Walking west from Baščaršija, the Ottoman-era old trading quarters, toward the center of the city, is a walk through time. At the place aptly named “Sweet Corner,” you move from a fabulous, typically Oriental space into one that’s typically Central European. The long but pleasant stroll down Sarači Street, which then meets Ferhadija, all the way to Titova Street, encompasses 500 years of rich history. The sites, sounds, and tastes of the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the period of Southern Slav unification, the Second World War, Socialist Yugoslavia all merge into one colorful mélange that constitutes modern-day Sarajevo. Today the streets are alive with coppersmith shaping coffee sets as their forefathers did centuries ago. Tradesmen and women of all sorts sell their wares in the dozens of lanes crisscrossing the Old Town. Modern, Western shops and countless cafés line the Ferhadija walkway. The young and old cluster in pubs and bistros that dot the cityscape.