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Balkan #2: Bosnia Herzegovina (May 2013)
The second week of my trip around former Yugoslavia I spent in Bosnia Herzegovina. I found it more lively than Serbia, and especially Mostar and Sarajevo attract quite a lot of western and Turkish tourists. I used these cities as my base for this week, and also visited a couple of TWHS (including the enigmatic Stecaks) and the Bridge of Visegrad.
. Mostar
. Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge
Balkan #1: Serbia (May 2013)
Serbia was the first country that I visited on my 3-week Balkan tour. Life looks simple here, where still quite some communist traces remain. Highlights for me were the many Serbian-Orthodox monasteries. They're not as exuberant as let's say the Romanian ones, but they do have their own pecularities which I found interesting to get to know.
. Stari Ras and Sopocani
. Studenica Monastery
. Gamzigrad-Romuliana
Jelling (April 2013)
This was a long holiday weekend in Holland, leading up to the last Queen's Day and the inauguration of the new King on April 30. Of course I did not sit and wait around, but drove to Denmark via Hamburg for another WH quest. I managed to pick up my last Danish WHS, the underwhelming Jelling, and three TWHS in both Germany and Denmark: the Viking wall "Dannewerk", the protestant town of Christiansfeld and the early 20th century marvels of Hamburg's harbour area.
. Jelling
Your WHS reviews
Cetinje Historic Core (T)
'Cetinje was the Royal Capital of Montenegro from the 15th century until Montenegro’s incorporation in Yugoslavia after WWII.'
Posted by Els Slots, 21-05-2013 | | Sulaiman-Too
'Visited during a sunny day in April.
The site is located in city Osh not far from the border with Uzbekistan.'
Posted by Adrian Lakomy, 20-05-2013 |
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Kew Gardens
'I have to say that I am extremely skeptical with historic botanical garden, after I have a very disappointing experience with the UNESCO’s listed Orto Botanico of Padua in Italy; as a result, before I decided to include Kew in my plan I had to ask many people who had been to this place to confirm my misrepresentation toward the site.'
Posted by Frederik Dawson, 20-05-2013 | | Ironbridge Gorge
'When my taxi driver pointed me to see the famous Ironbridge, the symbol of the Industrial Revolution, I felt quite underwhelmed with the appearance of the bridge which was very different from my imagination.'
Posted by Frederik Dawson, 19-05-2013 |
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Ayutthaya
'The challenge posed by this site is how to make sense out of the scattered remains of the ancient capital of a former strong Southeast Asian empire.'
Posted by bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero, 18-05-2013 | | Stari Grad Plain
'I took a day trip to Hvar by ferry from Split. The ride takes about 2 hours and is quite pleasant.'
Posted by Klaus Freisinger, 16-05-2013 |
