The morning of October 18th, 2017 was a cold morning in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kenric and I were at the Sarajevo Funky Tours‘ office to meet our guide,…
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Slovakia’s Largest Cathedral
One of the main attractions in Kosice, Slovakia is St. Elisabeth Cathedral. With a capacity of 5,000, it’s the largest cathedral in the country.
One Family’s Story That Changed Our Lives
“If you don’t mind, I have a more modest family I can give it to.” Later, she stopped by a returnee’s farm to buy some peppers and tomatoes as a way of supporting their small farm, and also to let us see the current living situation of those affected by the war.
Srebrenica: It Was A Genocide, And It Happened
I thank you on behalf of all the victims for reading this. I thank you just as they thanked me for visiting the their memorial cemetery and museum today; for the simple act of learning and sharing their stories.
Parks Became Cemeteries
The population of Bosnia was 44% Muslim (called Bosniaks), 31% Christian Serbs, 17% Catholic Croats and 8% Yugoslavians. Soon, everyone was fighting everyone.
Rebound and Prosper
Twenty two years after the war ended, many buildings have been rebuilt, but many remain bombed-out shells. I hope Mostar continues to rebound and prosper.
Our Introduction to the Orthodox Church
We went to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sibiu, Romania today. It is an Eastern Orthodox Church. So now, I have now seen at least one church from all three of the…
It’s Sunday. Did you go to Churches?
Our male host is a retired music conductor who fills in for organ players at different churches when necessary. He showed us the church organ which was quite a special experience. That’s him in the photo rehearsing.