Neno gave us a 10 minute break and suggested morning tea at a bakery over the road, where I bought a Zeljanica pastry.
Emperor's Mosque, originally built in the mid-fifteenth century but soon damaged and totally destroyed, and then rebuilt in 1565.
The brewery and headquarters of
Sarajevska pivara, founded in 1864. Neno said that the brewery was situated over a spring, and hence helped to continue beer production during the
siege of Sarajevo.
Looking over to
Vijećnica, or Sarajevo City Hall, on the northern side of the
Miljacka. In August 25th, 1992, Serbian shelling during the Siege of Sarajevo set fire to over 2 million books at the City Hall. After years of restoration, the building was finally reopened in 2014.
We then continued on to
Baščaršija, Sarajevo's old bazaar.
Hundreds of pigeons in
Baščaršija square. In the background is the
Sebilj, a pseudo-Ottoman-style wooden fountain.
Built in 1462,
Baščaršija is the historical and cultural center of the city.