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What is the best time to visit Sarajevo Many people will say August,<br />
during the Sarajevo Film Festival, while others will choose the fall<br />
season, when MESS, an international theatre festival, and the Jazz<br />
Festival take place. The rest might select wintertime and enjoy the<br />
opportunities for winter sports. After all, Sarajevo, which is surrounded<br />
by lovely mountains, was the host of the 1984 Olympic<br />
winter games.<br />
Whether you reach the city overland by bus or train, of if you<br />
land at Butmir International Airport, you will notice the remnants<br />
of the past war and the nearly four year siege between 1992 and<br />
1996: some of the reconstructed houses still have bullet holes and<br />
scorch marks on their faćades. The first interesting experience you<br />
might get is on your way to the city centre. The taxi drivers in Sarajevo<br />
are known to gossip a lot, and they always have anecdotes that<br />
they like to share. On the main road into the city you can see how<br />
Sarajevo looks today, with post-war urbanization and the so called<br />
»symbols of transition«: shopping centres almost every kilometre,<br />
new uniform buildings that oppose previous Modern architecture<br />
with an uncreative use of glass and concrete, while downtown the<br />
Ottoman period architecture joins together with the Austro-Hungarian.<br />
The progress of Austro-Hungarian city planning strengthened<br />
the atmosphere of modern Europeanism in Sarajevo. Parallel<br />
to the Vienna Secession movement, local architects such as<br />
Ludwig Huber, Josip Vancaš, Josip Pospišil and Rudolf Tönnies<br />
used Secession elements in their works; geometric forms are especially<br />
visible on many buildings.<br />
Today Sarajevo seems to have conquered its war trauma. There<br />
is a strong sense that people have decided to move on and avoid<br />
perpetuating the image of Sarajevo as the »city of the siege«. Its<br />
rich tradition is intermingled with the lively ferment of new ideas,<br />
a place of warm and welcoming people. When a visitor asks a local<br />
for directions or information, instead of a short answer he/she will<br />
get a pleasant chat or even a drink invitation.<br />
Sarajevo natives always say that you can’t be hungry or thirsty<br />
in this city. In the centre, the choice of restaurants, grills, and typical<br />
Bosnian restaurants called »aščinica«, »buregdžinica« and »ćevabdžinica«,<br />
where Bosnian dishes are served, is ample for every<br />
age, taste, and budget. National cuisine includes a variety of dishes<br />
with meat and vegetables, including Sarma (cabbage rolls stuffed<br />
with meat), Bosanski lonac (goulash with two kinds of meat and<br />
vegetables) or Klepe (Bosnian ravioli). You can find these Bosnian<br />
delicacies at famous places in the old town, which is called<br />
Baščaršija, a former trade and business centre from the Sarajevo<br />
Ottoman period. The most popular spirit is rakija, made of various<br />
fruits. Be advised: don’t try competing with locals in drinking<br />
Sarajevo<br />
natives say<br />
that you<br />
can’t be<br />
hungry or<br />
thirsty in<br />
this city<br />
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Sarajevo<br />
SPIKE ART GUIDE EAST 01 — 2009<br />
Sarajevo