IMG_9631 - Our local guide, on the left, explaining this old bazaar. Now they serve tourists, but they were always trade areas.
IMG_9633 - The Hadži-Kurtova Džamija mosque in Tanners Square. It is the only mosque on the west side of the river.
IMG_9634 - A good view of the height of the mountains above the east side of Old Mostar across the river
IMG_9636 - The nearby, restored, 16th century, Turkish Hamam (bath house), originally for bathing before praying at the mosque
IMG_9639 - This Neretva river flows from the north and east for 208 km through the Dinaric Alps to here, and on south to the Adriatic.
IMG_9640 - Northward view. The Neretva river was a boundary between the mineral-rich mountains and routes to the Adriatic Sea.
IMG_9641 - The Old Bridge (Stari Most) links the west-side bazaar to the predominantly Muslim, eastern side of the river.
IMG_9644 - From the Mostar Bridge. Behind the grey buildings is Coppersmith Street. Originally each trade had its own area.
IMG_9647 - The large stones on the shore are ones from the old bridge that could not be used in the rebuild.
IMG_9648 - In this region, it is more often free-wandering dogs that we see, rather than cats that are common farther west.
IMG_9649 - The bazaar on the Muslim side of the river
IMG_9652 - Coppersmith Street bazaar still sells copperwork, and many other crafts and souvenirs as well.