Sarajevo is a great city for film. One of the biggest film festivals in Europe is held here in July. Films come to the Sarajevo film festival from all over the world, and so do the film celebrities. Brad Pitt and Angelina … Continue reading
This is a mailbox. This is a trash bin. Know the difference.
Andreas has no classes on Wednesdays. This gives us a chance to do the kinds of touristy things that induce massive eye-rolling when suggested to the teenager. While the cat’s at school, the mice hit the museums. This Wednesday we had to walk over … Continue reading
Cevapi, or cevapcici (the diminutive) is the unofficial national dish of Bosnia, or at least of Sarajevo. It’s more ubiquitous than the hamburger is in the US. I would be surprised if there is a restaurant in the city that … Continue reading
We’ve had a small festival going on in our neighborhood the last couple of days. Food booths, art on display, that kind of thing. Another new outdoor café sprang up just in time in the BBI Centar mall plaza. There seems to be no … Continue reading
I think I need to explain a little further about how we got here. As I said in an earlier post, we were attracted to Sarajevo by the low cost of living and the fast Internet connection. That’s true, but … Continue reading
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Here’s an architectural meme that made the rounds in Sarajevo about a hundred years ago. I’ll add more examples as I find them.
Feel free to skip this post if you aren’t interested in hearing me blather on about cooking. Bakers, stick with me. Trying to recreate American baked goods in a foreign country can be tricky. The ingredients are different, the tools … Continue reading
Andreas and I took the train to Mostar yesterday. We’d stopped there once before on our way to the coast for spring break, but it was rainy that day and the city hadn’t quite come to life yet for the tourist season. We … Continue reading
Andreas is feeling a little under the weather today. I’m afraid he’s fallen victim to Bosnian hospitality. Our landlady, the vivacious Valida, and her husband Momar have a weekend house out in the country. It’s the long Labor Day weekend … Continue reading
Lorna of Arabia 