Today was our travel day to Mostar, but before heading off, we had one last place to visit in Sarajevo: the Bijambare Caves. We had seen it in one of the tour brochures and thought it might be something different to explore.
The caves are about an hour away from Sarajevo, and the drive takes you through small towns and beautiful landscapes.
The caves are located in a national park, and many families were there having picnics. There are eight caves in total, but you can only visit one, the middle cave. When we arrived, we found out that there are designated time slots to enter the cave, and we had just missed one. We had to wait another hour and a half for the next slot. Unfortunately, these timings were not advertised on their website. We had lunch at the café, where they were playing the song "Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni, Sa" in the background, which was quite unusual.
As soon as you enter the cave, you feel the cold air rushing through. Luckily, we were well-prepared and had our puffer jackets with us. It was a surreal feeling to be freezing inside when just outside the cave, it was 35 degrees. The cave is quite large, with stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, columns, and more. It reminded us of the Jenolan Caves we visited in the Blue Mountains. The last “room,” the concert hall, supposedly has good acoustics, and they have held concerts and even a wedding there in the past. However, the "good acoustics" part was dismissed by Savik and Aanya, who, after yelling and screeching, were not very impressed by the resonance. You are allowed 20 minutes inside the cave, and by the end of that time, your hands and nose are freezing.
Then we headed off to Mostar. The drive was picturesque, with beautiful mountains, a river along the way with turquoise-colored water, and multiple tunnels we had to pass through. We are staying in the old town, so we had to navigate our way through the tiny streets to reach our apartment.
Tomorrow, it will be time to explore Mostar.
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