![Welcome to the city of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852391.Rg6zJsad.BalkansMay115460.jpg) Welcome to the city of Mostar |
![Finally the sun peaks through after 2 1/2 days of cloud and rain](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852396.OLlkbG0G.BalkansMay115468.jpg) Finally the sun peaks through after 2 1/2 days of cloud and rain |
![Mountains along the Neretva River upstream from Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852393.8UAowSox.BalkansMay115463.jpg) Mountains along the Neretva River upstream from Mostar |
![Clearing skies](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852398.pyyTdsSc.BalkansMay115470.jpg) Clearing skies |
![War damage in Mostar from the 1992-1993 siege](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852402.jy73qWNf.BalkansMay115474.jpg) War damage in Mostar from the 1992-1993 siege |
![Mostar is still littered with ruins from the war](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852404.zoNEjoW6.BalkansMay115475.jpg) Mostar is still littered with ruins from the war |
![Decorative concrete façade with unrepaired war damage](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852400.cMUudQCz.BalkansMay115472.jpg) Decorative concrete façade with unrepaired war damage |
![Map of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852583.7oqVIHrt.BalkansMay115635.jpg) Map of Mostar |
![Villa Fortuna, on the right bank a short walk from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852888.iXt0AcRb.BalkansMay115796.jpg) Villa Fortuna, on the right bank a short walk from the Old Bridge |
![Villa Fortuna - Rade Bitange 34, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852481.USAPhWDi.BalkansMay115565.jpg) Villa Fortuna - Rade Bitange 34, Mostar |
![Courtyard behind the Villa Fortuna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852474.75vliBYC.BalkansMay115562.jpg) Courtyard behind the Villa Fortuna |
![Villa Fortuna - recommended](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852477.OK0Rcb1M.BalkansMay115563.jpg) Villa Fortuna - recommended |
![Rustic building in the courtyard at Villa Fortuna](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852890.zqWFzz3B.BalkansMay115799.jpg) Rustic building in the courtyard at Villa Fortuna |
![Fortuna Guesthouse, my home for 2 nights](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852406.lMIY8J3u.BalkansMay115476.jpg) Fortuna Guesthouse, my home for 2 nights |
![Iranian Consulate, Rade Bitange 16, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852408.miEfaRwD.BalkansMay115477.jpg) Iranian Consulate, Rade Bitange 16, Mostar |
![Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852472.9uF0AINO.BalkansMay115561.jpg) Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, Mostar |
![Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, 16th C., Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852410.dVFFBZhl.BalkansMay115479.jpg) Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, 16th C., Mostar |
![Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, also called Tabačica after the adjacent leather-working district](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852412.DFxSuB9u.BalkansMay115481.jpg) Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, also called Tabačica after the adjacent leather-working district |
![A nighttime stroll through Mostar's west bank Old Town, Priječka čaršija](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852414.x2yuXTJc.BalkansMay115482.jpg) A nighttime stroll through Mostar's west bank Old Town, Priječka čaršija |
![Semi-circular Halebija Tower at night, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852416.GPwwaJM5.BalkansMay115483.jpg) Semi-circular Halebija Tower at night, Mostar |
![Quite night, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852418.uMdYJM6n.BalkansMay115485.jpg) Quite night, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852420.O9EojSRs.BalkansMay115487.jpg) Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![Halebija Tower at the western end of the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852426.7oklPpuv.BalkansMay115494.jpg) Halebija Tower at the western end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![The incredible Old Bridge of Mostar, ordered by Suleiman the Magnificient](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852423.25vjYiHE.BalkansMay115489.jpg) The incredible Old Bridge of Mostar, ordered by Suleiman the Magnificient |
![Stari Most - Old Bridge, at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852424.KaSEXQL5.BalkansMay115493.jpg) Stari Most - Old Bridge, at night |
![Restored complex of medieval buildings at the west end of the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852428.a2c5fhJr.BalkansMay115495.jpg) Restored complex of medieval buildings at the west end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![BalkansMay11 5497.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852429.AGeFCDaH.BalkansMay115497.jpg) BalkansMay11 5497.jpg |
![Crossing the Old Bridge to the East Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852430.rWMBC1X5.BalkansMay115498.jpg) Crossing the Old Bridge to the East Bank |
![Terrace cafés along the right bank of the Neretva River,](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852432.ZJytXi4W.BalkansMay115501.jpg) Terrace cafés along the right bank of the Neretva River, |
