Today was my last day at the Pekara (the greatest bakery
place) and I didn’t eat nearly enough buttery pastries. While also my last
chance to have freshly picked strawberries and cherries on the veranda at Hotel
Kovaci, so of course I took advantage of it.
Ronda, Kristy, Davis, Heidi and I went to on a tour called
the “Eat, Pray, Love” tour. We visited many of the historic buildings around
town but had some more detailed information about it, such as the site of the
assassination of Franz Ferdinand, which initiated the first World War. One of
the most fascinating things we saw was an old Ottoman house that is over 500
years old. Although mostly destroyed by the war, the house has been renovated
to look like new. It had indoor showers and Turkish interior detail everywhere.
We sampled our last burek and cavapci, did some last minute shopping before
heading back to the hotel to have our last dinner as a group at the brewery.
Ann and Michele presented superlative-type awards to each
member of the group. Mine was related to a story that I had told from the
beginning of the trip, which seemed to carry on for the rest of the trip. It
was a fantastic dinner with some fantastic people and some great beer. I bought
some beer and souvenir glasses for my family, before heading back to the hotel
to have my last cup of tea with Bessim and his family before packing, showering
and getting up super early for my flight back.
Bosnia has changed me in the few days that I’ve been here.
The people are the kindest, most welcoming people that I’ve ever met. The
history, architecture, geography is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I will
come back here and I can’t wait to see how much it’s changed, and hopefully for
the better!
Copper smith working
Handmade rugs
Ottoman House
Davis checking out some hot dad
Thank you Bosnia!
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