Sarajevo. I was in Sarajevo 10 years ago, and at that time the city was essentially in, the center city, essentially rubble. Many buildings had large pockmarks. Some of them are still there. Many, though, have been fixed; and it now is a vibrant city. If I had predicted 10 years ago that we would see the life in the city that we saw, a lot of people said it cannot happen.
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