Summer Book Fair 2014 in Mostar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Every Summer there is book fair being held in Mostar.</b> Tents with hundreds and hundreds of books are spread out in the city and walkers can make a quick stop and browse the latest editions or classic books and buy them for a reasonable price. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This summer the fair is located on the main walking lane in Mostar, and my sister Jasmina, good friend Selma and her dog Brauni and I made the visit yesterday. Of course my camera came along to capture some of the evening spirit of Mostar during a summer night.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRu5JEMwDP6NbVoN1dZK-0eJpiS8g7txDPK4BpE44D6rtFB6f_z9ar2SmkA9K2yaMXXs8Rel5SLGijitvPvAli1ThDaesL6OEm8TrulgBKTTS6hQvNqdPziGr8-SIeRgsOxbhKKV55fs/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRu5JEMwDP6NbVoN1dZK-0eJpiS8g7txDPK4BpE44D6rtFB6f_z9ar2SmkA9K2yaMXXs8Rel5SLGijitvPvAli1ThDaesL6OEm8TrulgBKTTS6hQvNqdPziGr8-SIeRgsOxbhKKV55fs/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> My sister browsing the selections. Her purchases eventually included Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "The Little Prince".</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgeFy0ag_dpSM1DIzbnw1k6YSPtJYBDsJIBE0Yph3ERrm8ybwvd86-zLrNR0bkg9CLrO0Ljz4pEcVEg7QHUy2HYs360RXEpfU1ZLJSc_o0Du3wdTuUyuqqY20iBj7rQ31yxg3_Pr-BLk/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgeFy0ag_dpSM1DIzbnw1k6YSPtJYBDsJIBE0Yph3ERrm8ybwvd86-zLrNR0bkg9CLrO0Ljz4pEcVEg7QHUy2HYs360RXEpfU1ZLJSc_o0Du3wdTuUyuqqY20iBj7rQ31yxg3_Pr-BLk/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYM5ty-7Ea6yyo2nOVJKNZuZmQdJqLcDjv5Tt4O26NxBdJXvSWGehpgUxijkduJc80-A7bj7eOAqtdVMUdDZGCUAvHCj_YGEbSY7Cv2Z92mvXqBJskHHGY6WePCxCzmBJn2-6cmXSxmc/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYM5ty-7Ea6yyo2nOVJKNZuZmQdJqLcDjv5Tt4O26NxBdJXvSWGehpgUxijkduJc80-A7bj7eOAqtdVMUdDZGCUAvHCj_YGEbSY7Cv2Z92mvXqBJskHHGY6WePCxCzmBJn2-6cmXSxmc/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I recently bought the English language version of Edgar Allan Poe's Collected Works, and I also saw the translated version of the collection last night on the fair.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXJpLg5_okdZCqoYHT_LR8UpvU9TIG_TLMNi63sI1oWqtmm0y1vhvpwMTlEXKOrJKixac9hIDSan5eWFLxlfdj9kJeSYHvHtRIMQGFzOHar04uWHsxSocRDhmF07pkegdXd1ECoaID_g/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXJpLg5_okdZCqoYHT_LR8UpvU9TIG_TLMNi63sI1oWqtmm0y1vhvpwMTlEXKOrJKixac9hIDSan5eWFLxlfdj9kJeSYHvHtRIMQGFzOHar04uWHsxSocRDhmF07pkegdXd1ECoaID_g/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Brauni, in the meantime is looking out, waiting for our book browsing to be over, so that we can continue with her walk :)</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lb2X6NuLcCs5JW6gTrn0rthD2f2l10EDOXuoL6V0RYSOZGvGVHXrX6saMOYw7H4b8itEWXSCIYtcDAUnpEfkgNENsIfCrBglwO1UdbZtaD1zdHMCGoQqhsA7F4mC_Cvqxr-xo7vaHTg/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lb2X6NuLcCs5JW6gTrn0rthD2f2l10EDOXuoL6V0RYSOZGvGVHXrX6saMOYw7H4b8itEWXSCIYtcDAUnpEfkgNENsIfCrBglwO1UdbZtaD1zdHMCGoQqhsA7F4mC_Cvqxr-xo7vaHTg/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As a kid, I loved Pippi Longstocking (actually anything written by Astrid Lindgren, like "The Six Bullerby Children").</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeUGY7HmEwiF0zIGSJli9LF1_4DaSnCLK3O2j5tt_OkC9BuyTs_NrwPC8wD5wGcgZxdRT3BVISl9bSCK_9jgeWWH00xidm9g3lfiwIXTkQoe9OjnilbKgU6iuhpHacUtJe27myp7YGvA/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeUGY7HmEwiF0zIGSJli9LF1_4DaSnCLK3O2j5tt_OkC9BuyTs_NrwPC8wD5wGcgZxdRT3BVISl9bSCK_9jgeWWH00xidm9g3lfiwIXTkQoe9OjnilbKgU6iuhpHacUtJe27myp7YGvA/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There were also some modern selections to be found, like the Game of Thrones Book Series written by George R.R. Martin, Stephen King's "Dr. Sleep", and many more.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrD3Uxzf7fGNVyFekMoVivyTYGzo3ssO3NFPTPXaAIUH3uf5dADB1kibij3nnGHZke4MOhcWWjO2qhTLwrGc54JJKywz4dHDE5pbGZJYIKTaDgv8rtNM4p1SgqcKvGiwFRMt9A4BGyME/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrD3Uxzf7fGNVyFekMoVivyTYGzo3ssO3NFPTPXaAIUH3uf5dADB1kibij3nnGHZke4MOhcWWjO2qhTLwrGc54JJKywz4dHDE5pbGZJYIKTaDgv8rtNM4p1SgqcKvGiwFRMt9A4BGyME/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhAtf-J1xQbVtIYjmNX1ujqELoWy9keWdpCiDHK7MoicozBYmE7SflqkIEqJJeeADUhzuzcCzHlvGtyvO-ncjKfcNXuIAsna4gk1xmCm9jEbH_dX_eflKkGMrNW_LPYuNeZLSfq9VIys/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhAtf-J1xQbVtIYjmNX1ujqELoWy9keWdpCiDHK7MoicozBYmE7SflqkIEqJJeeADUhzuzcCzHlvGtyvO-ncjKfcNXuIAsna4gk1xmCm9jEbH_dX_eflKkGMrNW_LPYuNeZLSfq9VIys/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEaPB6sBJaB6Odb1VoRdkS4hcgIy3-gYx8b-Tmut7DxYtEhFIMI1GKWZvba5jiycarSMBiIlMqPb46WsEDBiTuqfKcwSCbaFrVD2vWf3dy8HBRe92tDj0JGihO6dG8kXknoGFPEi3lkE/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEaPB6sBJaB6Odb1VoRdkS4hcgIy3-gYx8b-Tmut7DxYtEhFIMI1GKWZvba5jiycarSMBiIlMqPb46WsEDBiTuqfKcwSCbaFrVD2vWf3dy8HBRe92tDj0JGihO6dG8kXknoGFPEi3lkE/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: justify;">I bought Stephen King's "Mr.Sleep", which is the continuation of his 1977 novel "The Shining". I am looking forward to read it during my summer vacation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>What books do you like to read and what are you currently reading? </b></div> <br /></div>

