Saturday was our first full funday in that we didn't have surveys or anything official to do. Emily, The Grakin and I walked down to the nearest bakery, about a quarter of a mile from here. It become a new morning tradition to grab some damn tasty pastries from Pekara Has for everyone. Anyways, later that morning we had what could be called an orientation, but was more of a history lesson on Bosnia, from 3000 BC and the indigenous tribes to the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexing the country. Very fascinating stuff. Now, Laz had told us that we were going to have a tour, walking, of the city, but it had been raining pretty hard all morning. Actually, it is right now as I write this.
Laz and Vesna, our tour guide, met us down by the river and we began our tour. Almost immediately we saw a long line of buses that had ferried people into the city, and we found out that it was a support rally for one of the Generals during the war who is apparently very famous in this day and age. We continued to a bridge that was constructed with pieces left over from the construction of the Eiffel Tower, right next to that was the Swedish Consulate, and right behind that was a church that has been turned into a Mac store. We walked for a while after that and ended up at one of the Orthodox churches in the city. It had been undergoing renovation. It was an absolutely gorgeous place. After a bit more walking (by the way, we walk EVERYWHERE in Sarajevo) we ended up at the bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie were assassinated at. It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be. More stomping around and we ended up at a museum for older Bosnian musicians, then we drank a bunch of coffee at a cafe, inside the museum. we then bid Vesna goodbye.
After more walking and a bunch of movie nerding, Laz, Miranda (the intern), Martha, Luke, Kevin and I grabbed stuff for palaćinci (crepes)as we were having a shindig at the EUS HQ. At about 7 o'clock a few people showed up, a bit awkward to start with but we eventually warmed up to each other. I met and talked with about six people before settling in with our new friend (and who would go on to become my best friend during our stay in Bosnia) Meliha, after we had a very lengthy metal nerd talk. Her, Emily and I must have gone on for hours about basketball, music, you name it. 11 o'clock finally rolled around and we decided to call it a night. Emily, Grakin, Luke and I made the trek back to KAIROS and we all proceeded to sleep. Sunday is our Sabbath, writing may be skipped on Sundays. Until next time, Rule 32.
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