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,…
Tag: Ottoman Empire
Skanderbeg Square at Night
Skanderbeg is an Albanian hero who rebelled against the Ottoman Empire which ruled this region for 500 years. I will need to do a lot more research before I can tell you…
Time Travel to the Ottoman Period in Skopje
We walked to the mid-15th century inn for people in the caravans. It would be amazing to time travel to the Ottoman period to see what this place was like.
Sofia Tidbits
It’s a rainy Friday evening in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgarians celebrate their independence from the Ottoman Empire today (September 22nd); declared in 1908.
Taking a Bath in Budapest
One of the major attractions of Budapest is its thermal baths. Roman Baths were of course very popular during the Roman times. When Hungary was part of the Ottoman Empire (1541 – 1699), Turkish Baths were built instead.