We arrived late in Sarajevo, got a taxi and drove to our hotel. It was called hotel Italia and was built in a really nice old italian style. We went straight to bed. The next morning we got up, had breakfast and went to the trainstation. There we met Ermina and her boyfriend. Ermina is a Bosnian friend from Emina. She actually lives in Sarajevo but her family in Zavidovici. We took with them the train to Zavidovici (4 hours ride). It was a really old train (Lokomotive) and the landscape we crossed during our trip was just amazing. There were a lot of beautiful rivers and so beautiful nature, looked like it’s out of another world. We had a good talk with the other couple and arrived in Zavidovici around 2 o’clock. We walked with Ermina to the families flat and explored the town. At the supermarket we bought groceries for our daytrips and finally exchanged our money. 50€ is around 99 KMs (Konvertible Mark).

We had a great time with the family of Ermina. The mother liked me a lot but she couldn’t speak English, it was really hard but I tried my best and learned a bit Bosnian basics. I can count to ten now.

The next day we got to know the father he didn’t live in the house with the family, he lived up the mountain in his own house. We got a cab up there. His house was situated really nice. From his balkony you could see all of Zavidovici. He was a funny man who couldn’t speak English so Emina had to translate. During the time at his place we played chess, walked into the forest and watched hornets.

All this people the family included are really poor. It’s really hard for them to afford the costs of living. Emina and me went out for dinner, lunch and breakfast everyday. One meal costs around 1-5 KM. I tried Chivape the traditional Bosnian meal. It’s sasauges made of ground beef covered in spices and served with a lapina and onions. It tasted quite good. I tried one of the national beers (Sarajevsko) as well and figured out that it tasted like Königs Pilsener so not too bad.