2015 Vacation - Day 3

Rained all night. In the morning we squared the bill with Marija's mother in law and her mom took us to the car rental place. We got Renault Fluence. Not bad looking car for a 1.6 liter engine. From the get go I did not like the sound of the diesel engine and the thing with the lights (low beam too low so I had to drive with high beams on). Nobody complained. This was the first opportunity to test the Here Maps application. Crossing the border I had asked Bosnian customs officer for the nearest exchange office. His response was: "I have no idea." I said to myself: "Welcome to Bosnia". We had pretty much pleasant ride over Trebinje, through Popovo polje onto our first destination of Vrelo Bune in Blagaj. Somewhere in between one of the most memorable incidents happened to us and I still can't find its exact location on the map. I had made a wrong turn and Here guided us through some local roads and ultimately a dirt farm road so narrow that our car picked up some scratches from the brush. It was kind of scary and adventurous at the same time. The Tekke and the spring of Buna were fantastic as was the trout we had for lunch. Next stop was Mostar with it's old bridge. Here was the first time for Janet to experience turkish coffee and hurmashice. She bought a bunch of little trinkets for friends and relatives. Towards the and of afternoon we continued north and made a stop at Jablanica to see the monument and a museum to the WW2 battle for the wounded. From there it was straight to Zavidovici. Janet could not stop admiring the scenery and mountain ranges. We were both impressed with the new highway system with a bunch of tunnels. It was already late when we arrived to my birthplace, so we just announced ourselves at Stefo's. Marija was extremely hospitable, feeding us and providing linens and things.