Balkan Trip# Follow me to Mostar

Mostar is a famous city in Bosnia, although the city is very small, many tourists are visiting the place due to the famous old bridge. Many people come from Dubrovnik to Mostar, and most tourists just make a day tour for a visit.

Mostar is located in a valley, so it’s seriously cold in winter, and super hot in summer and it’s the hottest city in Bosnia.

We took a bus from Sarajevo to Mostar, and we took the train back to Sarajevo from Mostar. I have to warn that the departure time the of train is not fixed and can not be found on the Internet. It can only be asked at the railway station and also you can’t buy the train tickets in advance at the railway station. Our train departed at 6.45 am, which is not very convenient for people who like to sleep a bit longer. Still we decided to take the train and it was absolutely worth getting up early. The view is amazing and the train now is very modern and we had a whole carriage just for our self.

Mostar was badly damaged during the Bosnian war and many buildings in the city have not been repaired.

It is a historic city with a grand mosques and churches. The most famous tourists spot is the old stone bridge. In the summer, many people jump from the bridge and dive in the river.

The cuisine in Mostar is not very rich and most restaurants have similar menus. Almost all of them are selling exactly the same food. We ordered a dish of grilled shrimps and grilled fish in a restaurant and it was really tasty. More than I expected, they are very fresh, the fish meat was tender, and the shrimp was tight.

Mostar is so small that walking through it takes less than an hour. But the night there is quiet, and there are few tourists. If you have enough time, I suggest you stay up for a night.

莫斯塔尔是波斯尼亚一座著名的旅游城市，虽然城市很小，但往来的游客众多，莫斯塔尔临近杜布罗夫尼克，所以很多游客都是从杜布罗夫尼克过来一日游的。
莫斯塔尔地处山谷，冬季寒冷，夏季炎热，是波斯尼亚最热的城市。
我们从萨拉热窝坐大巴抵达莫斯塔尔，又坐火车从莫斯塔尔回的萨拉热窝。需要注意的是，火车的发车时间不固定，网上无法查到，只能在火车站问，而且在火车站不可以提前购票，只能当天购票。
波黑战争期间，莫斯塔尔遭到了严重的破坏，到现在市内很多建筑还没有得到修整。
莫斯塔尔是一座很有历史感的城市，这里有宏伟的清真寺也有教堂。这里最著名的就是古老的石桥，夏天的时候会有很多人从桥上一跃而下，玩跳水。
莫斯塔尔餐饮不是很丰富，大多数餐厅的菜单也都极其相似，几乎都在出售一模一样的食物。我们在一家看起来不错的餐厅，点了烤虾和烤鱼，居然出乎意料的好吃，而且都非常新鲜，鱼的肉质细嫩，而虾肉紧实。
莫斯塔尔非常小，用不了一个小时就可以逛完了。但夜晚很安静，也没什么游客，如果旅行时间充裕，可以住一晚感受下。