Summer Book Fair 2014 in Mostar

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Walk on a Summer Night [Part 1/2]: Modern Mostar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>I took an evening stroll through Mostar with my camera the other night.</b> I visited the<a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-book-fair-in-mostar-game-of.html" target="_blank"> book fair first</a>, but continued roaming the city and taking shots. I wanted to divide the images I took into two parts. Part one is about the more modern part of the city, while the second part will be nightly summer shots from the old part of town where the Old Bridge is located.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>This is a two part series:</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/walk-on-summer-night-part-12-modern.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One:</b> Modern Mostar at Night</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-old-town-of-mostar-at-night.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>The Old Town at Night</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A shot of my high school with the moon rising in the background.<i> </i>Summer nights in Mostar are special, because the city is filled with people, both locals and tourists.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJRBTkPiI6tKGWZ1k9B3UvgVoIEMqx7VxgpwXKWJxhgoAmbiEC2m4OjD0BkYQy245XflgJR4LRWV_62GFpDzkbk2eG9Q0aXs5ZPokn1C2RVHA_xOBOcQB3BJCu9KzPROKXx5kE2D1Jn0/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJRBTkPiI6tKGWZ1k9B3UvgVoIEMqx7VxgpwXKWJxhgoAmbiEC2m4OjD0BkYQy245XflgJR4LRWV_62GFpDzkbk2eG9Q0aXs5ZPokn1C2RVHA_xOBOcQB3BJCu9KzPROKXx5kE2D1Jn0/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The city emblem, engraved on a stone in the Spanish Square. It shows the Old Bridge with the river Neretva flowing underneath it. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9hcOJcFJLMuIse7LKEBk-NaEd-yk21iRAswgZ8qcijZtwB6MKpqFVA9choKR4qddpqOq2A8I6REz0st0YWwNEOlLB9Tb_dpwadqE5f37a9AjtL_n33CzTqrDU8aV8rziOGoftAF0dx4/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9hcOJcFJLMuIse7LKEBk-NaEd-yk21iRAswgZ8qcijZtwB6MKpqFVA9choKR4qddpqOq2A8I6REz0st0YWwNEOlLB9Tb_dpwadqE5f37a9AjtL_n33CzTqrDU8aV8rziOGoftAF0dx4/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5nGzrE9Q_rOSvFCct2zHBWuRdmZL9YSCkefyUt1VI0h4JD-G9QYIT7nzfQw0HAOCTpKbDyCB0PYzNvqUPGRcOdK2X8PKz0LrU__RkBVVxcgA6RZVdNW6npOt3wZGfQdXYMow30VH-oU/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5nGzrE9Q_rOSvFCct2zHBWuRdmZL9YSCkefyUt1VI0h4JD-G9QYIT7nzfQw0HAOCTpKbDyCB0PYzNvqUPGRcOdK2X8PKz0LrU__RkBVVxcgA6RZVdNW6npOt3wZGfQdXYMow30VH-oU/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuCxf3vt9t0PFafoGOxacImNH3Mx-WNW-R7-k6r6jlvGSBZxGNkctRaNGdjlP99QTx6Tice8np9G10Pm9MGfc1-9hGmw7y5YY7NPXs_bA_It4TiOqvfdxsFCQcSU7wgJcJoHv4SeSTxI/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuCxf3vt9t0PFafoGOxacImNH3Mx-WNW-R7-k6r6jlvGSBZxGNkctRaNGdjlP99QTx6Tice8np9G10Pm9MGfc1-9hGmw7y5YY7NPXs_bA_It4TiOqvfdxsFCQcSU7wgJcJoHv4SeSTxI/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Above: the main walking lane in Mostar. Below: A side entrance to the city park that you can access directly from the walking lane. