Comments | tamisevens: starting to put the pieces together, albeit out of order

tamisevens

starting to put the pieces together, albeit out of order

Aug 28, 2006 23:49

It is so hard to start writing about the Western Balkans trip. I want to recount every minute of every day, but I also want to focus on those events that had the biggest impact on me. So I'm going to try and ... I don't know. Let's see where this goes.

( After a 13 hour train ride, the story begins )

travel stories, balkans, pictures, sarajevo

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superdaintykate August 29 2006, 01:54:41 UTC

Best post in the history of everything, ever.

tamisevens August 29 2006, 08:45:16 UTC

dude, best compliment ever! and best thing to read first thing in the morning ever!

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tamisevens August 29 2006, 08:46:13 UTC

we have a little Bosnian coffee set at home with us now. I love it!!!

"There is no one with whom I can drink coffee." abinka August 29 2006, 14:17:38 UTC

That is perfect. Do I ever have the traveling bug again!

wander999 August 29 2006, 14:54:54 UTC

This was a great post. Tami, you're such an interesting person. I love hearing your stories.

When you said all the pictures on the wall were Tito, I noticed it was some guy. Who is this Tito man? Is he the country's leader? Or is he some type of hero?

Because my first guess would have been Michael Jackson's brother.

tamisevens August 29 2006, 16:08:39 UTC

He was the communist "leader" (dictator, to some) of Yugoslavia from WW2 until he died in the 1980s, Wikipedia aritcle here.

He did some good stuff (from what I know, very anti-Nazi and anti-facist back in the 1940s) and some bad stuff (the whole claiming himself "President for Life") but a lot of people remember him as a hero because Yugoslavia had a pretty high standard of living compared to other communist countries (ie, they were free to travel to Western Europe) and he promoted unity in one of the most ethnically diverse areas of the world.

annaleigh August 29 2006, 16:04:44 UTC

it's so nice that you guys had a wonderful time there. have you ever thought of writing a book about your travels? i'd be first in line to read it!

tamisevens August 29 2006, 16:10:00 UTC

that's incredibly flattering, though I think I'm one of the seven million "travelers" out there writing about my adventures, and for now, it contents me to know there's a few people on the internet that care about my stories. :)