![BalkansMay11 5503.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852433.GEWZ3yjP.BalkansMay115503.jpg) BalkansMay11 5503.jpg |
![Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852435.yJlffmAx.BalkansMay115504.jpg) Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, Mostar |
![East bank side of Mostar's Old Town at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852437.zKplIP3s.BalkansMay115511.jpg) East bank side of Mostar's Old Town at night |
![Steep crossing of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852441.JH3dI8Bm.BalkansMay115515.jpg) Steep crossing of the Old Bridge |
![Side of the Karađoz-Begova Medresa at night, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852444.E6Ylkxta.BalkansMay115517.jpg) Side of the Karađoz-Begova Medresa at night, Mostar |
![The most famous sight in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Old Bridge of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852446.sIPaUgRL.BalkansMay115521.jpg) The most famous sight in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Old Bridge of Mostar |
![The Old Bridge was built by the Ottomans 1557-1566](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852447.RvGQ6ffq.BalkansMay115527.jpg) The Old Bridge was built by the Ottomans 1557-1566 |
![The Old Bridge was destroyed in November 1993, 427 years after completion](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852448.CMgtYkpO.BalkansMay115530.jpg) The Old Bridge was destroyed in November 1993, 427 years after completion |
![The intentional targeting of the Old Bridge by the Croat militia split the city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852449.NB2O9k85.BalkansMay115534.jpg) The intentional targeting of the Old Bridge by the Croat militia split the city |
![Upstream from the Old Bridge at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852451.IJuQA7zj.BalkansMay115538.jpg) Upstream from the Old Bridge at night |
![The bridge took more than 60 artillery shells before finally collapsing on 8 November 1993](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852453.HIQuKl5V.BalkansMay115540.jpg) The bridge took more than 60 artillery shells before finally collapsing on 8 November 1993 |
![The Old Bridge was faithfully restored over 10 years, reopening in](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852455.EK2u9G1x.BalkansMay115543.jpg) The Old Bridge was faithfully restored over 10 years, reopening in |
![The Croatian general who ordered the bridge destroyed is on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852457.jQPbMxX5.BalkansMay115547.jpg) The Croatian general who ordered the bridge destroyed is on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia |
![Thanks to a detailed survey undertaken in the 60's-70's, the bridge was able to be faithfully reconstructed](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852459.T1dKplNl.BalkansMay115549.jpg) Thanks to a detailed survey undertaken in the 60's-70's, the bridge was able to be faithfully reconstructed |
![Reconstruction of the Old Bridge started in 2001](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852461.8b7gdmwK.BalkansMay115550.jpg) Reconstruction of the Old Bridge started in 2001 |
![The New Old Bridge was rededicated 23 July 2004 in](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852463.JXv3XsEk.BalkansMay115551.jpg) The New Old Bridge was rededicated 23 July 2004 in |
![Night view of the Old Bridge of Mostar with a full moon shining through the clouds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852465.s2T7slhe.BalkansMay115553.jpg) Night view of the Old Bridge of Mostar with a full moon shining through the clouds |
![Mostar at night is wonderful after all the day-trippers from the Croatia are bussed back to the coast](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/134908279.TW86LShP.BalkansMay115554.JPG) Mostar at night is wonderful after all the day-trippers from the Croatia are bussed back to the coast |
![Old Bridge at night, seen from the north, with the Tara Tower on the East Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852467.fZocdGK5.BalkansMay115555.jpg) Old Bridge at night, seen from the north, with the Tara Tower on the East Bank |
![Of my trip through Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mostar was my favorite stop](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852469.Dxna8Jrx.BalkansMay115557.jpg) Of my trip through Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mostar was my favorite stop |
![Cross on a hilltop overlooking the ethnically divided city of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852479.d61plyub.BalkansMay115564.jpg) Cross on a hilltop overlooking the ethnically divided city of Mostar |
![Giant bell tower of Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852483.Xq95aQFI.BalkansMay115567.jpg) Giant bell tower of Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar |
![Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852897.40HGwXo1.BalkansMay115801.jpg) Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar |
![What looks like a halted hotel construction project on the West Bank not far from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852485.F7LlZSKo.BalkansMay115569.jpg) What looks like a halted hotel construction project on the West Bank not far from the Old Bridge |
