The peace treaty divides Bosnia into two autonomous territories -- the Serb republic and the Moslem-Croat federation. Both are cash only societies; no credit cards and no bank machines. The German deutchmark is accepted in both territories.
While in Sarajevo I (and a few thousand other people) attended the closing night of the Sarajevo Film Festival. The world premiere of Welcome to Sarajevo. It was a very powerful feeling to watch this film in the very city it which it takes place.
A sketch of a mosque in the old town of Sarajevo.
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