Sarajevo Photos
On Thursday morning before our midday departure from Sarajevo I had one mission: shopping in the old town. Michelle is a willing and able partner in this endeavor. We started in the rug shop opposite Morica Han and quickly lost Drew to wandering photography. We oohed and aahed over the rugs, which the family owners take trips all over the middle east to find. I found a Kurdish rug, which Michelle helpfully pointed out could easily be folded into my suitcase, and struck a deal on it. From there we went to the sweets and nuts shop, where I procured a box of assorted mystery treats for the folks back in the office (they might be slightly worse for the wear by the time they get to Berkeley, but they'll get there!). Then it was on to the tinsmith, where we admired hand-etched coffee sets with trays, all of which cost way more than I'd budgeted, so I ended up with the cheaper but still hand-crafted stamped plate. My final purchase was the must for any visitor to Sarajevo: spent bullets and rifle shells turned into key chains. So far they've made it through Bosnian airport security. We'll see about the Germans and Americans.
Quite satisfied with our shopping, we rounded up Drew in pigeon square and headed back home to pack and then were off to the airport, our short but busy and entirely worth-it trip to Bosnia complete.
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