On Tour through Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Dear all, it has been three weeks now since my last post.... Time flies when you have a good time :) I have mentioned in my last post that I am off on vacation, and with 6 (!!) days delay we have started our journey as our car has surprisingly let us down...:(

Here are some impressions of our trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina, which was fun and different from all our vacations before- we decided to explore the region of Sarajevo (where we had accommodation),  the mountains Bjelašnica and Igman, Ilidža, Bijambare, the valley of Studeno Polje and the village Umoljani. No sea, no sunbathing (at least not in the "classic" sense, we enjoyed 2 days at the thermal spring Ilidža, however) this time. On our programme: sightseeing, historical places and natural beauties of Bosnia in its most rough but also most beautiful forms. And EXCELLENT Food :)

Es sind schon schon drei Wochen vergangen, seit meinem letzten Blog-Post.... Wie die Zeit vergeht, wenn man eine gute Zeit hat! :) In meinem letzten Post habe ich ja erwähnt, dass ich dann mal weg bin, wir sind jedoch erst mit 6 (!!) Tagen Verspätung unsere Reise angetreten, denn unser Auto hat uns überraschenderweise in Stich gelassen! *grummel*

Hier sind einige Impressionen von unserer Reise nach Bosnien und Herzegowina, die sehr viel Spaß machte! Wir haben beschlossen, die Region von Sarajevo (wo wir unsere Unterkunft hatten), die Berge Bjelašnica und Igman, Ilidža, das Naturschutzgebiet Bijambare, das Tal von Studeno Polje zu erkunden und auch das Dorf Umoljani. Kein Meer diesmal, kein Sonnenbad (zumindest nicht im "klassischen" Sinn, wir haben jedoch 2 sehr nette Tage in der Therme Ilidža verbracht). Auf dem Programm dieses Jahr: Stadtbesichtigungen und die Naturschönheiten von Bosnien in seinen rauhen, aber auch schönsten Formen zu erkunden und zu erleben. Und nicht zu vergessen:  AUSGEZEICHNETES Essen!

Prošle su već tri sedmice od mog zadnjeg blog posta. Vrijeme baš leti... Nažalost na odmor nismo krenuli kako smo planirali, kerenuli smo s čak 6 dana zakašnjenja na put jer je naš auto u baš najnezgodnijem trenutku odlučio da "štrajka"! Kako smo se iznervirali ne mogu vam opisati... Bukvalno smo sjedili na spakiranim koferima punih 6 dana, jer i u radionici nisu baš bili najbrži, da ne kažem spori kao puževi!:(  Ipak, eto, krenuli smo, i bilo nam je prelijepo.  Nismo ove godine otišli na more, ali smo maksimalno uživali u dijelom još nedirnutoj prirodi Bosne i Hercegovine! Smješteni u Sarajevu smo krenuli u istraživanje i obilazak: Bjelašnica i Igman, Ilidža, Bijambare, dolina Studenog Polja, selo Umoljani su bili na programu.

Neću duljiti, evo nekoliko sličica... Nije ništa spektakularno, znam, slike vjerovatno odišu mirom, i baš takav nam je bio i odmor. Pustili smo "mozak na pašu" i zaboravili sav stres koji nas svakodnevno prati... I punili baterije. Odlučili smo istražiti područje Sarajeva (gdje smo imali smještaj),  Bjelašnicu i Igman, Ilidžu, prirodni rezervat Bijambare, dolinu Studenog Polja, selo Umoljani. Ovaj put nije bilo mora, sunčanja (barem ne u "klasičnom" smislu, ali smo proveli dva vrlo lijepa dana u toplicama Ilidža ;). Doživjeli smo  prirodne ljepote Bosne u njenoj grubom i za mene najljepšem obliku. I da ne zaboravim: ni naša nepca niti stomaci nisu bila zapostavljena- naprotiv ;)

Šljivopita/ Plum Pie (Restaurant KIBE, Sarajevo)

Restaurant KIBE... With the most spectacular view on Sarajevo

Restaurant KIBE, Sarajevo

Baščaršija, Sebilj, Sarajevo

Baščaršija, Sebilj, Sarajevo

Baščaršija, Sebilj, Sarajevo

Women selling umbrellas, Baščaršija, Sarajevo

At Baščaršija...

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Woman playing the piano and selling clothes at the same time... seen at Baščaršija.

Traditional sweets and cakes (Kadaif, Šampita)

Tufahije
(walnut-stuffed apples stewed in water with sugar)

more delicious cakes :)

Cream Puff Pastry/ Princes krofne

Šampon(j)eza

Šampita
 (whipped marshmallow-type dessert with fillo dough crust)

Baklava

Ice cream paradise, "VATRA", Sarajevo.

Vrelo Bosne, Ilidža

Mountain Bjelašnica, on our way to Umoljani at 1.500 m :)

Umoljani

Umoljani

Umoljani- the orange house is the restaurant where we enjoyed our lunch that day :)

Restaurant "Umoljani"

Our choice: UŠTIPCI :)

And Bosnian Coffee :)

The menu, Koliba, at 1.370 m...

Umoljani... people are still living here!

Umoljani

Umoljani

Umoljani

The Valley of "Studeni Potok", Umoljani.

Umoljani

Umoljani

Igman

Bijambare tract

Main Cave, Bijambare

On the way to the Main Cave, Bijambare :)

It's a looong way ;)

View from the front of the Main cave

My darling's cousin served us a fantastic sour cherry cheesecake when we visited her. DELICIOUS!

 BBQ time. Yay!!!

The Chief Chef in action!

An Apple A Day...

Tomatoes. YUM!

Gora

Village Gora... Sunset