![Map of the West Bank of old town Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852486.9NCZ32g1.BalkansMay115574.jpg) Map of the West Bank of old town Mostar |
![Tourist Info Centre, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852489.yPfux4Fm.BalkansMay115577.jpg) Tourist Info Centre, Mostar |
![Trg Preživjelih Branioca, the west bank's old town square, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852491.AU3NOdQA.BalkansMay115578.jpg) Trg Preživjelih Branioca, the west bank's old town square, Mostar |
![Marshall, a Yugoslavia-themed pub, Trg Preživjelih Branioca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852492.SbczBWlx.BalkansMay115580.jpg) Marshall, a Yugoslavia-themed pub, Trg Preživjelih Branioca |
![West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852495.9dUXCjVn.BalkansMay115581.jpg) West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![Thankfully, much of the historic center of Mostar has been restored or reconstructed](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852497.OuglxL6h.BalkansMay115582.jpg) Thankfully, much of the historic center of Mostar has been restored or reconstructed |
![West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852500.akh6UkfU.BalkansMay115583.jpg) West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852871.fp6dgzma.BalkansMay115787.jpg) West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852872.2uhdKkO4.BalkansMay115788.jpg) West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![2004 dedication plaque for the reopening of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852502.xoBdWv95.BalkansMay115585.jpg) 2004 dedication plaque for the reopening of the Old Bridge |
![Home of the Mostar Diving Club, Halebija Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852503.aKAXmh7Y.BalkansMay115587.jpg) Home of the Mostar Diving Club, Halebija Tower |
![War photo exhibition in the Halebija Tower on the west side of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852869.DweVrFEy.BalkansMay115786.jpg) War photo exhibition in the Halebija Tower on the west side of the Old Bridge |
![Aerial photo of the massive destruction to Mostar during the war](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852510.pZUPeTA6.BalkansMay115592.jpg) Aerial photo of the massive destruction to Mostar during the war |
![Morning at the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852505.GEYhjZp2.BalkansMay115588.jpg) Morning at the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![The Halebija Tower guarding the west end of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852512.x0rG2NeG.BalkansMay115593.jpg) The Halebija Tower guarding the west end of the Old Bridge |
![View to the north from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852514.ossV10H6.BalkansMay115594.jpg) View to the north from the Old Bridge |
![Restored medieval buildings on the west end of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852517.i0bfrWk0.BalkansMay115595.jpg) Restored medieval buildings on the west end of the Old Bridge |
![Old Town Mostar - east bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852519.S9D5SGjm.BalkansMay115596.jpg) Old Town Mostar - east bank |
![Stare Most - the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852521.S89tmSaa.BalkansMay115597.jpg) Stare Most - the Old Bridge |
![Stare Most - the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852523.Hc783yi3.BalkansMay115598.jpg) Stare Most - the Old Bridge |
![Cafés lining the West Bank of the Neretva River](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852525.gDnviqYw.BalkansMay115599.jpg) Cafés lining the West Bank of the Neretva River |
![There are great views of the Old Bridge from those terraces](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852527.musNkXSd.BalkansMay115600.jpg) There are great views of the Old Bridge from those terraces |
![Neretva River looking north to the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852530.etvM3kbI.BalkansMay115601.jpg) Neretva River looking north to the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque from the Old Bridge |
![Tara Tower at the eastern end of the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852532.dwYzdt5E.BalkansMay115603.jpg) Tara Tower at the eastern end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![Karađoz-Begova Medresa Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852538.Yc4Zkzi7.BalkansMay115605.jpg) Karađoz-Begova Medresa Mostar |
![Gutted buildings of downtown Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852535.0uU9h2cZ.BalkansMay115604.jpg) Gutted buildings of downtown Mostar |
![I don't know if my map is old or if this is still Maršala Tita Avenue](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852541.4drQ0ixb.BalkansMay115607.jpg) I don't know if my map is old or if this is still Maršala Tita Avenue |
![War ruins, East Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852544.2EzpPt1V.BalkansMay115608.jpg) War ruins, East Bank, Mostar |
![War ruins, Maršala Tita Avenue, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852546.BFf0Bhux.BalkansMay115609.jpg) War ruins, Maršala Tita Avenue, Mostar |
![War ruins, Ulica Maršala Tita, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852552.eeGiJurO.BalkansMay115615.jpg) War ruins, Ulica Maršala Tita, Mostar |
