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I've been on my way for a time now. Currently I'm in Kotor, but I would wish to give a little update on both Mostar and Dubrovnik. So to start with Mostar...<br />

Tourists at the old frontline

Anna Sofie Andersen
2006-03-16 19:59:00

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I've been on my way for a time now. Currently I'm in Kotor, but I would wish to give a little update on both Mostar and Dubrovnik. So to start with Mostar...

I came after a sleepy busride from Split. I had really been looking forward to see the reconstructed bridge and reunited city. But as I arrived to the famous bridge and found myself back in the tourist hell of Split I got rather down and went for a coke and a little break from the endless bazar streching on both sites of the bridge. All these daytrippers from Dubrovnik almost breaking the bridge for the second time with there uncountable number of feet, legs, arms, cameras and convirtable marks. I know I myself am a tourist and one in the bunch and that it doesn't help the slightest that I've chosen these destinations of the rediscovered Balcans. But I can't help feeling arrogantly stupid walking in a town surviving on my arrivals. So I felt a bit sad that also Mostar surely drains out money from the endless touristbusines.
After some hard thinking I decided to take a look at a smaller orthodoks church a little from the center, which I hoped would be far enough away for me to be able to relaxe from all my fellow adventures travellers. But what I thought was a little from the center showed to be up the hills/mountains so after ten minutes hard walking in the aprox. 36 degrees C I went to a caffe relaxing my tried legs, deciding to reach that church even if I had to climb the entire mountain. This would be my try before Acropolis. If I couldn't do this, how would I ever be able to get to Acropolis in beginning of August.

Walking again I took an unfortunate detour, but finally crossed the highway shown on the map and found a prettyish little laid-back church with the most amazing view over Mostar and a beautifull, wildly growing cementary surrounding it! I got my break, drinking the last of my now boiling water, whereafter I went downhill to finally enter the house of Omer Lakise where I was to stay for the night, to find a cup of coffee and some lively conversations!

I met two other guests at Omers. A Australian from Perth and a Swedish guy currently studying in Ypsala. So all of us being our own, we decided to join together for a meal near the bridge. As I now view the bridge for the second time I must admit that I surely changed my view. With all the daytrippers gone and the bridge beautifully lightened, we stopped to take several pictures from any ancle. I was really amazed and happy to have paid Mostar a visit. The rest of the evening I spended in these two excellent guys company. We talked about all kind of nlightening subjects and I had a splendid evening with a Lasko at the side and two fellow single travellers.
So I ca surtantly recommend Mostar as a place to visit, but stay overnight and have a gaze at the remarkable bridge by nightfall!
Anna