Bosnia & Herzegovnia

From Split we detoured through to Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovnia. It was only a 2hr bus trip so why not! The main attraction here is Stari Most which translates to Old Bridge. It’s 21m high and they hold the red bull diving event here…We saw a local jump off into the icy 12 degree water brrrrr. It gets pretty crowded during the day but if you wake up early enough (6am) even the locals are all still in bed 🙂

The old bridge and the buildings around it, river running through and greenery on the sides

The old bridge and its reflection in the water 21m below.

Clouds rolling down from the surrounding hills. The icy blue water running through, lush green trees on the riverbank

We stayed walking distance to the town centre but did a half day trip out to Blagaj on the local bus. Pretty neat spot.

Dan looking out over the stream and waterfall in Blagaj

The calm water of the river, a small pebble bridge over the top

Looking toward the cliff where the river is flowing from

Then we hiked Hum hill (actually we cheated-got a taxi up and walked down). It was a 10km walk down though and with no shoulder on the road a little scary at times. Worth it though!

Building scattered along the bottom of a big mountain

Looking down at the stari most from the top of the hill, black and white picture

Looking down at the bridge from atop the hill

Tegan sitting on the rock at the top of the hill overlooking the city

Tegan arms spread wide dancing in the golden afternoon sunshine, long grass blowing in the breeze

Tegan walking down the road, a big mountain in the background, no one else around

Old, abandoned sniper huts are still up on the hill. Because of this apparently you aren’t meant to stray off the track as there could be unexploded land mines around…

Tegan sitting on a rock overlooking the city below

Food and drink is about 1/2 the price of Dubrovnik. Accommodation can be a lot cheaper too, we were in an apartment and it was about $30 AUD a night. Worth the trip if you can spare the time. Apparently Sarajevo (capital) is beautiful too but we didn’t make it that far. Thanks Mostar 🙂