A few more photos from my meandering.
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| An Italian sculpture, "Multicultural Man Builds the World," was constructed in 1997. One of the largest Serbian Orthodox churches in the Balkans, The Cathedral Church of the Nativity, is in the background. |
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| Double arches on a grave in the second largest Jewish cemetery in Europe. |
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| A broken headstone with a Ladino inscription, a Jewish dialect of Spanish and Portuguese brought to eastern Europe during the 15th century exodus from the Inquistition. |
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| A statue of a boy calling out (a warning?) near the memorial for children killed during the Siege of Sarajevo. |
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| The restored 16th century Ali Pasha mosque, which had suffered great damage during the Siege. |
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| Wizened geezers debate the strategies of chess while newcomers look on. I always wonder whether some of these guys are chess sharks, just trying to lure an unsuspecting opponent into their lair. |
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| Stone ruins of the the once grand medieval market place in Sarajevo. |
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| Locks on bridges are a popular lovers' tradition here, though why choose the "Latin Bridge," where Archduke Ferdinand and Princess Sofia were assassinated? |
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| A tourist feeding pigeons in the plaza of the famous Sebijl fountain. |
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| The ornate entrance to the Gazi Husrev-beg mosque, another 16th century mosque which was restored after the Siege of Sarajevo. |
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