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhAj2yDdGV95i9ojcSH2vM2LQNxbbdupRsYNqu7VlzuUJcTDA6LVvP5CWm12B34BnsT7hUrDN0-UTZq7cXchwnkzqpuDNv2hGHVsiqY2jWtPWsAnOHsGuBSIOGHUD0e5NBOvHa_SGA-0/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhAj2yDdGV95i9ojcSH2vM2LQNxbbdupRsYNqu7VlzuUJcTDA6LVvP5CWm12B34BnsT7hUrDN0-UTZq7cXchwnkzqpuDNv2hGHVsiqY2jWtPWsAnOHsGuBSIOGHUD0e5NBOvHa_SGA-0/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> A small cafe next to the park. As the night approaches people are slowly filling the empty seats...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB0pATwQ_ZgJ_t9Xv6N0dilaCSb7FbyL4ouXIUdeJhK7xEnokD5qvBuL4yhyphenhyphen1k0K4889dtDvioa_cIt11E3eA_6pxgRDyNlaIwlu8YW7ptwAHMsrrjuQI8uzkVzfctevK1JQRn6phLew/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB0pATwQ_ZgJ_t9Xv6N0dilaCSb7FbyL4ouXIUdeJhK7xEnokD5qvBuL4yhyphenhyphen1k0K4889dtDvioa_cIt11E3eA_6pxgRDyNlaIwlu8YW7ptwAHMsrrjuQI8uzkVzfctevK1JQRn6phLew/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Spanish Square in Mostar. It was recently reconstructed, with new seating arrangements, fountains and flower beds.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMUDoXwjtxZEzzvLREWrR-K3k-9c_t6hniXQyQvfAA-h_uxPZFLHJoZEtdL7hFp3k8ccmQolDg85ctGj1yIemddgjKiOi8BCBsecfQ-sXmjvVeZ4RehV9Zhlfz1L3rzichnFcSpc9ZTc/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMUDoXwjtxZEzzvLREWrR-K3k-9c_t6hniXQyQvfAA-h_uxPZFLHJoZEtdL7hFp3k8ccmQolDg85ctGj1yIemddgjKiOi8BCBsecfQ-sXmjvVeZ4RehV9Zhlfz1L3rzichnFcSpc9ZTc/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveP8q4TEQ1rgFYa5dyJ1OrV6ZE5QS2yeJf8zum06j9uFUW0vvDSRZPNDyMp6te8b3Cj3kqJGIEngczPDOK7DoYbmE7tKKoFl745x8Ir8_cz09TB7w9z6ATE8aHAYIqmph17gZdKUXsJw/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveP8q4TEQ1rgFYa5dyJ1OrV6ZE5QS2yeJf8zum06j9uFUW0vvDSRZPNDyMp6te8b3Cj3kqJGIEngczPDOK7DoYbmE7tKKoFl745x8Ir8_cz09TB7w9z6ATE8aHAYIqmph17gZdKUXsJw/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrmIQUmIRr-v9xwji88ZHZACGyeAjjv2JSeJ-pn5IqV3gR2OKxkgRuQu2lNk2GePof2IsDl2p72c47vaWj_in2S5oVqY0MvD5XJO594uXqdKJIMfyk5llyPLmAfMBVD5QpXHVVUiE9wM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrmIQUmIRr-v9xwji88ZHZACGyeAjjv2JSeJ-pn5IqV3gR2OKxkgRuQu2lNk2GePof2IsDl2p72c47vaWj_in2S5oVqY0MvD5XJO594uXqdKJIMfyk5llyPLmAfMBVD5QpXHVVUiE9wM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A look from the Tito Bridge on the river Neretva. Night is rolling in and the colors of the city are changing.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECuZHYXc3Vcg9fR6XgVoUeHwYwnMsPt2ZeXEYQVQhvS6P4oOMlHD_3YUcWfIKKSyyHtZ-zs0AdHeMu6VwB6mjyfgslWx3OOUImcmUsS-j6um4OR3UH82Z5Dpa2UwxYlovSzid98kS75A/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECuZHYXc3Vcg9fR6XgVoUeHwYwnMsPt2ZeXEYQVQhvS6P4oOMlHD_3YUcWfIKKSyyHtZ-zs0AdHeMu6VwB6mjyfgslWx3OOUImcmUsS-j6um4OR3UH82Z5Dpa2UwxYlovSzid98kS75A/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcjlS5jUlnV91ok5ll0prLmqEr9U07Xa8FwVW6lxwpO52rNNnnK12Kj1xWRMiV-F4WzSz2Ju_CBOiZnSXTnHc7bf1unS4LMaupQWIeDI8ArrQ6HP3UslYUaZFOGZbRQDnYzdRuP3kIRo/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcjlS5jUlnV91ok5ll0prLmqEr9U07Xa8FwVW6lxwpO52rNNnnK12Kj1xWRMiV-F4WzSz2Ju_CBOiZnSXTnHc7bf1unS4LMaupQWIeDI8ArrQ6HP3UslYUaZFOGZbRQDnYzdRuP3kIRo/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>I hope you enjoyed taking a stroll with me thorugh the modern part of the city. Of course, there is more to show from the modern part, but these happened to be the sights that I captured on my route. </b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Part Two will be up tomorrow and there we will visit the old town of Mostar at night.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

