Day 2: Vrelo Bosne,Tunnel of Hope,Bijambare cave,Goath Bridge.

Day 2: Vrelo Bosne,Tunnel of Hope,Bijambare cave,Goath Bridge.

After breakfast we started our tour for the day. We started everyday    between 10 am to 11 am .

We first went to Vrelo Bosne.There was rain throughout the day till we returned to the hotel.

Vrelo Bosne was the most beautiful park I have ever seen. It had natural Spring water from the Igman Mountains and  large man made lakes that were so crystal clear and beautiful bridges that were perfect for photos.There are horse carriages to drive from 1 side of the park to the other.But due to the rain  the horse carriages were not there .It was very quiet as there were not many tourists  and just the river flowing sound. It seems this is a favourite spot in Summer as  people come there  for picnic and play football.The entrance fees is 2 KM/Person.

We next visited the Tunnel of Hope.The entrance fees is 10 KM/person. The whole feeling changed after seeing the pictures , films, gun shots .We were explained about the War on Bosnia by Serbian forces  in short and how they built the tunnel to bring supplies from other part of the country.Also  we could see the mines still in the places.We also walked a small stretch of the  tunnel and saw  few items that were used in the construction of tunnel .The tunnel actually  went all the way between the 2 parts of Bosnia and since they could not run on the airport runway, they built the underground  tunnel.Many celebrities have visited the place  and   signed  in the visitor’s book.

Bijambare cave

We next visited the Bijambare cave.This was a hour long  drive from the tunnel.It was still raining and they close the cave if there are no tourists, even though its not past the closing times.

Before we reached there our guide spoke to them telling we are on the way.When we reached,  the person in the ticket counter said its closed.Then our guide  argued with them and  bought the tickets. The entrance fees is 2 KM/person.Also there are trains to take us from  the gate to a little near the cave.This stretch is  a little far and also with the rains  walking didn’t seem  interesting.

The train ticket per person is 1 KM one way/person.There are specific timings when the train will depart and arrive .The person  at the ticket counter seemed not interested   and told us the train will come after an hour.But the train arrived in less than 5 minutes.We  travelled through the area and reached the only station.From there we walked a little more to reach the cave.The cave was  locked, a person working there, opened it for us and walked with us inside the cave.The entrance fees is  3 KM/person. The cave was even colder and  it was similar to the cave we visited in Georgia, but even smaller one .We were told that a music concert was conducted in the last cave as it  had good acoustics .We tried our hand in singing there.Then we  walked back and took the train and reached the entrance.

After this we asked our guide to take us to Goath Bridge as it was in the  itinerary.But he  first advised, he was not sure of this place  and have never been there.Then we  still went there and clicked pic there and returned.This bridge was after the Bascarsija .The Bridge as such was not that great, but the drive to the bridge was nice and  it was a hilly area with  some beautiful scenary.

 

We were asked if we were interested to go to a place with Zoo and lunch Ajdinovici . But we decided to go back to hotel.

We returned to the hotel around 5 30 PM and after some time we left for dinner at the same OnlyOne Sarajevo Restaurant in Grand Centar Ilidza.

This time we picked food from the buffet and depending on what is picked we pay the price .There were few vegetarian  items in the menu like Rice,Peas curry, mashed potatoes, Fried aubergine slices, mushrooms.

After having our food, we returned to the hotel.