Visiting Alen's motherland - Bosnia July 2007

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Baba, Alen's grandmother that is, in the kitchen of her apartment in Tuzla.

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The aparment building across the street from Baba. A bit worn and torn by time and war. Allthough the situation is very...

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Alen's wife Merete on the apartment balcony. A popular place on hot summer evenings.

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Mother and daughter chatting on the balcony.

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It might look like a plane crashlanded on Alen's head, but actually I think it's a permanent souvenir from Alen's...

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The Hamsic family. Reminds me a little of the Sopranos.

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Now that's a big tomato, and it was tasty too. Cred to Alen for the picture.

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Alen playing around some more with his fish eye lense. The picture may be set up, but Baba is still the most lively and...

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This is the local oasis in Tuzla. It's a man built lake. The salt and minerals from the stones make it as salty as sea...

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Mr. Burn's nuclear powerplant in Springfield? No, it's the coal powerplant in Tuzla. This in addition to the coal and...

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Bosnian babes. Tuzla has a long pedestrian street where everybody goes to see and be seen during the evening. It's...

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This is a memorial to Tuzla's darkest day during the war. In this spot 65 protesting youths, a mix of serbs, croats and...

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Tuzla old town.

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Sunset over Tuzla.

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Alen, his cousin Adi, and his sister Adisa. The A-names are popular in this family.

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Not exactly vegetarian health food, but it sure tastes good!

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In the graveyard som graves are marked with the catholic cross and others are marked with islamic half moon. The...

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Some of the many courses made for a dinner party with Alen's family in the country side.

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Uncle Bajo splitting the water melon..

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Family gathering in the country side.

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