Walk on a Summer Night [Part 1/2]: Modern Mostar

I took an evening stroll through Mostar with my camera the other night. I visited the book fair first , but continued roaming the city a...

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Walk on a Summer Night [Part 2/2]: The Old Town of Mostar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>In the second part of this new photo series I will show you the Old Town of Mostar at night. </b>During summer<b> </b>the old part of the city is filled with tourists and even during the night, the old town is almost never empty. People roam the bazaar, old bridge, sit in the various cafes and restaurants.<br /> <br /> <b>This is a two part series:</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/walk-on-summer-night-part-12-modern.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One:</b> Modern Mostar at Night</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-old-town-of-mostar-at-night.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>The Old Town at Night</a><br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i><br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIImR5u8oDcWjjcZddiqC99VxWyLvjDxdOJopGvZkFh-PwyxNpx7sbmDxhGaUpwdnhw0mY4PNza7kFyTBRlIVCM2iO6QYhBK1z7Rt-PEkekJUlPMI-6jkkbBhKO9h5KC-EI5lrdsDk60g/s1600/IMG_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The country's flags are still up from the recent plays in the World Soccer Cup 2014.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNunxqDIxlc-QcTFxPLYJ0Vmw-wCTDNWfZ1PCdpw2Dc-tNbMUogZaTlXzt6Zg4o50EfBc6PD0XMJI_MImm3Hqr8Yjf4zLu84tpwy6l3_-RDioWCP4QoaEd1d4Zlc68CAitC-MCk4LG6k/s1600/IMG_31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNunxqDIxlc-QcTFxPLYJ0Vmw-wCTDNWfZ1PCdpw2Dc-tNbMUogZaTlXzt6Zg4o50EfBc6PD0XMJI_MImm3Hqr8Yjf4zLu84tpwy6l3_-RDioWCP4QoaEd1d4Zlc68CAitC-MCk4LG6k/s1600/IMG_31.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One of the restaurants in the old town. As people are sitting down for dinner quiet music is playing, transforming the cobble stone streets into a unique place.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC0tdwCeUKNyo3Qs0NyRVZgZVvCJwjiO27kn1b5aVb6xio2XqsL_ahoi3eu5-jRaUK-xGnTwYdXLktMTtnnTU_PjFAnf2p1q1QcwjB_qu40NvV2qyjjAN_oZKRZv9WLQ0r3w7y6Moxbs/s1600/IMG_32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC0tdwCeUKNyo3Qs0NyRVZgZVvCJwjiO27kn1b5aVb6xio2XqsL_ahoi3eu5-jRaUK-xGnTwYdXLktMTtnnTU_PjFAnf2p1q1QcwjB_qu40NvV2qyjjAN_oZKRZv9WLQ0r3w7y6Moxbs/s1600/IMG_32.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <b>Thanks for visiting. Hope you had a great weekend. </b><i><br /></i></div> </div>

Walk on a Summer Night [Part 2/2]: The Old Town of Mostar

In the second part of this new photo series I will show you the Old Town of Mostar at night. During summer the old part of the city is fi...

