Why, Oh Why?

[ithildin]

I did this over at dj_aida's. Fair warning though, in a lot of cases I totally can't remember exactly when and why I friended people! I have a lousy memory [g]

Leave a comment and I'll:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, a word etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you. (To which you must respond!)
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
7. In return, you must post this in your LJ.

Comments

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

The sense of ancient culture. Both my hometown Mostar and Sarajevo are old cities, and it is impossible to go to certain areas and not feel awed at the fact that many others have stood in the same spot for hundreds and hundreds of years.

The Sarajevo area itself has been settled since the Neolithic times, and there are still traces of that old culture, both in the artifacts and the faces of the people (Slavs, who arrived here during the 7th century, are taller and slimmer, while the Illyrians are shorter and stockier.) An interesting fact: Sarajevo was the first city in Europe to have a full-time (from dawn to dusk) operational electric tram line. Since then it has upgraded to more modern trams.

Mostar has the Old Bridge of course, built in 1567, and has been a site of annual high diving competitions for the past 350-400 years, depending on the source. Jumping off the Bridge is not without risks, since the Neretva River is very cold, and the air temperature can get as high as 45°C/113°F in the sun. The Old Bridge itself is 24m (78ft 9in)high.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Mostar_panorama.jpg)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful!