Day Sixteen - Jun 13, 2017
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Daily Didactic
Today was our day to wander beyond our neighborhood. We had four touristic goals on our list; the tallest building in Sarajevo, The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the old Jewish Cemetery. We started our half hour hike west mid morning and explored a little bit of more modern Saraejevo on the way. The Aziz Twist Tower is a weird 40 story building in a city of much shorter and more modest buildings. We were told the 36th floor had a nice cafe for coffee and ogling, both true. It was also smokey, as smoking is far more acceptable here and inside than it is back home. The windows had a blue tint which made for bad pictures, but it was still a great way to get a glance at all of Sarajevo in one panorama. After an espresso and snack, we descended and headed a few blocks past the well secured American Embassy to a exhibit of the "Homeland War" of 1992-1995 at the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was moving and strange, in the "I was in high school/college" kind of way. As US citizens we felt a little insulated. We left this museum and headed next door to the far more traditional National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This held a nice collection of Roman era Blakan artifacts, but ultimately was less interesting to us. We left and headed toward the old Jewish Cemetery, which was on Atlas Obscura's list of visits, but at this point in the afternoon the heat was rising and the walk was uphill. We decided a retreat to our cool retreat on the hill was a better idea and walked the 30 minutes back along the Miljacka River. We paused for a tasty and strange Bosnian "hamburger" at the Kolbara Han, and then relaxed on our terrace for the remainder of the afternoon and evening.
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