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A Sleepless Night in Sarajevo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>My first night of summer vacation. It's 4:30 AM and the summer night is weighing down on me. Outside the air is crisp and cool, but the inside of my room isn't. </b>My eyes are wide open and as I glare at the window I notice the intense blue light of the night. The moon is almost full, and as I open the window the cold air whiffs in my face. As I gaze outside I notice how calm the city looks and how everything is colored in these amazing colors.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I'm fully awake now. No going back to sleep. I grab my camera and take these shots. Once again I'm amazed at the Canon 6D's capabilities at night. </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNyqLgL5BzQO1hutVr6X4M14IZ97x-oepTf_nkbeTMdYX01gibSmPTEAj1tqRA5o50-kVPYaR-GBCvWYiU0_kx39Oz_DB_PC1WBcxLU2glf19fRMY6WE1wRBRRrr6b0gs4UduquYpudo/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNyqLgL5BzQO1hutVr6X4M14IZ97x-oepTf_nkbeTMdYX01gibSmPTEAj1tqRA5o50-kVPYaR-GBCvWYiU0_kx39Oz_DB_PC1WBcxLU2glf19fRMY6WE1wRBRRrr6b0gs4UduquYpudo/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetrWdA9vCzrCCv0MrO35xsYxA1gspiQzjZ2BFgtghlKFCIbm1UOv0RuhUBCVqpA-8Hxx-1qhyMoZ4Nt0sefo3_P5lqnoEZ-A5sv-YfC9lu5Xk_GLx8g2SUlp8MYAFmjJ9pIExnkRQCqs/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetrWdA9vCzrCCv0MrO35xsYxA1gspiQzjZ2BFgtghlKFCIbm1UOv0RuhUBCVqpA-8Hxx-1qhyMoZ4Nt0sefo3_P5lqnoEZ-A5sv-YfC9lu5Xk_GLx8g2SUlp8MYAFmjJ9pIExnkRQCqs/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnG3SntotTWBDJ2LkImEPH_jhS3q0scv5C0TNMyuKReIg3aOLW1I6mp8s0jWbiLXN3NgGzNHrSYw4HrKqOhNL1LjxdlSkbFU3_gB7Voa19Qj2AKuwrTn-er9bjs_WqnUondB5vSZMVxw/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnG3SntotTWBDJ2LkImEPH_jhS3q0scv5C0TNMyuKReIg3aOLW1I6mp8s0jWbiLXN3NgGzNHrSYw4HrKqOhNL1LjxdlSkbFU3_gB7Voa19Qj2AKuwrTn-er9bjs_WqnUondB5vSZMVxw/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2i6FchUnlgYg4sH6mhJGbcRsHDEMr6FOt59JlfvQMcM5UatC4P1eny6wYVYGsPoTedth1W2mujn-44rx5-DJzEGuYyo17A2MXww7rfimr9_FrjfHBufcO1IU1bvxJbaWK1p9vD9iMfk/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2i6FchUnlgYg4sH6mhJGbcRsHDEMr6FOt59JlfvQMcM5UatC4P1eny6wYVYGsPoTedth1W2mujn-44rx5-DJzEGuYyo17A2MXww7rfimr9_FrjfHBufcO1IU1bvxJbaWK1p9vD9iMfk/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5Cq7GkP2ZYXrMku_ZNLVmzmUun89N4YDt17UjraE-a6NYcbhZWGTH_lajyid8xsTEf7Ko3fmHVYdkQja6GRP7YxWSS0OurOYCKGD_pZDBt_pnf7ksd8oSaQXaObjBMuBk7pp-H8hcDs/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5Cq7GkP2ZYXrMku_ZNLVmzmUun89N4YDt17UjraE-a6NYcbhZWGTH_lajyid8xsTEf7Ko3fmHVYdkQja6GRP7YxWSS0OurOYCKGD_pZDBt_pnf7ksd8oSaQXaObjBMuBk7pp-H8hcDs/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I return back to the bed and find a half-a-sleep Beni on the bed, probably wondering what I'm doing up. I took this next shot, with almost no light at all.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vSyof_g8IFDeIDvbW_Fqd9QKMYQZuj4MGElmzlTyKuC0h9N3TVkUgP6trEAAfqBZOhXymR2OPNhpyGpdi8qQ4z3FNC3XMQWvxdKXRwI9TIqNee8PigYKH5PHBTOdqKWOJ7QOuZxUPxM/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vSyof_g8IFDeIDvbW_Fqd9QKMYQZuj4MGElmzlTyKuC0h9N3TVkUgP6trEAAfqBZOhXymR2OPNhpyGpdi8qQ4z3FNC3XMQWvxdKXRwI9TIqNee8PigYKH5PHBTOdqKWOJ7QOuZxUPxM/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In case you wonder, I didn't fall asleep immediately. I watched some "Modern Family" episodes on my laptop, and eventually fell asleep around 6:00, only to be waked by the alarm at 8:00. <b>My vacation is off to a good start...</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

A Sleepless Night in Sarajevo

My first night of summer vacation. It's 4:30 AM and the summer night is weighing down on me. Outside the air is crisp and cool, but th...

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Rural Views [Part 1/2]: A Family Outing

