2. At Ilidza
3. Me with his new iPad friends
4. Ben and us at Sarajevo eating pita
There are a lot of dogs here that seem to have no owner. They are quite large and have an ear tagged. Ben explained that many dogs were being killed so after this was outlawed an organization took over the care of these animals. Unfortunately they ran out of funds so the dogs rely on food given by the kindness of others. It's not unusual to see up to a dozen running the streets and often getting into a fight.
We have been hassled a few times by Roma. In one situation, a woman was holding a baby in the rain looking at me through my car window whilst I was at a set of lights. After a while of just staring she knocked on the window. It's hard to just ignore and sad for the baby. Another time a small boy approached us for money and again ignoring a child is not something that is easy to do. Whilst out today, a girl of about six, begging at traffic lights, decided to try to block a photo I was taking so I would give her money.
I went for a walk whilst the others slept as I did yesterday to
photograph the area. There are many photo opportunities here
particularly when contrasting old to new. So much so that I went for
another three hour one to the city just absorbing the atmosphere as I
went.
Upon return, we took the kids to the park where two young boys gravitated towards me. It wasn't for my charming personality or boyish good looks. I started to use my iPad which attracted them like a magnet. I happen to have some language basics sheet that helped a little in communication although one of the boys spoke a little English. I showed them some fun apps but the car racing game was the winner. It took a lot of persuasion to get it back. Finn came to the rescue by sharing his iPhone then had to be rescued by me.
Most things are very cheap. For example K and I had a cappuccino for $AU1.35 and a nice dinner with drinks for the four of us for around $AU22.00. It makes a pleasant change from the high costs we paid in Western Europe.
Upon return, we took the kids to the park where two young boys gravitated towards me. It wasn't for my charming personality or boyish good looks. I started to use my iPad which attracted them like a magnet. I happen to have some language basics sheet that helped a little in communication although one of the boys spoke a little English. I showed them some fun apps but the car racing game was the winner. It took a lot of persuasion to get it back. Finn came to the rescue by sharing his iPhone then had to be rescued by me.
Most things are very cheap. For example K and I had a cappuccino for $AU1.35 and a nice dinner with drinks for the four of us for around $AU22.00. It makes a pleasant change from the high costs we paid in Western Europe.
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