new mostar digs etc.

Howdy all,

Up until two weeks ago I refused to believe the naysayers, the pessimists, and the gloomy Gus(es) around town who predicted a Mostar winter of bitter cold and relentless wind. At the end of October the nights here were still balmy, people were still in short sleeves, and the ubiquitous sidewalk cafes were still packed throughout the day with loads of fashionably-dressed Mostarians sipping their espressos in the glorious Mediterranean sun.

But last Monday the cold from the “continent” arrived. And now I believe.

To celebrate the start of this infamous 4 month “howling wind” season I moved out of my former newly-renovated, well-insulated, energy efficient (but rather characterless) place on a car-dominated arterial road and into a funky, drafty little house with no insulation but lots of character, not far from the mostly reconstructed Old Town, and right in the bustling heart of the (car-free!) pedestrian zone.

I’m sharing the place with the friendly Shawn Convey, an American photographer/film-maker, and (since all of our many couches are pull-outs) we have beds to comfortably sleep 10-15 people. If you (and your sizable entourage) find yourself in the neighbourhood you are most welcome to crash here.

I haven’t written (rambled on?) much yet about life in Mostar. I intend to. Having recently purchased my first mobile phone and having recently made my first skype call, I figured I should go for the hat trick and also start my first blog. I will post future musings and the occasional photo to:

http://glavni-trg.blogspot.com/

I have also finally managed to post some photos to flickr.com. For Kenya pics and some initial Mostar pics, click on the links below and then select “view as slideshow” in the top right hand corner. If you set it to run at 2 seconds per slide, each slideshow set should take about 10 minutes (on a good internet connection).

Kenya photos

Mostar photos


Well, I should get back to my fresh, locally grown, organic figs, pomegranates, oranges, olives etc. etc. and leave you all to your respective businesses. Looking forward to hearing from y’all!

Ciao,
Andrew