Bosnia and Back to the West

So, for the last week, I have been in Croatia and Bosnia. I have to say that Bosnia is quite possibly the most surprising and best destination of the trip. Croatia was nice, but the tourist industry there is a little too well developed, and the prices are fairly high. Bosnia on the other hand was extremely affordable. Even with the crappy state of the dollar to foreign currency, we could live very cheaply. So, for all of you at home, you are getting gifts from Bosnia.
Mostar is an extremely cool little town between Dubrovnik and Sarajevo. The most famous thing about the town is the Mostar Bridge which has been destroyed in pretty much every war ever. It is about 21 meters above the water at its highest point and has been a popular diving spot for tourists and locals since it was first constructed. I recommend anyone to go to Mostar for vacation, you will not be dissapointed, particularly with the food. The best local restaurant is "Hindin Han" and they serve a large variety of meat dishes. If you are vegetarian, you can go ahead and skip this country. The first night, I ordered meat filled with cheese wrapped in meat. The second night, we went to a restaurant called "Taurus". They were not as good as Hindin Han, but a little cheaper. I had another dish wrapped in meat, a half kilo of mussels in white wine sauce, and split a bottle of wine for about 10 Euros ($13). Upon finishing dinner, we usually went to a local club called "Ali Baba". Basically, it is a bar built inside a cave that runs under the city. There's no door, just a big cave! Out hostel, Majda's Roooms, was also really cool. For 12 Euros they took us on an 8-hour tour to a historical town, a vinyard, and a lake\waterfall area. The waterfall was definitely the highlight although a bit dangerous! We climbed everywhere! You'll have to see the pictures to understand.
After Mostar, we took a bus to Sarajevo. Sarajevo is a really cool town and has tons to see, mostly partaining to wars at one point or another. You really get the feel, though, that some really bad things happened in this town. There are still mortar marks in the pavement that are kept as historical markers, each with a label of when it dropped and the number of people it killed. There are entire cemeteries that consist only of headstones from 1992-1995. Despite the reminders of war, Sarajevo is an incredible city and everyone should visit! The people there, particularly the Bosnian side, are very friendly and hospitable. Everyone seems to want to either try their English, tell you stories about the war, explain why they love the town so much, etc...
Ok, so after Sarajevo, it was back to travelling. After waking up at 5am and missing our 6am bus, we left Sarajevo at 8am by bus to Belgrade. When we arrived about 8 hour later, the temperature was around 43 degrees Celsius. I'm not sure what this means in fahrenheit, but to me this means that the breeze is hotter than standing still. I mean seriously face-melting, soul-crushing hot. So we waited around Belgrade in a hostel for a few hours and grabbed a night train. I have gone to Vienna and TJ has gone to Budapest! Since we built in a few extra days into our trip, we are spending the lat little bit travelling alone to wherever we really want to go. Two very funny things happened on this train. Upon boarding the train I got into my room, a 6 bed cabin. Much to my surprise, I was all alone!!! For the whole trip no one stayed in my cabin. I slept like a baby! Funnier still, the train actually left without me. Somehow, someone forgot to hook in the last 2 cars of the train. So, when the train left, I stayed along with about 6 Brits and 4 Norwegians. In any case, I'll put up better stories in a little while. I'm running out of time, and I'm pretty tired. So, Bis Spaeter!!!