It's quite early in the season and our guide hadn't done all of our route before. Therefore when we got to Pocétilj, he was very surprised to find an old castle at the top of a hill, rather than an old church on the flat that he had described to us.
He asked if we wanted to look at it, and everyone said yes, so we set off up very steep and uneven steps.
At the top we found a ruined castle and we all clambered around the ruins and up into the tower.
People kept popping up everywhere and waving out of the top windows, and there was some very big drops, but luckily we all made it back down, with only one minor accident that just needed a plaster.
Then on to an ancient Ottoman building in a beautiful location by a fast flowing river.
And finally to Mostar, a 500 year old city that was completely destroyed in the Balkan conflicts in the early 1990's, and has been faithfully rebuilt.
It is most famous for the divers who dive off the bridge that is 25 metres above the river.
Apparently, they are often on the bridge and once tourists have donated a minimum of 50 euros then they will jump. There was no one jumping there today, and I am guessing that the torrential rain yesterday might have made the river a bit too treacherous.
We had lovely drinks and dinner there tonight and at sunset heard the call to prayer from the many minarets scattered around the town.
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