Sarajevo From The Hills

This is the view from one of the mortar sites above Sarajevo.  As you can see, it's perfect for hitting any part of the city. The site itself is a former police station.  At one point it was bombed, and the remains are pretty pathetic.

Sarajevo Brewery

We ate lunch at the Sarajevo brewery after taking a tour of their little one room museum.  The brewery has been in existence since the mid 1800's.  Inside, it has a very Victorian vibe.

Inside The Church

 The windows are all new, as are the mosaics, since the war.  Some are quite pretty.

Church And School

This Catholic church was used as a place of refuge for residents of Sarajevo during the siege.  It was built in the late nineteenth century and survived.  Next post of Sarajevo will be of the inside of the church.  They had to redo all the windows because of bomb blasts.

Views Outside

More of the old city, the Catholic side this time, and outdoors.  You can see the fortress on the hill.  The paint spatter on the pavement marks where a mortar hit.  There are many of these in Sarajevo; all like this resulted in deaths.  It was also an easy target, as all of Sarajevo is in a valley.

Muslim Old Town

The Muslim side of old town Sarajevo has a lot of bazaar stuff and little shops.  There are many brass smiths, too.  The second photo of this series is from inside the coffee shop we stopped to get warm in.  Also, by the fountain, there are huge numbers of pigeons.

Madrasa Museum

We visited this museum, not knowing what it was when we entered.  The Larsons had not been in it either, so it was new to all of us.  The original structure was built in the 1500's and was used as a school.  There is still a school right next door to it, run by the same organization that built this.  There were some textiles in there, and it was interesting to see.  There was also a video describing the history of the place.  It was definitely worth the watch.