You cannot visit this city without stuffing yourself with ćevapi (grilled kebabs) with onion and kajmak on a warm pita. Try the legendary Željo’s Restaurant. (This is the roughly translated saying describing the coveted food: “Those who haven’t eaten ćevapi at Željo, live without purpose, entombed in darkness.” Dramatic, I know!) Don’t forget to wash them down with a pint of local Sarajevsko brew…
Bosnia
What to drink: Balkan Beers!
We sure had our share of beers on our tour of the Ex-Yu and while we’re no experts on the stuff, we are pretty qualified at having a good time & stuffing our faces, so here goes our list:
1. Lav (lion): Produced by Carlsberg Srbija in the village of Celarevo, Lav is the official beer of the Serbian football (soccer) team. This light pilsner is a crowd pleaser…
The Lost Monuments of Ex-Yu
My cousin sent me a link to this incredible photo series. It stopped me in my tracks.
Concrete spaceships? Nope. These are abandoned Communist monuments scattered all over the territory of former Yugoslavia, photographed by Dutch artist Jan Kempenaers for his series “Spomenik” (monument).