Although we came back home from Sarajevo almost two days ago now, there is one more post about it that we want to share with you, so here it goes ...
When reporting on Bosnia, it is absolutely impossible to avoid the subject of burek, a national staple. It is eaten at all times of the day, although it is quite a heavy meal. Phylo dough with various fillings (ground meat, cheese, spinach, potatoes, etc.) and lots of oil makes for something that will sit in your belly for about a day - at least if you're not a local. Locals seem to be able to consume endless quantities of the stuff, even late at night, with no effect whatsoever on their digestive system. As for us - the not-so-trained - we stuck with the morning hour consumption. It is soooo worth it! Yummy!
When reporting on Bosnia, it is absolutely impossible to avoid the subject of burek, a national staple. It is eaten at all times of the day, although it is quite a heavy meal. Phylo dough with various fillings (ground meat, cheese, spinach, potatoes, etc.) and lots of oil makes for something that will sit in your belly for about a day - at least if you're not a local. Locals seem to be able to consume endless quantities of the stuff, even late at night, with no effect whatsoever on their digestive system. As for us - the not-so-trained - we stuck with the morning hour consumption. It is soooo worth it! Yummy!
Inat kuća or The House of Spite. This house is now standing on the right side of the Miljacka river. The interesting thing is, that it used to be on the other side of the riverbank, but during Austro-Hungarian times, when they were building the City Hall, all the buildings there had to be demolished - in order to make room for the new, big building. The government paid compensation to all owners of the buildings which were demolished. However, the owner of this house refused to accept the offer, and instead demanded that his house be moved to the other side of the river. He was very stubborn about it, and in the end, the authorities agreed. To this day, the House of Spite sits in the place where it was then moved, and today, a restaurant functions in it.
Nina had a grand time - as you can see. :)
1 comment:
i absolutely love that picture. joshua and i just looked at it and laughed sooo hard.
i can't believe how animated she is in pictures. thats rare from kids, although i shouldn't be surprised that she's that way because of her far-from stoic parents.
love it.
Post a Comment