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In my opinion Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the most interesting currencies in Europe. The local currency is the Convertible Mark (Konvertibilna Marka) comprised of 100 Feninga. The Convertible Mark (KM) was introduced in 1998 and at that time fixed at par to the German Mark.
As the German Mark has been replaced by the Euro in 2002, the Convertible Mark is now pegged with the Euro at a fixed rate of 1,96.
As Mostar is a popular day trip destination from the Croatian coast, many prices are stated in three currencies: Bosnian Convertible Mark, Croatian Kuna and Euro. Especially the Euro is usually exchanged at a very fair rate, close to the fixed rate of 1,96 KM. Leave a Comment
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One of the most popular beer brands in Bosnia and Herzegovina seems to be Sarajevsko Pivo. The brewery Sarajevska Pivara is of course located in Sarajevo, where it was established in 1864.
During our 1 week in Bosnia and Herzegovina I have tried both the light Sarajevsko Pivo and the light skimmed Sarajevsko Premium Pivo. Both beers tasted quite good, but I wouldn't say that they were fabulous.
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 Mom in Mostar by KrumlovgirlLeave a Comment
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 Denise entering the
Dervish House in Blagaj by pure1942
Apart from that there are the usual things to be aware of when entering most religious temples, churches, synagogues and mosques...cover your legs and arms and women may be required to cover their heads...this will definitely be expected when entering the Dervish House in Blagaj.
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All over the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East the filled pastry, Burek and it's different varients, is the ubiquitous snack of choice. I have tried burek many times and have frequently used it as my cheap but filling stomach lining on my travels through this part of Europe and have to admit, the burek in Mostar and Sarajevo was the best I have tried so far, not as greasy as Turkey, Tunisia, Montenegro, Albania or Serbia. This is all down to the different methods of actually cooking Burek.
Bosnian Burek is typically of the rolled variety meaning it is baked in a coil. Technically Burek in Bosnia & Herzegovina is only filled with meat with cheese filling is actually simica, spinach filling is zeljanica and potatoe filling is krompirusa. However burek seems to be now becoming the generic term for all these fillings and I generally just get away with saying 'Burek sir' for my favourite - cheese filled burek.
In Mostar I got my first opportunity to see Burek being made in the traditional way - see pics.
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Drinking Coffee is a national pass time in Bosnia & Herzegovina. All through the day, cafe's and bars are full of locals passing the time over small cups of the good stuff. On sunny days this spills out onto the cobblestone streets and is a great way of soaking up the local everyday atmosphere and of engaging in conversation with locals.
However, in the genuine coffee shops, don't expect cappucinos or skinny lattes. The coffee in a lot of these small local coffee shops is of the turkish variety, served strong and black in a turkish coffee pot and poured into small cups. If you like it sweet you can put it directly into the cup but it is more fun to do it the traditional way. Put the cube between your teeth and drink the coffee through it. Too sweet even for my sugar loving mouth but when in Rome!
BTW - Don't drink down to the bottom. The ground coffee is not filtered out so downing your coffee will result in a nasty mouthfull of ground coffee!
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 Shoe Rack at our hostel by pure1942
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The people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are among the most genuinelly friendly people I have ever met. Don't be surprised if you are invited to share a coffee or some snacks with locals you get chatting to. Even in the 'touristy' areas where the locals are used to visitors you could end up in someone's home where you will be treated like royalty...the people of BiH take hospitality very seriously. It is nice to have some small gift handy to leave your host if you are the kind of person who likes to mingle with locals and engage in converstaion. You never know when you might need it. Needless to say it is not expected or entirely necessary but it is appreciated. I don't think I need to mention this but I will anyway...monetary gifts are not what I mean and will undoubtably cause offence if offered!
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It seems even a simple thing like a bottle of beer is not immune to the divisions of the past. Around the Old Town and eastern side of Mostar the beer of choice is generally down to Sarajevsko or Hercegovacko apart from the generic imported beers. However I was surprised to hear that in general, Sarajevsko Beer is not available in bars across town in the western side!!!
As a natural sceptic I had to try this and asked for a Sarajevsko in a bar in the western side of town and sure enough...no Sarajevsko. Thankfully this request was not accompanied by the expected glare of disapproval but with a cheery recommendation of Becks. This is when the glares did come out...from me....awful stuff that Becks!!!
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