England

Blue road

Here in London, you mayhave noticed blue roads recently.I did not know until one of my Facebook friends told me, but this is a special road for cyclists.The purpose is to encourage…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Quite good B&B

In Sarajevo, I stayed in a hotel called Kandilj Pansion.I do not know how you pronounce it.It is too small to call it a hotel with about 10 rooms.It was convenient, located…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar is the tourist destination

Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a famous tourist destination. There were many tourists there, but individual one who came from Sarajevo by bus like me were minority. Most of them seemed…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Go up to the top of minaret

In Mostar, the town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is a unusual mosque which allowed us to go up to the minaret. Usually mosques are very strict and we often have to…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The reconstructed bridge

The main attraction of Mostar, the biggest city in Herzegovina region is undoubtedly this Stari Most. It means ‘old bridge’ and originally build in 16th century. But in 1993 during the conflict,…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

To Mostar

I went to Mostar from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a day trip. Mostar is the fifth biggest city in this country, but it is the main city in…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cevapi, a very nice and cheap dish

The best food I had in Bosnia and Herzegovina was this one in the photo, called Cevapi.It seemed their national food.There were 5 small sausages, similar to Adana Kebab in a pita…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Very nice hand knitted goods

There are lots of nice crafts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hand knitted goods are one example. The traditional colourful socks are very pretty as you can see in the photo, but I…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gorgeous post office

There is a gorgeous post office in the new town of Sarajevo. It is like a kind of palace. I wanted to post my picture cards to Japan and the UK. They…