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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 10:38:30 GMT 2
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Post by shrjeff on Nov 8, 2020 10:58:05 GMT 2
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 8, 2020 12:31:20 GMT 2
Watch out for a young man with an FN pistol.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 13:32:09 GMT 2
I always watch out on princip(le).
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Sarajevo
Nov 8, 2020 14:34:16 GMT 2
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Post by Netsuke on Nov 8, 2020 14:34:16 GMT 2
Sarajevo. That's where the spark that ignited WWI happened. The Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was shot. That's what started it all.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 15:25:18 GMT 2
That's what Baz was referring to.
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Post by Voy on Nov 8, 2020 16:10:48 GMT 2
what is going on in the one where it looks like a man zip-lining across the canal?
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Post by slowcoach on Nov 8, 2020 17:14:15 GMT 2
It looks like they race or rally the Zastava Fićo which sounds like fun. The left hand pair almost share the same registration number. Which would be a wonder if that dates from when they were originally produced.
FWIW, I recognised the shape as the original FIAT, not the Yugoslavian model.
On looking again I see that the right hand one is a FIAT, and an Abarth to boot.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 17:31:42 GMT 2
That format of number plate was issued between 1992 and 2009, as far as I can find out.
Voy, it is outside the University and just a nice sculpture. Maybe it has meaning but I'll find out when I'm there maybe.
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 8, 2020 17:53:30 GMT 2
Could it be something left over from the Olympics? (1984)
And I think the war in ex-yugoslavia gave a lot of people a need to create art. Sorry, this is really badly said. I don't know how to say it in a sensitive way.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 18:05:26 GMT 2
More modern than 1984 Annie I think.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 18:07:35 GMT 2
Annie - "Sculpture (designed by Enes Sivac in 1993) hanging over the Miljacka river." And I think the war in ex-yugoslavia gave a lot of people a need to create art. Sorry, this is really badly said. I don't know how to say it in a sensitive way. You are too sensitive. Nothing wrong in what you said.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 18:28:36 GMT 2
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 8, 2020 19:30:36 GMT 2
the first picture made my mouth water. I love these sweets!
then I saw buildings of byzantine inspiration and buildings that could be here in the Alps.
Even those old buildings could be some old buildings I can see in the next town over.
it looks like there are green spaces, even though it is rather built up?
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 8, 2020 19:57:06 GMT 2
It looks a really interesting place to live. When you are searching for a house then that place in the third photo has wonderful views.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 20:54:45 GMT 2
It's probably too small though Baz. I need a place big enough in case we have a meeting piss pot up thing.
Annie, I get the impression it's not particularly a large town, or rather city, at all. I don't think you have to go far to get to a park or something like that.
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Post by Voy on Nov 8, 2020 21:26:59 GMT 2
Mrs M does good work ( she taught you, right?) these are wonderful. I saw several places I think I'd be happy to live ! in the restaurant shot -- I assume KM is the currency? I thought it was Dinars? and how much is one of them worth? looked pretty inexpensive - and then go along to the first place for dessert
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 8, 2020 22:53:14 GMT 2
Voy, obviously in your enthusiasm for looking at the photos you missed above the menu photo where I wrote, "Divide KM by two to get Euros. More or less." The currency is the 'konvertibilna marka', the convertible mark and was introduced by the Dayton Agreement at the end of the civil war to replace the Dinar. Effective from 1998. You will see prices in KM, (convertible mark) and also BAM. They are both the same thing but BAM is just a code set of letters, like airport codes, but used in banking. In America you would use the symbol $ as the KM and USD for BAM. In the UK it would be £ and GBP.
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Post by Voy on Nov 8, 2020 23:19:47 GMT 2
aha - got it. thanks. and I like the one with all the coffee grinders!
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Post by sophie on Nov 9, 2020 2:14:49 GMT 2
So many signs of conflict like the small cemeteries in several pictures. It had a heavy and dark history.
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 9, 2020 9:09:33 GMT 2
Looks really interesting. Mrs M is a woman of many talents including photography. A large house us such a good idea as if we can imagine a less covid filled world the cry would be - all round to Mark and Mrs Marks for supper. Look forward to seeing and hearing more. Thanks. As must of us are stuck at home we can travel through your adventures.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 9, 2020 10:32:10 GMT 2
You're welcome.
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Post by Netsuke on Nov 10, 2020 2:30:28 GMT 2
Thank you for the lovely sets of photos here, Mark. Sarajevo looks like a very interesting place to live. I love the architecture, here in Australia, buildings dating from the 1800’s are considered old - REALLY old sadly most of them are gone - pulled down, knocked down in the name of modernisation and lots of money for avaricious greedy buggers with their eye on the money not the heritage.
Back to the photos, I couldn’t help but think, and imagine myself driving along that road with the tall trees and greenery perhaps in an open topped car eating sweet things from the shop in the photo, music blaring from the radio and singing along to, “I love to go a wandering along the mountain track” Once again, my imagination has taken over.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 10, 2020 2:50:24 GMT 2
Who knows what the future may bring. It may happen.
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