rural bosnia is ridiculously beautiful, with forested hills and several rivers that are supposed to be great for rafting. andy and i were going to take an ecotour rafting trip, but it was too expensive.
mostar is famous for its big bridge. built in the 16th century, the bridge survived ottoman and yugoslav rule, only to be destroyed by a retreating croat militia in 1993. the bridge was eventually rebuilt and the old town surrounding the bridge became an UNESCO world heritage site.
the damage from the 92-95 war is even more pronounced in mostar.
whereas in sarajevo, buildings are in the process of being restored or are still liveable, at least 30% of the buildings in mostar are completely unliveable, and it looks like nothing is being done to repair them.
bosnians and croats, as we soon learned, have mad love for tito, the founder and leader of yugoslavia from 1943-1980.
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