![Ottoman tombstone, East Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852548.LrBEevgm.BalkansMay115610.jpg) Ottoman tombstone, East Bank, Mostar |
![Two Towers, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852550.pfhf7gX0.BalkansMay115614.jpg) Two Towers, Mostar |
![Graffiti on a walled up ruin along Mostar's Main Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852553.FMFZNaUW.BalkansMay115616.jpg) Graffiti on a walled up ruin along Mostar's Main Street |
![Large trees are already visible growing inside the ruins, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852556.eCmEFf9z.BalkansMay115618.jpg) Large trees are already visible growing inside the ruins, Mostar |
![Bullet scared building, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852558.R6PH43Zh.BalkansMay115619.jpg) Bullet scared building, Mostar |
![BalkansMay11 5620.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852561.NYxog0Cx.BalkansMay115620.jpg) BalkansMay11 5620.jpg |
![Walking across the Lučki Bridge looking north](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852563.vYblyU2F.BalkansMay115622.jpg) Walking across the Lučki Bridge looking north |
![Neretva River from the Lučki Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852565.gN6pflDo.BalkansMay115623.jpg) Neretva River from the Lučki Bridge, Mostar |
![Excellent views looking upstream to the Old Bridge from the Lučki Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852567.N4LBL6m2.BalkansMay115624.jpg) Excellent views looking upstream to the Old Bridge from the Lučki Bridge |
![Old Bridge - Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852569.xYQAk32N.BalkansMay115625.jpg) Old Bridge - Mostar |
![Old Bridge - Stari Most - Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852571.0o2Jp8oD.BalkansMay115626.jpg) Old Bridge - Stari Most - Mostar |
![War ruin, West Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852573.tQvuCSkY.BalkansMay115627.jpg) War ruin, West Bank, Mostar |
![East Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852575.rjRXPTQu.BalkansMay115629.jpg) East Bank, Mostar |
![Neretva River from the West Bank downstream of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852577.dYrXacSz.BalkansMay115630.jpg) Neretva River from the West Bank downstream of the Old Bridge |
![Stari Most - Old Bridge, from the south](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852579.p2eYDpxV.BalkansMay115631.jpg) Stari Most - Old Bridge, from the south |
![Villa Anri, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852581.YYtcD6Lx.BalkansMay115634.jpg) Villa Anri, Mostar |
![West Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852585.G4GaoahG.BalkansMay115637.jpg) West Bank, Mostar |
![West Bank Mostar downstream from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852587.M1zJapLg.BalkansMay115640.jpg) West Bank Mostar downstream from the Old Bridge |
![Ruin of a tourist bar with a great view of the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852589.pRmXP9wP.BalkansMay115641.jpg) Ruin of a tourist bar with a great view of the Old Bridge |
![View of the Old Bridge from the ruin in the previous photo](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852591.ixERQf2W.BalkansMay115644.jpg) View of the Old Bridge from the ruin in the previous photo |
![Prime Mostar real estate still in ruin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852593.rCipBqO8.BalkansMay115647.jpg) Prime Mostar real estate still in ruin |
![Confluence of the small Radobolja River with the Neretva downstream from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852595.e4PPDitu.BalkansMay115648.jpg) Confluence of the small Radobolja River with the Neretva downstream from the Old Bridge |
![River-level view of the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852597.zb5FWIHC.BalkansMay115649.jpg) River-level view of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![Radobolja River entering the main channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852599.UpbZoVcC.BalkansMay115650.jpg) Radobolja River entering the main channel |
![The wonderful city of Mostar - such a sad history](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852600.WkgZpsL5.BalkansMay115651.jpg) The wonderful city of Mostar - such a sad history |
![The New Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852602.XCrusLYB.BalkansMay115654.jpg) The New Old Bridge |
![Down by the river, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852604.gNk2QVy7.BalkansMay115655.jpg) Down by the river, Mostar |
![Radobolja River, splitting the west side of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852606.vJtn4SBA.BalkansMay115657.jpg) Radobolja River, splitting the west side of Mostar |
![Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852608.xI0E01wF.BalkansMay115658.jpg) Mostar |
![Restored minaret, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852610.24bd3j9X.BalkansMay115663.jpg) Restored minaret, Mostar |
![Old mill, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852612.D9oFvcps.BalkansMay115667.jpg) Old mill, Mostar |
![Restoran H. Han, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852614.ucxNBuzc.BalkansMay115670.jpg) Restoran H. Han, Mostar |
![Pleasant balcony of Restoran H. Han, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852616.2IAuXZOi.BalkansMay115671.jpg) Pleasant balcony of Restoran H. Han, Mostar |
