30.1.07

Going to Sarajevo via Osijek 2

Osijek
I arrived at Osijek bus station at 13:30. There was train station next to the bus station. The sky was gray and were few people. Shops were almost closed. I realised today was Christmas!. Christmas is Bank holiday in Croatia and Croatia is Catholic country. I had forgotten it. I gave up going to city centre. If I have gone there, shops and museums would have been closed.
I checked the timetable at the bus station, there was no bus to Sarajevo. I had to go by tarin. I knew there was one train to Sarajevo in a day because I had checked it in advance. the train leaves at 15:00. I could not buy a direct ticket to Sarajevo at Osijek station but could bought to the boarder between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The boarder name is Slavonski Samac and it cost 40 Kuna. I decided to wait for the train at a bar in the station. I drank a beer. A barman at the bar spoke german and English. He spoke to me in german at first. I talked about football and jobs with my poor german. I realised he also spoke English in the middle of the talking, but it seemed to me that he could speak german better than English. His name was Tomislav. When I asked his name, he taught me his name coming from a great croatian king. He was a nice guy and very friendly. We talked about a half hour. Then I got on the train.

I just stayed in Croatia on Christmas day for one hour and half. However the talking with Tomislav made my croatian impression good.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey, how much did it cost you all together from Osijek to sarajevo? Il be doing that journey at the end of July.