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>We visited the countryside recently for a family gathering. </b>While there, my cousins decided to take a walk through the rural setting, and I made a couple of images. We had a great time, which resulted in cca. 100 images, from which I selected 37 to show to you in these two parts.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So come along with us and enjoy the sights!</div> <br /> <b>This is a multi-part series:</b><br /> <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-12-family-outing.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One:</b> A Family Outing</a><br /> <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-22-path-through-woods.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>The Path through the Woods</a><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDOehd19_JmXf4PEBR3xEVrfSc9vXpmQj_NuySvIUT6j3S6iEvsSNee01LBAVadCzTYI1o6fBL4xRTq91aKHY_jGGlyeHE7b3wCF6vsi4c7K7rwgEox4vtmKzaLvFQfY9-FrR6FOKsY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDOehd19_JmXf4PEBR3xEVrfSc9vXpmQj_NuySvIUT6j3S6iEvsSNee01LBAVadCzTYI1o6fBL4xRTq91aKHY_jGGlyeHE7b3wCF6vsi4c7K7rwgEox4vtmKzaLvFQfY9-FrR6FOKsY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This place is called Bivolje Brdo, and is located 27 km (ca. 17 miles) south from Mostar. It's a short 30 minute car ride to get here.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ_SzQh2DQZzZgnofWe0aK60sPz1XRFKPr-Cso7DuoZa38rpi7FSVqcMH8W5vIirr5FBxNLrDS2-X36UrsyZ9wlfcFKVLpYmNXKwqykdMrfBIhYpOH_azI_OYAY80Kp0ZZkZ-do6W3No/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ_SzQh2DQZzZgnofWe0aK60sPz1XRFKPr-Cso7DuoZa38rpi7FSVqcMH8W5vIirr5FBxNLrDS2-X36UrsyZ9wlfcFKVLpYmNXKwqykdMrfBIhYpOH_azI_OYAY80Kp0ZZkZ-do6W3No/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hyvYXVizgxQJ63_7vmNtARxEViwJaAjGQK8FmHHRSsjkhecFfYas-YljOs9ZsbiCSzKgCzXig36YpTURGh5PqNbW2htqVHNn-5pdk85b5Cx-djEfZlecOfQGpTaN7wcQ2OQkcXbtmto/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hyvYXVizgxQJ63_7vmNtARxEViwJaAjGQK8FmHHRSsjkhecFfYas-YljOs9ZsbiCSzKgCzXig36YpTURGh5PqNbW2htqVHNn-5pdk85b5Cx-djEfZlecOfQGpTaN7wcQ2OQkcXbtmto/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Before we started our walk, I noticed this abandoned house. The grapes were hanging from the vine, which offered a melancholic view. Somehow life was still going on here.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoimMcC9wNC4aSsBf5RaZ_Q3YGFB5xmtBnrKr_5uJa_hBWwfm2gT-nKtyImyg-mw46I1wMP0cHDxAhiDck05w5zL8-54Q4YgSjh90wqjr3B81Ay7TNyCKIHkljeZv4JBNCG5BuqaeGag/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoimMcC9wNC4aSsBf5RaZ_Q3YGFB5xmtBnrKr_5uJa_hBWwfm2gT-nKtyImyg-mw46I1wMP0cHDxAhiDck05w5zL8-54Q4YgSjh90wqjr3B81Ay7TNyCKIHkljeZv4JBNCG5BuqaeGag/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Beni was there as well of course. The hike took us through the local fields, where, after some rainy days, nature was in full bloom.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlly-nOmw1sqcS4Qy2rduVEHCU7Hagv37-TLmfHPq7hwACrZdJw3C3HeSRaBjo8pHqTobHwIJ_5_GExcvIVT8vClh2ZroY6We8rDwIhtKPBQeqtqyXruMpNtE5XFhATv1MSRjS1FXvOqQ/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlly-nOmw1sqcS4Qy2rduVEHCU7Hagv37-TLmfHPq7hwACrZdJw3C3HeSRaBjo8pHqTobHwIJ_5_GExcvIVT8vClh2ZroY6We8rDwIhtKPBQeqtqyXruMpNtE5XFhATv1MSRjS1FXvOqQ/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A shallow depth of field shot, transformed the scenery in this next landscape in a unique way. I did a tutorial on this technique.<a href="http://review/" target="_blank"> <b>If you are interested you can check it out here. </b></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7tXX9upmWFmPTth5W6Sjfwfp4A_hzs7gYJHgx25IAWHl0QdeJu6utOdIX0B7DS_fNTrNPcBitkY17-kXpxBPH-v-IUI8ODa1Gcymkq9U6TdL0VLEpRKFI221fCTzkTgnsHbpk3J8xsI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7tXX9upmWFmPTth5W6Sjfwfp4A_hzs7gYJHgx25IAWHl0QdeJu6utOdIX0B7DS_fNTrNPcBitkY17-kXpxBPH-v-IUI8ODa1Gcymkq9U6TdL0VLEpRKFI221fCTzkTgnsHbpk3J8xsI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We had a lot of rain the last couple of days, and it was even raining on this day just before our walk. That's why you will notice raindrops in all of the close-up shots. