Croatia

PompeyPete

peterbaker wrote: »

We thought about going to Mostar but we had a German hire car and someone said the locals in Bosnia & Herzegovina can be rather offended by them - anyone else heard that? @cubegame? My knowledge of the history of the area is not great, but unlike Italy who capitulated, Croatia was of course very much sided with Germany until the end of WW2.

4½ years ago even in Croatia there were still shadows of the 1990s conflict unfortunately. One older fellow in a coin shop seemed to take offence at my British accent and wouldn't show me some coins he had on display in the window. Yet a younger friend with a different European accent but still using English seemed to pass muster!

I remember being a little dismayed to learn that minefield clearance (off the usual beaten tracks obviously) was incomplete and not expected then (2014) to be finished until this year (2019).

If you DON'T want to be reminded of the Yugolav War in the 1990s, then Bosnia & Herzegovina isn't the place to go to. There are stark reminders everywhere.

You won't see too much of it in Mostar Old Town, and the Bridge, unless you go into the small museums They're for the thousands of tourists who invade every day. But look a away from the Old Town and the evidence is everywhere. Go to Sarajevo and practically every building has bullet or shell evidence.

suejb2

pollypenny wrote: »

Dubrovnik was an enormous disappointment! Just crammed with people from cruise ships. Almost every building was a shop or restaurant catering for tourists.

Reading about the cruises, this year they are staggering the cruises “dropping off”

PompeyPete

suejb2 wrote: »

Reading about the cruises, this year they are staggering the cruises “dropping off”

You really need to look at the Cruise Port Schedule. It'll tell you exactly which ships are scheduled to visit every day.