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As the title suggests, this is a chronicle of my changing times. I currently live Arlington, Virginia and I go to graduate school at ESIA at GWU. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Haskovo, Bulgaria. Now I'm what's called a RPCV. I see this as an open diary of where I was, where I am and of course where I hope to go. It's a record of the daily trials, tribulations, successes and distractions of my journey. I hope you enjoy it. Welcome to a slice of my world. I'm also obliged to say that this is not an official Peace Corps website and the views and information presented here are my own and do not represent official Peace Corps views.
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Live from Sarajevo...
I only have a minute here at an internet club in Sarajevo on a rather rainy day but I wanted to let people know I'm alive and well. Well, OK - I'm exhausted and have traveled way too much in the last 48 hrs. Life's good though. We had problems with our reservations in Belgrade and found ourselves without a room at 1 in the morning in Belgrade our first night after a hellishly long ride there. Luckily we were able to find some beds at another hostel in the center of town and crashed there for the night. If anyone ever is going to Belgrade I'd highly recommend the Three Black Cats hostel as a uber friendly place to stay.
Outside of lodging, I found Serbians friendlier than expected and Belgrade as a city a rich blend of European city and modern life. I'd heard before going there that there wasn't much to the city - but this is false. The city is beautiful and there seems to be a lot to do that we only scratched the surface of given our limited time there. We decided, since our backup hostel didn't have room for us the second night, to take an overnight bus to Sarajevo. I managed to sleep most of the way thanks to a cold I'm fighting so the 8 hr trip seemed to fly by.
Sarajevo, albiet a bit damp right now, is truly a city on the rebound. Whilst we've walked past houses with bullet hole scars from the war here a decade ago the city is very much alive and growing. It has a rich blend of architecture from the different periods of foreign rule. The city center is a large pedestrian walking zone with posh shops and wares. Toss in the history associated with it, I walked past the corner where Archduke Franz Ferdinan was assasinated sparking World War I, and I love this midsized city.
We're spending another two nights here before heading onto Split and then Dubrovnik in Croatia. Tonight will be a bit mellow since we're fairly tired, but with plenty of things to see and do, I'm guessing that the next 48 hrs will be wonderful. Well, that's about it from here. I have taken plenty of pictures I hope to get up whence I return. Until then...
Posted by: mjmarble at December 28, 2005 14:23 |
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