stolac, on the advice of our friendly host ofRead more