Advantages: An important piece of recent history, interesting, enlightening Disadvantages: Not a great deal to see so for the really interested only
In the mid 1990s I watched television news bulletins transfixed at the pictures coming from the besieged city of Sarajevo. For over four years the people of Sarajevo were trapped in their city, often cold, usually hungry as missiles rained down on them. In spite of many months of fierce attack plucky Sarajevo managed to defend itself ? thanks mainly to an 800 metre tunnel that connected the city with ?Free Bosnia?.
How the exact location of the tunnel was not discovered by the Serbs is a miracle. The tunnel runs under Sarajevo Airport which, although it was designated a neutral zone, was often closed due to heavy shelling. The Serbs knew roughly where the tunnel was but were never able to pinpoint it exactly. The tunnel was no secret; everyone knew of its existence, Serbs included. Food, fuel, medical supplies and arms ? all were ...
Advantages: Plenty to see; good value for money; Disadvantages: No budget flights yet (but also a good thing!)
In 1984 Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics; just over a decade later, the world watched as Sarajevo burned and the sites of the games became cemeteries for those killed in the siege, at four years the longest in modern warfare. Before the war Sarajevo was often described as the ?European Jerusalem? in reference to the mix of cultures who happily lived alongside each other; today an invisible line divides the city separating Bosniaks from Bosnian Serbs.
Although I remember both the Olympic Games and the Siege of Sarajevo very well, it was an earlier event that ignited my interest in Sarajevo: a postcard from a family friend, who was in Yugoslavia on business, captured my imagination and I suppose this was the start of my ?Yugophilia?. The postcard showed a famous wooden fountain that stands in Ba?Äar?ija square; it was damaged during ...
Advantages: Instant Disadvantages: Not a "real" Cappucino
I have read several reviews on this particular product, and on average, I would say most people feel it should be better. I however disagree, it is not a "pucca" Cappuccino, just a very nice substitute, and as such it is very good.
These are available in Cappuccino, Latte, and Decaff, unsweetened is an option too. Basically the drink is a "frothy coffy, and a very nice one too. It tastes nice because the coffee is Nescafe.
Price:-
I got my last from Somefields, two boxes (20 sachets) for £3. They are available from most shops and you may well find cheaper.
Ingredients:-
Skimmed milk powder, Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Lactose, Instant coffee (15%) Dried glucose syrup, Stabilisers E340 E452i E331 Milk proteins and salt. These ingredients make it sound a little artificial, as do all lists of this type, but the taste test is ...
smudgeybabes 20.04.2007 (15.04.2007)
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Nescafe Cappuccino