![Shady café by the river, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852618.XAwF49w8.BalkansMay115674.jpg) Shady café by the river, Mostar |
![29m span of the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852620.PCich9JW.BalkansMay115675.jpg) 29m span of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![The Old Bridge rises 20m above the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852622.pqrI8UfT.BalkansMay115676.jpg) The Old Bridge rises 20m above the river |
![Halebija Tower, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852625.QDgxMib3.BalkansMay115677.jpg) Halebija Tower, Mostar |
![Some of the original stones preserved on the west side](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852627.1cTZKp6H.BalkansMay115678.jpg) Some of the original stones preserved on the west side |
![Tourists gathering on the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852629.dTvdiHBB.BalkansMay115681.jpg) Tourists gathering on the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![The Old Bridge was a historic link between the Christian and Muslim worlds linking the Ottoman Empire with the Adriatic coast](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852631.c74frWNh.BalkansMay115682.jpg) The Old Bridge was a historic link between the Christian and Muslim worlds linking the Ottoman Empire with the Adriatic coast |
![Ottoman costume, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852633.0kY5Gp6r.BalkansMay115683.jpg) Ottoman costume, Mostar |
![Tourist shops, Priječka čaršija, old town Mostar - west bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852635.hhCmnQEL.BalkansMay115684.jpg) Tourist shops, Priječka čaršija, old town Mostar - west bank |
![Priječka čaršija with minaret, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852637.GfNid1di.BalkansMay115685.jpg) Priječka čaršija with minaret, Mostar |
![Halebija Tower, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852639.tfLfXVl7.BalkansMay115686.jpg) Halebija Tower, Mostar |
![Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852641.rwmvXPr5.BalkansMay115687.jpg) Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar |
![Mostar Diving Club](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852508.6dNbmedU.BalkansMay115589.jpg) Mostar Diving Club |
![Maybe we'll see a diver jump from the bridge...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852643.CrOUNZPy.BalkansMay115688.jpg) Maybe we'll see a diver jump from the bridge... |
![...not today...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852645.I0VFWPQh.BalkansMay115688a.jpg) ...not today... |
![Old Bridge - Stari Most, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852647.Sw8cz3SB.BalkansMay115689.jpg) Old Bridge - Stari Most, Mostar |
![Day-trippers to Mostar arrive late morning and the town starts to fill up](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852650.oByXJhA3.BalkansMay115690.jpg) Day-trippers to Mostar arrive late morning and the town starts to fill up |
![View north from the Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852652.dLWIWNEx.BalkansMay115691.jpg) View north from the Old Bridge |
![Kujundziluk, the East Bank of old town Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852654.zMm1SqPd.BalkansMay115692.jpg) Kujundziluk, the East Bank of old town Mostar |
![Map of Old Town with the Stari Most](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852656.oMTwvwWy.BalkansMay115693.jpg) Map of Old Town with the Stari Most |
![Ottoman inscription - construction of the bridge 974 A.H. (1566 A.D.) and tower A.H. 1087 (1676 A.D.)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852658.VtwrcPR0.BalkansMay115696.jpg) Ottoman inscription - construction of the bridge 974 A.H. (1566 A.D.) and tower A.H. 1087 (1676 A.D.) |
![Architectural drawing of the Old Bridge,](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852660.2qenDvNL.BalkansMay115697.jpg) Architectural drawing of the Old Bridge, |
![Archeological remains below street level on the East Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852722.wwHIEpX1.BalkansMay115719.jpg) Archeological remains below street level on the East Bank |
![Tiny stalactites forming](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852739.80R65gYE.BalkansMay115724.jpg) Tiny stalactites forming |
![The early suspension bridge and later wooden bridge were replaces by the stone span of the Old Bridge in 1566](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852732.zWu1of1V.BalkansMay115722.jpg) The early suspension bridge and later wooden bridge were replaces by the stone span of the Old Bridge in 1566 |
![Slots carved for the supports of the wooden bridge that predated the 16th Century Old Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852727.g78Dzk25.BalkansMay115720.jpg) Slots carved for the supports of the wooden bridge that predated the 16th Century Old Bridge |
![Kujundziluk from the Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852662.YYF6ZaYD.BalkansMay115698.jpg) Kujundziluk from the Tara Tower |
![The Old Bridge from the Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852664.HHJxCmjW.BalkansMay115700.jpg) The Old Bridge from the Tara Tower |
![Climb the Tara Tower for excellent views of the Stari Most, Old Town and the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852666.DNfXlFER.BalkansMay115701.jpg) Climb the Tara Tower for excellent views of the Stari Most, Old Town and the river |
