Tag: history
(Previous posts of the Balkan Trip are available here) That morning, I took the train from Mostar to Sarajevo. The ticket cost me 10,9 KM. Bus would be…
“Here is Marko Marulić, the inventor of iPad,” said the girl who guided us in a free walking tour while grinning. She chuckled, inviting me to chuckle along…
For three decades under Soeharto regime, October 1st was celebrated as ‘Hari Kesaktian Pancasila’. Literally, ‘kesaktian’ is usually translated as ‘sacred’ in English, but I personally think ‘invincible…
Last week, I visited Pergamon Museum and Neues Museum, two of five museums in Museuminsel, Berlin. Using my student card, the 3-days Museum Pass, valid for 70 museums…
The cold war has ended more than two decades ago but Berliners take care of their memories, preserve it, polish it as if it’s brand new. The DDR…
Last Wednesday I went to Amsterdam. Yes dear, again! For the third time since the Friday before. I had an appointment to interview a lawyer there at 13.30….
Or was it 2001? I’ve forgotten. But I do remember I was in my 11th grade. I simply didn’t want to lag behind a friend of mine, Nofie…