Mostar – one train ride, one pretty town and two ice creams

Hello, Mostar!

The train ride between Sarajevo and Mostar is beautiful, especially the final hour heading into Mostar. Try to sit on the left if you can, as that is the side the water is most.

Passing the lake where I will be from Friday!

It was really difficult to take nice photos because 98% features either blurred foliage, my reflection, or both – but it was SUPER pretty!

Upon arriving in Mostar, I quickly set out to explore the Old Town. It’s very pretty and quaint, but full of tourist groups walking very slowwwwwly.

Most of the action is around Stari Most, the old bridge. It was built in the Ottoman era but destroyed during the Yugoslavian War, so the bridge you see and use today is a rebuilt replica of the original.

Mostar’s scars from the war are very apparent, with many buildings riddled with bullet holes and supported by scaffolding.

Two ice creams (lemon and pistachio respectively) to battle the heat:

And I finished the day on the hostel’s balcony, with some fig rakia from the market.

Tomorrow, I am visiting Kravica (a famous waterfall).

TTFN, x

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