Mostar is the largest town in the area of Herzegovina and the scene of a bloody 18 month siege in 1992 – 1993. Once again history, conflict and destruction were overwhelming. Today much of the old town has been reconstructed and it is a major day trip destination from the Croatian coast.
We overnight here and had some excellent tips from our hotel owner. He did ask if we were afraid on heights and on replying no, he suggested we could climb the shelled out glass fronted bank building. Of course there were no guard rails and entering was at our own risk. We didn’t have time to take up this particular suggestion – although Andrew was keen. I just had images in my head of him playing out some scene from Die Hard or James Bond and it all ending up in tears.
Perhaps it had a sign there like the one we have seen in other dangerous places? We don’t know as we didn’t walk up to it.
From here we proceeded down the former frontline area where un-repaired damage showed how brutal the incidents had been.
From there it was into the largely repaired and re-constructed old town. The town had been so badly shelled and damaged in the 1990s it was described as resembling Dresden post WWII.
And another gratuitous view but with Paula in the foreground.
Mostar and the surrounding hills, which were stark and barren.