A Wintery walk – old town Sarajevo with Bill Smale Adventures

The history of Sarajevo, Bosnia of course is long but as many of you may remember the war back in the 1990s was very much a persecution of many of the people living here but even going farther back we remember the spark that set off World War I, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. One interesting thing I learned recently was even thought this area was under the Austro-Hungarian Empire before World War I the peopledecided they wanted to take some land closer to the north and reduce the subjugation to the empire. Since Russia, allied with the Serbs, activated troops and stationed them on their western border, all hell broke loose. Walk through the old town of Sarajevo with Bill Smale Adventures.

Ćevabdžinica Željo, Old town local food
Eating kebab at a restaurant frequented by locals. Ćevabdžinica Željo
Memorial to the assassination
Assassination memorial
Assassination memorial
Photos of the archduke
Photos of the procession
Kids playing in snow in old town graveyard
Kids having a snowball fight in a graveyard
SarajevoChristmas event
A Coca-Cola sponsored Christmas event
Illegally parked car
Taking a car, illegally parked, to a impound lot
Partly smoking a Bosnian Cigarette
I don’t smoke cigarettes but just lit it and felt the smoke in my mouth. It was a Bosnian cigarette offered by the owner of the coffee shop
Fresh ground coffee
The owner of this coffee shop grinds the beans to make sure it’s fresh
Main mosque
The main mosque
A very clear sign
The sign is very clear on the contents of the shop
Bosnian sausages and dried meats
Bosnian deli cuisine
Old town Tourist souvenirs
Old town shops
Large Sarajevobazaar
The large inside bazaar
Roman ruins
Ancient Roman ruins
Damaged building
You could see the damage on this building
Shopping area
Tourist shopping area
Partly damaged building
A beautiful old building partly damaged
Anti-UN
Some anti-UN slogans
Snowy area
A lot of snow
Jameson whiskey advertising
Big advertising for Jameson whiskey
2 man juggling in the street
These guys were doing a two man juggling act every time the traffic stopped for the light
Snowy River bank
The central river
Tramm fine
A €13 fine because they ticket machines on the trams don’t work. Make sure you pay the driver in cash directly.
View from the bus to Sarajevo
On the way from Mostar to Sarajevo
Ancient house
Ancient practical house construction
Ancient artifact
A very detailed ancient artifact
Ancient agricultural artifacts
The lower right has scissors constructed almost exactly the same as the sheepshearers I used to trim the lawn around the edges.
The swastika in use long ago
The swastika was used in ancient times indicating good fortune. I thought it was something originating from northern India but an archive told me it originated farther north.
Tombstone identifier
Relating to the tombstone above
Old symbol
The artifact on the upper right shows the three drops circling just like the old Celtic symbol and the one in Japan from thousands of years ago.
The trident
Not only Neptune but real people used the trident
Swastika on an ancient piece
Here we see on an ancient structural piece the swastika used again
Snowy museum view
A snowy day, view from the museum