ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Driving around in the mountains in Bosnia - August 2006</title> <style> .header {font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: 2px;} body, td, p, li {font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 13px; word-spacing: 1px; color: #ffffff; line-height: 18px;} .photo {border-style: solid; border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; margin-top: 30px;} a, a:link, a:visited, a:active {color: #ffffff;} a:hover {color: #999999; text-decoration: none;} </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#34434D"> <a name="top"></a> <!-- +++++ BEGIN WWW.MANNINGKRULL.COM MASTHEAD +++++ --> <style> body { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } .mastheaddiv { height: 50px; background-image: url("/images/manningkrull_masthead.jpg"); background-position: center; } .mastheadspacer { width: 770px; height: 50px; border: 0px; } </style> <div class="mastheaddiv"> <center> <a href="http://www.manningkrull.com"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" class="mastheadspacer" alt="Manning Leonard Krull -- Web Design, Illustration, & Multimedia" /></a><br /> </center> </div> <!-- +++++ END WWW.MANNINGKRULL.COM MASTHEAD +++++ --> &nbsp; <center> <table cellpadding="24" cellspacing="1" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td width="542" bgcolor="#000000"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5009313124668288"; /* travel_blue_black_728x90 */ google_ad_slot = "7280726547"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p align="center" style="line-height: 30px;"> <span class="header">Driving around in Bosnia &#151; August 2006</span> <br> <a href="http://www.manningkrull.com">Manning Leonard Krull</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="../index.html">Trip index</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/photo_album/">Photo album</a> <hr size="1" color="#ffffff"> </p> <p> One day when Lada was busy working in Sarajevo, Alexis drove us and Lada's mom around in the Bosnian countryside. Lada's mom was our tourguide and took us to what I believe she described as the last virgin forest in Europe. All I know is, it sure was pretty. I don't have much to say about these pictures; it's just a lot of beautiful countryside. </p> <p><a name="photos"></a> <hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="1.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="2.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="3.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> We stopped for lunch at a "restaurant" which was just some house with a sign on it that said restaurant (not shown; this is where we parked out front). We entered a tiny dining area that looked like a converted garage, and no one was there, so Lada's mom called out a few times, and then a nice, smiling lady showed up to take our order, as she toweled her hair dry. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="4.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> We ate outside in the chilly mountain air, and I wish I could express to you how huge these chickens were that hung around the whole time, waiting for us to drop our guard to they could kill us. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="5.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> No, seriously, they were freaking enormous. This doesn't do it justice. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="6.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> Speaking of enormous! Look at how tiny Alexis looks down there in the middle! He's French and all, but he's not <i>that</i> small. We found this strange war memorial by accident while driving around. Those two pieces are two charging armies; you can make out rough, blocky faces toward the middle there. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="7.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> I love watching the shadows of the clouds roll across the mountains. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="11.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> Alexis insisted on taking this picture of me with my own camera. He said he wanted it to look like "a Type O Negative album cover." </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="12.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> Here you can see the soldiers' faces a bit better. </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="13.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> Now we're way up in the virgin forest I mentioned. We hiked along a trail in the woods all the way out to this cliff where you can see a waterfall in the distance (near the middle there). </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="15.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="16.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p align="center"><img src="17.jpg" width="540" height="405" class="photo" alt=""></p> <p> </p> <p><hr size="1" width="33%" color="#ffffff"> </p><!-- ************************************************** --> <p> The next and last gallery from this big trip is us <a href="../sarajevo4">hanging out in Sarajevo some more</a>... </p> <p> - <a href="http://www.manningkrull.com">Manning Leonard Krull</a> <br> &nbsp; </p> <p> <hr size="1" color="#ffffff"> <center> <a href="#top">Back to top</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="../index.html">Trip index</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/photo_album/">Photo album</a> </center> </p> <center> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5009313124668288"; /* 468x60, created 10/21/09 */ google_ad_slot = "9706388273"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <span style="color: #ffffff;"> Copyright &copy; Manning Leonard Krull. 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