A Buggy Ride to the Park

Thursday was our day to take it easy after three days of sight seeing. We drove to the American Embassy where Karen went in for a few minutes. Clarice and Connie had to wait outside for her. Only authorized personnel can go inside. You even have to be authorized to take a picture of the embassy. We learned that when Connie had the camera ready and one of the guards rushed over to inform us that even though we are Americans we were not authorized to take a photograph of the embassy. It's good to know they follow such strict security rules. The three of us walked to a sidewalk pizzeria and had some delicious pizza for lunch, then drove out to the park for a buggy ride down a tree-lined path. The ride ended at a beautiful park where the Bosna River originates from a spring in the ground. The Bosna River is one of the longest in the country. We had crossed over it several times on our Wednesday trip to the north.

We had a peaceful walk in the park watching the ducks and swans swim, then back in the horse-drawn buggy to the car.
On the way home we stopped at a modern shopping center in Sarajevo. Karen compared it to a Super Walmart because it had everything you can think of, but it was actually a lot nicer than most Walmarts we usually shop at in the states.

Today we head out for a five day tour of southern Bosnia and the Croatian coast. We will be in Mostar, Bosnia, and then stay in Dubrovnik, Croatia.