Bosnia and Herzegovina

Today we travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina. These countries are memorable for those of us who remember the 1990's, and the news coverage of the war and ethnic cleansing in this region. These countries are situated in the western Balkan peninsula, and Bosnia is the larger portion of the country while Herzegovina is now the south/southwest portion of the country. This area has been occupied by many different forces over history - the Ottomans, Austria-Hungary. They became part of an independent federation after WWI, and became part of Yugoslavia after WWII. In 1992, there was a vote for independence, and one of the ethnic groups openly opposed this independence, thus sparking a war.  In November of 1995, the Dayton Accords negotiated a peace agreement making a state with 2 autonomous entities governing the country. Each has its own president and and legislature. The central institutions of the government rotate to presidents of a different ethnic group every 8 months.

It is a mountainous country with a mild climate and cold winters. About half of the population lives in cities, and half in rural settings. I didn't find much of anything about tea in this country. I resorted to searching for specific cities, and got a hit for Sarajevo. Apparently they have a tea shop with many varieties available. I still didn't see anything specific, but they did show someone brewing tea with a Japanese tea pot. Since I don't have a Japanese tea set, I'm enjoying some tea in my Japanese cup.


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  1. A lot of areas don't seem to have much available information about tea.

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    1. That seems to be the way Europe is. Thankfully I'm finding more info on North America (even though a lot of countries make the exact same style of tea).

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