Hello from Mostar Bosnia-Herzegovina,  

NOTES

"No guns" sign at entrance to the four star Ero Hotel where I stayed a couple nights.

War damage to many buildings.

Death notices posted on telephone poles: green borders for Muslims and black for Christians.

Funeral high mass while helicopter gun ships hovered over the town as I watched.

Bus ticket on other side of river: Serb ticket seller says "They are not like us." and then the hotel receptionist said the same thing about the Serb people. They all looked alike to me.

Real-estate guy told me his story about assassinations and grenade attack on his house: roof blown off.

UN peace keeping mission (SFOR) had Spanish soldiers stationed throughout the city supported by armored personnel carriers.

Bus to Dubrovnik stopped reroute and someone pulled off and everyone's papers checked.

Famous ancient bridge destroyed in the war still out of commission.

 

Peace,

Fred Bellomy