Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mostar Morning, Sarajevo Afternoon, and the Picturesque Trip in Between.

I had an eye-opening stroll through historic Mostar before I caught a bus on the way to Sarajevo. Indeed, the countryside is something to marvel and I had beautiful weather en route to the capital city of Sarajevo. From the Sarajevo bus station, I took a taxi to the hillside suburb of Faletici where my lodging was located and then I hoofed it back into Old Town. Along the way, I could admire the Visegrad Gate, eye-opening cemeteries, and some narrow lanes with delightful mosques. The city of Sarajevo seems to sprawl through the valley and this particular district is the oldest and one of its most picturesque. Of course, Sarajevo is a very large city... and there is much more to see than what I have included here. To my knowledge, the music selections are both Bosnian/Herzegovinian. The first tune is titled "Tako se u Bosni pjeva" by Nihad Alibegović while the second tune is titled "Briga" by crooner Dino Merlin. The first tune seems to mention Mostar and Sarajevo by name, so I thought it was appropriate for this particular slideshow. "Briga" translates as "Sorrow" . Despite the sad title, this tune is a bit of a catchy earworm. Perhaps the song is like Bosnia Herzegovinal: while visiting Mostar and Sarajevo is very exciting and there is so much to see, at the same timeo ne contemplates the pain and agony the people of the country had to endure and overcome in very recent history. One definitely has mixed emotions and reactions visiting the city of Sarajevo in the year 2026. Seeing the cemeteries spread across the hills can seem quite devastating. Even so, the people of B & H are moving forward.