Sunday, May 31, 2009

The Waterfall in Jajce

The Pliva Waterfall in Jajce.

The Pliva river flows over a cliff into the Vrbas river.

Rivers are magnets for the imagination, for conscious pondering and subconscious dreams, thrills, fears. People stare into the moving water, captivated, as they are when gazing into fire. What is it that draws and holds us? The rivers' reflections of our lives and experiences are endless ... (Tim Palmer)


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The Neretva River


The Neretva river.

Ljuta reka, where our rafting on the Neretva river ended.

Boats after rafting which was exciting but I didn't have my camera so I can't show how much ...





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Blagaj, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

On the main street of Blagaj.

Traditional houses in Blagaj.


Muslim cemetery in Blagaj.


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Blagaj, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Traditional house by the main street in Blagaj.

Traditional house in Blagaj.

Traditional house in the old part of Blagaj.


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Near the Source of the Buna River

Muslim women in Blagaj, near the source of the Buna river.

In front of the shop in Blagaj, near the source of the Buna river.

Muslim monastery called House of the Whirling Dervishes at the source of the Buna river.


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Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Source of the Buna River in Blagaj

I have never seen a river that I could not love.

Moving water has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations.

It has a thousand colours and a thousand shapes, yet it follows laws so definite that the tiniest streamlet is an exact replice of a great river. (Roderick Haig-Brown)

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Gacko, Republika Srpska

Balkan Investment Bank in Gacko.

Gacko.

Gacko.


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Gacko, Republika Srpska

Obituaries on a tree.

In Gacko.


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Descending the Nothern Side

It took us 7 hours to reach the summit of Mt. Maglic. It was 5 p. m. What to do?

Our guides decided to risk descent on the nothern side. Thus we gained 2 hours.

Descending the northern side of Mt. Maglic. The path is not protected, very steep ...


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The Summit of Mt. Maglic, the Highest Mountain of Bosna and Herzegovina

Mt. Maglic.

On the summit of Mt. Maglic, 2386 m. Serbian flag?!

View from Mt. Maglic.


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Views from the Path towards the Summit of Mt. Maglic

View of Mt. Maglic (on the right).


View from the path to Mt. Maglic.

View from the path to Mt. Maglic.


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