Driving to Sarajevo was a beautiful drive through rocky mountains with lots of greenery and a turquoise green river running through the valleys. As we got closer to Sarajevo the temperature cooled down and the roofs of the houses were no longer stone but an orange coloured tile. We also started noticing farm animals such [...]

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Tuesday, August 31st, we met our guide for a tour of Mostar’s city center. We stopped outside of the Franciscan Monastery which was destroyed during the war with the Serbs. It was partially reconstructed but they ran out of money to complete the restoration.   What we soon found out in Mostar was the horror [...]

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  Monday, August 30th we left Korcula and headed off to the mainland by way of ferry.  There was a cruise ship that had moored in the harbour and transported it’s passengers into Korcula.  The town was crowded with pedestrians walking on sidewalks and on the streets. Cars were parked everywhere because the island was [...]

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