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVlFjKAZXdquAd0VOuOjh-4vIq42wPHZL8JKvk06y6uQQKzE-G5SJAVsTpFLtei7l_yaEKBnrCP3IkQAb5iJYbBtxzYx_YU1rTu3oUovbC-7Fo74aLeQIeI0CQco0wMKEir7a3Bv4HE/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVlFjKAZXdquAd0VOuOjh-4vIq42wPHZL8JKvk06y6uQQKzE-G5SJAVsTpFLtei7l_yaEKBnrCP3IkQAb5iJYbBtxzYx_YU1rTu3oUovbC-7Fo74aLeQIeI0CQco0wMKEir7a3Bv4HE/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbB2iCLfz-3fyuV3i7jdnnSunxRWkChCyIuZP20fn3GJJbBW6M6oqUVUcNDYatRUrC3IifOwuBJZjZ969f-8hGhiypQ6wzr3h0gc7aOxzAMnGyRyiPIskRJAai1maeeH-8GI-j5SlpXE/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbB2iCLfz-3fyuV3i7jdnnSunxRWkChCyIuZP20fn3GJJbBW6M6oqUVUcNDYatRUrC3IifOwuBJZjZ969f-8hGhiypQ6wzr3h0gc7aOxzAMnGyRyiPIskRJAai1maeeH-8GI-j5SlpXE/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This next view brings back memories form the beginning of this blog. This was one of the first sights I shoot with my Canon 350D back then, and posted to this blog in January of 2009. <b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2009/01/forgotten-place.html" target="_blank">If you'd like to see this scene five years back, click here. </a></b></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YY-RoYa3IyWwE-JVmABCYnTZ9TsWQClKLgDI8ZAVvrToYNp4gS563WuW405BSQYTOX1K7uItO2bUdvMmsMzxu-tiPZHfMp2Uf0_A7iBzXh1g_Eo1QDhRAGEYTbmozGr2Lc9dQFRl-jU/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YY-RoYa3IyWwE-JVmABCYnTZ9TsWQClKLgDI8ZAVvrToYNp4gS563WuW405BSQYTOX1K7uItO2bUdvMmsMzxu-tiPZHfMp2Uf0_A7iBzXh1g_Eo1QDhRAGEYTbmozGr2Lc9dQFRl-jU/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We actually picked some berries (not these unripe ones, of course) as we were strolling along. They were very delicious! </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRELwk3-BJA5caqOXIeCC4Um5P8q7KGAAr7csC2hG8Mrv3yWl8HknPcaODHRrsQd3H9CIuWTjp6OtggrNNxv4nG9M-h5jIYctuptYQFHH_GAzqZlFqYbBDMky91WxQhnYiO7ALPxJh9Dg/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRELwk3-BJA5caqOXIeCC4Um5P8q7KGAAr7csC2hG8Mrv3yWl8HknPcaODHRrsQd3H9CIuWTjp6OtggrNNxv4nG9M-h5jIYctuptYQFHH_GAzqZlFqYbBDMky91WxQhnYiO7ALPxJh9Dg/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIFwMRW6WgprnuugM8jCLYhjv4iqQwx9WB0PHvScUHEQyBW0Ck5aGwSnIuSd3ZweKx13p9zjcYVRypEhtEIKZXt7CaD5QVMqb_n0fwaOs01GnOyj-zFXUU0g3j_BraRj1aoH3geK1DbA/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIFwMRW6WgprnuugM8jCLYhjv4iqQwx9WB0PHvScUHEQyBW0Ck5aGwSnIuSd3ZweKx13p9zjcYVRypEhtEIKZXt7CaD5QVMqb_n0fwaOs01GnOyj-zFXUU0g3j_BraRj1aoH3geK1DbA/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTbswuqtgMQ__vnFZIcuG9rVNrE71ej63Ymy0Mjw2hC36ussRkfnAH8IXuUXNs-zlpIsumfHpyQ95XiR6J4VpRNqRLGd20EedaamGzcR3an7ZlTJQy64KxCFTZHT7AYvdKTuQy_JwTs/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTbswuqtgMQ__vnFZIcuG9rVNrE71ej63Ymy0Mjw2hC36ussRkfnAH8IXuUXNs-zlpIsumfHpyQ95XiR6J4VpRNqRLGd20EedaamGzcR3an7ZlTJQy64KxCFTZHT7AYvdKTuQy_JwTs/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The newest addition to the family, my cousin Kenan's daugther Merjem, wasn't in a walking mood. :) As the sun returned, so did the humidity, and she wasn't a fan of it, and neither were we. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb13f1kTBKINybyG4KrRxOFyLSvH5jjeu3OEZYJ9uAxjE2xRLpcodIBnfB0j7laEa6lIRXdqcIdJ5FzB4AieTDiqp9GRwSCX4YOlxvbg6FOkv6Fkjt9NodBAiJymMu4heUH7YVJpHp5o/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb13f1kTBKINybyG4KrRxOFyLSvH5jjeu3OEZYJ9uAxjE2xRLpcodIBnfB0j7laEa6lIRXdqcIdJ5FzB4AieTDiqp9GRwSCX4YOlxvbg6FOkv6Fkjt9NodBAiJymMu4heUH7YVJpHp5o/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A lone fence was in front of me, and I was wondering, what can it protect the field from? Right now it's only an interesting photo subject, so I snapped away.