After Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia, the town of Mostar was subjected to a bloody siege that left the town’s cemeteries filled with young men. In 1993 the city was surrounded by Croat forces for nine months and much of it was severely destroyed by shelling. Residents were cut off with no electricity or food duringContinue reading “Cultural barbarism”
Yearly Archives: 2014
Marvellous Mostar
Mostar is a city in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina situated on the Neretva River. Its quaint cobbled streets are lined with colourful stalls and converge on the main focal point of the town, the (newly restored) old bridge. From multicoloured scarves, bags and wallets, wooden instruments to shiny copper jugs, the bazaars are a cornucopia ofContinue reading “Marvellous Mostar”
Losing the plot in Bosnia
My grandparents visited Mostar, formerly in Yugoslavia, over 25 years ago and I had always been charmed by the photographs of the old bridge that is its most famous image. Sadly the grand old bridge was completely destroyed in the 1990s during the Bosnian war but I have always wanted to take a trip to see theContinue reading “Losing the plot in Bosnia”
Tiny Trogir
Having finished our whistle stop tour of some of the stunning national parks, we headed back to Spilt. We had a tiny bit of spare time so decided to head into Trogir, a lovely little medieval town. Here’s me enjoying some late afternoon sun on the bridge over the canal that separates the new townContinue reading “Tiny Trogir”
Roski Slap
Heading on from the frothy watery delights of Skradinski buk to another, less visited part of Krka National Park -Roski Slap. It is possible to get a boat trip from Skradinski Buk upto Roski Slap. however due to the ever present scourge of the tour group, the boat trips were full up. Not to beContinue reading “Roski Slap”
More waterfalls
Utterly enchanted as I was with Krka, this meant I took A LOT of photos! So this post is just a few more images of the watery wonderland. Along the course of the river Krka, about 30 water mills, and several washing holes and columns have been preserved. The best preserved, and now restored watermillsContinue reading “More waterfalls”
Cracking Krka
Our second national park adventure starts in the picturesque little habour town of Skradin – the beginning of our journey to Krka National Park. There are several ways to get to the park, but one of the nicest is to buy your park ticket at this little town and take a boat trip up theContinue reading “Cracking Krka”
Perfection at Plitvice National Park
From our base at Split we were perfectly placed to visit some of the stunning natural scenery that Croatia has to offer. And where better to see some of the very best on offer than at some of the country’s national parks. First up was the three and a half hour trip to Plitvice Lakes, theContinue reading “Perfection at Plitvice National Park”
Split sights and beachlife
After surviving the climb to the top of the bell tower, we headed out and about to grab a snapshot of the sights of Split. Artwork nestles against the ancient mellow stones while a shoal of rainbow fish wiggle tantalisingly for shoppers. Bouganvilla blazes on every house and hides even the most broken down ofContinue reading “Split sights and beachlife”
Head for heights in Split
Pretty Split is a maze of little back alleys, sun drenched courtyards and cosmopolitan feeling harbour front. Here’s Neil, making it all slightly less classy with his beer. . The city lives cheek by jowl with its history thanks to the main attraction the Diocletian Palace. The palace was built by the Roman emperor Diocletian at theContinue reading “Head for heights in Split”