![Stari Most from Tara Tower on the East Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852667.ZLUAdjnG.BalkansMay115702.jpg) Stari Most from Tara Tower on the East Bank |
![Stari Most from Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852670.c0elwz31.BalkansMay115703.jpg) Stari Most from Tara Tower |
![Confluence downstream from the Stari Most](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852672.uxdHYVic.BalkansMay115704.jpg) Confluence downstream from the Stari Most |
![Looking across from Tara Tower to Halebija Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852674.timO2VMt.BalkansMay115705.jpg) Looking across from Tara Tower to Halebija Tower |
![View from Tara Tower, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852676.RAdgv5v8.BalkansMay115707.jpg) View from Tara Tower, Mostar |
![View from Tara Tower, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852681.yPs8u1F7.BalkansMay115708.jpg) View from Tara Tower, Mostar |
![Old Bridge, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852684.12NMR2cX.BalkansMay115709.jpg) Old Bridge, Mostar |
![The modern Lučki Bridge seen from Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852688.HEL0H2CI.BalkansMay115710.jpg) The modern Lučki Bridge seen from Tara Tower |
![Ruins along Main Street (Ul. Tita) from Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852691.1Z8FBTcU.BalkansMay115711.jpg) Ruins along Main Street (Ul. Tita) from Tara Tower |
![East Bank of Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852695.bbhqIVdY.BalkansMay115712.jpg) East Bank of Mostar |
![View north from Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852698.knN61XpA.BalkansMay115713.jpg) View north from Tara Tower |
![Stone roofs of Old Town Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852702.5dy1mcoE.BalkansMay115714.jpg) Stone roofs of Old Town Mostar |
![View north from Tara Tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852705.Ysd81D8r.BalkansMay115715.jpg) View north from Tara Tower |
![Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, upstream](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852709.p6jKNwhe.BalkansMay115716.jpg) Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, upstream |
![Stari Most with spring flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852712.OrzLgSu6.BalkansMay115717.jpg) Stari Most with spring flowers |
![More restaurants and cafés line the Neretva River on the East Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852716.1pZs4kkY.BalkansMay115718.jpg) More restaurants and cafés line the Neretva River on the East Bank |
![Yugoslav license plates (Sarajevo) for sale](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852745.Qp0z437a.BalkansMay115726.jpg) Yugoslav license plates (Sarajevo) for sale |
![Flea market, Kujundzije](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852747.EUjvxV4v.BalkansMay115727.jpg) Flea market, Kujundzije |
![Mostar's metal workers and coppersmiths once again churn out souvenirs for tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852753.Y0jyyFsU.BalkansMay115728.jpg) Mostar's metal workers and coppersmiths once again churn out souvenirs for tourists |
![Mostar copper souvenir](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852758.CZDW4haU.BalkansMay115729.jpg) Mostar copper souvenir |
![Mostar copper souvenir](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852761.gEA8DrpC.BalkansMay115731.jpg) Mostar copper souvenir |
![Items for sale along Kujundzije, East Bank Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852766.JnASCwja.BalkansMay115732.jpg) Items for sale along Kujundzije, East Bank Mostar |
![Mostar metalwork](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852770.5ydTIEEp.BalkansMay115734.jpg) Mostar metalwork |
![Fortuna Travel Agency, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852773.8nkwdUta.BalkansMay115735.jpg) Fortuna Travel Agency, Mostar |
![Mostar copperwares](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852778.RpOXYO7m.BalkansMay115736.jpg) Mostar copperwares |
![Souvenir shop, East Bank, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852781.JnG222pC.BalkansMay115737.jpg) Souvenir shop, East Bank, Mostar |
![Restoran Europa, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852785.d2gJLNts.BalkansMay115738.jpg) Restoran Europa, Mostar |
![East Bank, old town Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852788.vuYio67x.BalkansMay115739.jpg) East Bank, old town Mostar |
![Turkish consulate, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852792.HOwGhZJe.BalkansMay115740.jpg) Turkish consulate, Mostar |
![Paintings of the Old Bridge for sale in Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852803.4aBgSBiM.BalkansMay115746.jpg) Paintings of the Old Bridge for sale in Mostar |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852794.cQk7yHYa.BalkansMay115742.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, 1618](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852850.kGe7Qusu.BalkansMay115769.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, 1618 |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852852.KmTXWmwb.BalkansMay115770.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque minaret |
