Today gave a lot of insight for me into the Balkans and the modern history of the wars.
I went on a tour of the outskirts of the town, which first went to the airport, where there is a tunnel under the runway which people used to smuggle things in and out of during the war. It is a really tragic time in human history, and just so recent.
After the war stories and the tunnels, we went up a nearby mountain in the snow. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held there, and there is still a bobsled up there. You can only go there on tours though, as the surrounding mountain still has some land-mines around the place.
The course is covered in graffiti and actually looked amazing in the snow.
We finished the tour at the old Jewish Cemetery with views over the city, and bullet holes in the graves. Some of them date back to the 1600s and earlier, and a lot of them were destroyed by war.
I finished the day with a walking tour of the city, including the place Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, practically starting the second world war, and the line between the new town and the old town.
Tomorrow, all day on a bus xx