30 September Sarajevo – Mostar

A rainy day in Sarajevo and I take the 11.00 hrs bus back to Mostar. This is the only connection that will bring me back to Lepetane tomorrow, with a night over in Mostar.

I walk around the city, find out where the European Commission has it’s ‘embassy’, a nice location in a park, with across the pedestrian street a house for girls of easy virtue.

The street, which was the unofficial border and front line during the war, shows still some buildings from that era, but also a eye-catching private highschool.


The park also has a 'lost statue' of Bruce Lee, but no explanation. What the hell did he do here? Just a peculiar visitor maybe, who left his mark?

Dinner in a traditional Bosnian restaurant with dressed up waitresses and waiters. I have a nice conversation with two Americans, both working in health.The man is a first aid doctor and the women a nurse.

They are both not the typical American,

They know both much about the last civil war in former Yugoslavia. They are considering what to do after they retire. The man would like to use his health knowledge where it can really make a difference. They both have learned Spanish. When you want to work with all possible patients, it is no luxury to know Spanish.

I go to my B&B after it dries up. It’s cold circa 8 degrees and I sleep early, because my bus tomorrow leaves at 7 a.m.