A City with Heart and Soul

Hello!

Prije nekoliko dana posjetila sam divno Sarajevo... Iako nas vrijeme nije poslužilo (kiša, oblaci, izmaglica), bilo je naravno, kao i uvijek, prekrasno, opušteno, zanimljivo, toplo i drugačije...Kako danas izgleda grad, koji je početkom devedesetih preživio najdužu opsadu nekog glavnog grada u povijesti, možete vidjeti na slijedećim slikama:

Few days ago I visited lovely Sarajevo, capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Althoug the weather was bad, we had wonderful time, as allways... If you would like to see how this wonderful city, that was under siege from 1992. till 1996. (which was the longest siege of a capital city ever, with the lack of food, water, madical supplies and constant bombing), looks today, take a look at these pictures:

Srce Sarajeva svakako je predivna Baščaršija, povijesni i kulturni centar koji potječe iz 15. st. Sastoji se od labirinta ulica, prekrasnih lokala, trgovina, džamija...

The heart of Sarajevo is its old town, a bazaar, called Baščaršija, historical and cultural center which dates from 15th century. It consists of a labirinth of streets, small coffe shops, restaurants, shops, mosques...

Zara u dvorištu Gazi Husrev-begove džamije, koja datira iz 1530. godine

Zara in the courtyard of Gazi Husrev-beg's mosque, that dates from 1530.  

Gazi Husrev-begova medresa (religijska škola) iz 16 st.

Gazi Husrev-beg's religious school from 16th century.
 

Baščaršijska džamija

Mosque
 

Proizvodi starih obrtnika (kazandžija) - džezve i fildžani

Traditional products of local artisans  

Jdna od baščaršijskih ulica s trgovinama

One of the streets in Baščaršija with traditional shops

Baščaršijske ulice zovu na lutanje, a restorani i kafići na "mezeluk" odnosno finu klopu, koja se radi i izgleda ovako (burek, naravno, pripravljen ispod sača, odnosno na vatri):

The streets of Baščaršija call you to wonder arround, and lovely restaurants and coffe shops on "mezeluk" - food that is prepared and looks like this (on the picture is burek, traditional bosnian strudel with meet, baked on fire):

 

Tradicionalna kava s rahatlokumima...mmmmmm...

Traditional coffee with candy called rahatlokum, also known as Turkish delight...mmmmmm...

Katedrala, završena 1889. godine

Cathedral, built in 1889.

I, naravno, slika u dobrom društvu - bista mog najdražeg pisca Meše Selimovića. Tko ga nije čitao, ne znam što čeka (posebno "Derviš i smrt" i "Tvrđava" čija se radnja odvija u starom Sarajevu)

U pozadini pravoslavna Saborna crkva, završena 1868.

And, of course, a picture in a good company, the statue of my fafourite writer Meša Selimović. Behind, orthodox Cathedrat, built in 1868.

Naravno, ono što najviše čini Sarajevo i zbog čega je ono grad s dušom i srcem su njegovi ljudi, otvoreni, srdačni, prijateljski nastrojeni, uvijek spremni na šalu, nešto na što se danas tako rijetko nailazi...zapravo, sve ono o čemu govori ova pjesma: 

Nadam se da ste uživali u ovom malom putovanju...

Pusa, Ilina

Sarajevo is a city with heart and soul, and its heart and soul are its people, warm, friendly, allways ready for heaving fun... If you ever find yourselves in Sarajevo, you'll know what I mean!

Hopeyou've enjoyed this little trip...

Kiss, Ilina