Mostar and around

Mostar is the biggest city in Herzogovenia and the scene of bitter fighting in the 1990s. Its famous old bridge and market, not to mention most buildings, were destroyed. Although the trademark bridge and market have been rebuilt many buildings remain as shells or rubble.

Yesterday I was driven around the area and saw an ancient town on the route between Istanbul and Vienna, glorious falls and rivers, and the wealthiest town in the country. Because of a reported vision of Mary, Medugorje is a pilgrimage site. Catholics come from all over the world - and the town makes a fortune out of them. They seemed to have strayed a fair way from their religion's founder's precepts...