![Arabic or Turkish?](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852797.ndzyCY4V.BalkansMay115743.jpg) Arabic or Turkish? |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852807.FlZEIbwW.BalkansMay115747.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852810.Y6ORVY83.BalkansMay115749.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Niche, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852813.nQ2RyfjE.BalkansMay115750.jpg) Niche, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852815.cSXzMeow.BalkansMay115751.jpg) Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, reconstructed after the war](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852818.yrJiwsfM.BalkansMay115752.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, reconstructed after the war |
![Ottoman tughra, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852820.aXAVYWVL.BalkansMay115753.jpg) Ottoman tughra, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852840.f7cTmP29.BalkansMay115763.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852842.fQfVkass.BalkansMay115764.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852822.hHxvH1wM.BalkansMay115754.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852824.4xOfmqIr.BalkansMay115755.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Colorful glass window, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852826.J8Lk13jd.BalkansMay115756.jpg) Colorful glass window, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852828.IxX9Yqmk.BalkansMay115757.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Carpet, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852830.uOU04zE1.BalkansMay115758.jpg) Carpet, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852832.EAiL5LdX.BalkansMay115759.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852834.ae9fsZcg.BalkansMay115760.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852836.hmSOBiDT.BalkansMay115761.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852839.G1mHEjPk.BalkansMay115762.jpg) Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852844.n8XuZ65n.BalkansMay115765.jpg) Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Interesting stone roof, Tepa Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852800.OrMj4Hki.BalkansMay115745.jpg) Interesting stone roof, Tepa Market |
![View of the Old Bridge from Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852848.hknonZLt.BalkansMay115767.jpg) View of the Old Bridge from Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Tepa Market, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852846.MbmMOGGX.BalkansMay115766.jpg) Tepa Market, Mostar |
![Tepa Market across from the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852854.UZJXZtqi.BalkansMay115773.jpg) Tepa Market across from the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![Textiles, Tepa Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852856.96X1epzy.BalkansMay115774.jpg) Textiles, Tepa Market |
![The Tepa Market has a definite Turkish feel to it](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852858.HEpwojKe.BalkansMay115775.jpg) The Tepa Market has a definite Turkish feel to it |
![Tepa Market](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852860.c2lCBjSh.BalkansMay115776.jpg) Tepa Market |
![Map showing the breakup of Yugoslavia 1991-1999](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852861.khF2yvS4.BalkansMay115777.jpg) Map showing the breakup of Yugoslavia 1991-1999 |
![Sidewalk sale with books on Tito from the Yugoslavia era](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852863.E9lHQEOD.BalkansMay115779.jpg) Sidewalk sale with books on Tito from the Yugoslavia era |
![Shuttered building in old town pockmarked with bullet holes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852865.06BVwLdj.BalkansMay115781.jpg) Shuttered building in old town pockmarked with bullet holes |
![You can climb the minaret of Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852867.bmwsfEe6.BalkansMay115782.jpg) You can climb the minaret of Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
![West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852874.CU4CKz6R.BalkansMay115789.jpg) West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
![Bullet holes in a west bank building, Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852876.ZCIAUb0h.BalkansMay115790.jpg) Bullet holes in a west bank building, Mostar |
![Okvirskaradnja vl Jakirovic](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852878.4WvVJOkS.BalkansMay115791.jpg) Okvirskaradnja vl Jakirovic |
![Attention! Dangerous Ruin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852880.OxPkWdp7.BalkansMay115792.jpg) Attention! Dangerous Ruin |
![I wonder how long it will take to fix Mostar...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852882.rsRlTTkz.BalkansMay115793.jpg) I wonder how long it will take to fix Mostar... |
![Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852884.BKpf0h6D.BalkansMay115794.jpg) Mostar |
![Scarred Mostar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852886.N45ZcyIX.BalkansMay115795.jpg) Scarred Mostar |
![Time to split...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136852893.gRnKm8N4.BalkansMay115800.jpg) Time to split... |
![Sign for Mostar Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/136879758.Tc7KzjW8.BalkansMay115867.jpg) Sign for Mostar Airport |