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oFUsb2EskYH4ZbPG_xebxNRU_H0eSWtuGO9A3qA5m-u1_Ldlcs86GOnLhSRVBvO5bukn5R4HwdaCMf6z93LHRuGDu7YuaiC01KXjwVXNb1NU9L9tsvM17ejmDGjemy9aSs8bnzvFo7U/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oFUsb2EskYH4ZbPG_xebxNRU_H0eSWtuGO9A3qA5m-u1_Ldlcs86GOnLhSRVBvO5bukn5R4HwdaCMf6z93LHRuGDu7YuaiC01KXjwVXNb1NU9L9tsvM17ejmDGjemy9aSs8bnzvFo7U/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEoRVpzk66FfTViq-3-I_N0m8NAgSQUifTOuhrMyI0NSoSEW-7EPlB0-y3or1ke0rFLVlkMxZ4xzr9yN9M-NKpva4VGxsJx1OudG5zTEzYh-ZldkpeDikBa4kDKfwEUe_-Zj-08G7MA/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEoRVpzk66FfTViq-3-I_N0m8NAgSQUifTOuhrMyI0NSoSEW-7EPlB0-y3or1ke0rFLVlkMxZ4xzr9yN9M-NKpva4VGxsJx1OudG5zTEzYh-ZldkpeDikBa4kDKfwEUe_-Zj-08G7MA/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j_U1h-76H6yK6ss5eIFK3ojNN9WUPCSkWgq9TF6JHxoQuWW3c6-8ue1jqkpyTRWKJhl8rK6WkdMxU8VlRar_VnGqq8e0_Bu_-wLdy7alyEDQzNaeFkDaSsSUe0KgHKV4ka-eV4Pg8rc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j_U1h-76H6yK6ss5eIFK3ojNN9WUPCSkWgq9TF6JHxoQuWW3c6-8ue1jqkpyTRWKJhl8rK6WkdMxU8VlRar_VnGqq8e0_Bu_-wLdy7alyEDQzNaeFkDaSsSUe0KgHKV4ka-eV4Pg8rc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0JfTapwg31R-SOyLhICURACxWG-I8NjXa_hE84KXJUhLW1C5jMZfteP0zzg7vQhQC3ip5xbjY-TaeqX1GWPFEd-ZBp4Nqr-7_2DcHFby9Xu_sfKeC6Vze78yqWlFBJ97gu63C_OKyOA/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0JfTapwg31R-SOyLhICURACxWG-I8NjXa_hE84KXJUhLW1C5jMZfteP0zzg7vQhQC3ip5xbjY-TaeqX1GWPFEd-ZBp4Nqr-7_2DcHFby9Xu_sfKeC6Vze78yqWlFBJ97gu63C_OKyOA/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A distant view into the village of Bivolje Brdo. We were traveling away from it now, further into previously uncharted (and undocumented) territory for me. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQxRpvO4DnQzXp0YpddjZHegUi9WJbVL_VSuPu9v4M0qLZRHFkB_M1_LES6SCM3R_rXVGvwmk5W7QTirkWpUJwmifRapbE1n3qxr4-dOVbaVrAOcH2B8dEDpkvZ42q4JEidUnbyRCipQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQxRpvO4DnQzXp0YpddjZHegUi9WJbVL_VSuPu9v4M0qLZRHFkB_M1_LES6SCM3R_rXVGvwmk5W7QTirkWpUJwmifRapbE1n3qxr4-dOVbaVrAOcH2B8dEDpkvZ42q4JEidUnbyRCipQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As we were moving along, so did other creatures. Unfortunately for me (and for you, dear visitors) the turtle decided to hide as soon as I pointed the camera at her. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5K99Oe5FDcYmPWeVZgWsFSGYFLDqMATVk78iIZgLoSZf0FlL9JXvJ1KxxZ6-i1g7XZjBVG9YMnvCGo5JvgvVjXF4kgYI3e8ZocIWgviiUfMD90TqfUv1BCFTj7o9Sq_iQvtgOWMO1WM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5K99Oe5FDcYmPWeVZgWsFSGYFLDqMATVk78iIZgLoSZf0FlL9JXvJ1KxxZ6-i1g7XZjBVG9YMnvCGo5JvgvVjXF4kgYI3e8ZocIWgviiUfMD90TqfUv1BCFTj7o9Sq_iQvtgOWMO1WM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As we took a corner, a long path through the woods waited for us. The entrance was very nice and charming, but further back nature was running wild. You will see what we saw in the woods in part two...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPsOqPhLt5XRMeOopO-M7wLgyjjtgOnp2Iknjp4nUp277alNpAyejPGAgofQmrEKX0DKCFmkY78V60Gur5Eo-O4nXXgn-ZLovzqZy9fEM0qwiALAtx8RrDIDxStqxwjrmSuuw0zEXox8/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPsOqPhLt5XRMeOopO-M7wLgyjjtgOnp2Iknjp4nUp277alNpAyejPGAgofQmrEKX0DKCFmkY78V60Gur5Eo-O4nXXgn-ZLovzqZy9fEM0qwiALAtx8RrDIDxStqxwjrmSuuw0zEXox8/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>End of Part One</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> To be continued...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>I hope you enjoyed the first part from our countryside visit. Part Two will be up tomorrow (where you will actually see more from us).</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>I am still editing the summer vacation series to Sibenik, Croatia, but I plan to post part one on Friday. So there is a lot of new material coming up.</b></span></div> </div>

Rural Views [Part 1/2]: A Family Outing

We visited the countryside recently for a family gathering. While there, my cousins decided to take a walk through the rural setting, and ...

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