Bosnia and Herzegovina

Suddenly, western Europe

When I walked in the main pedestrian street in Sarajevo, on the way, suddenly the appearance of buildings changed. I started walking in the old Turkish town, but in one point, the…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The country with a lot of new graves

I wanted to look over the town of Sarajevo, so went up a small hill. Then I came across a big graveyard with numerous white gravestones. The old gravestones looked like a…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Exciting old town

The old part of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was built by Ottoman Turkey. The streets are full of small shops, which made me excited. It is divided by…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

To Sarajevo

Just about 4 years ago, I went to Sarajevo for holiday. The reason why I went there was that one of my then colleagues recommended me. She was a tough woman who…

Extinct Countries USSR

Moscow-USSR-4

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a…

Extinct Countries USSR

USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we…

Extinct Countries USSR

Moscow-USSR-2

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only…

Extinct Countries USSR

In Moscow 1980

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked…

England

Hammersmith Bridge

This is not really a trip, but I went to Hammersmith Bridge in London to take photos. Apparently this is the first suspension bridge over Thames completed in 1827. But because…