We take a day trip from Macedonia to the historical town of Prizren, in Kosovo which is Europe’s newest country declaring its independence in 2008. It’s a three hour journey by bus to the second biggest city, in this tiny country. The border crossing is easy but this time we’re hoping NOT to get a passport stamp as that would create problems if traveling to Serbia in the future. The Serbians still see Kosovo as officially part of Serbia so they would see entry to Kosovo as an illegal entry into their country and might not let us in! Anyway we’re not really worried about that now and we arrive at the small, pretty town of Prizren, where we can spend euros!
Of course there’s always a monastery or church of some sort to visit so we check this one out which is a UNESCO listed building.
The most fascinating thing for me is this bombed out church that sits on the hill overlooking the town. It looks almost perfect looking at it from below but as we climb upwards we can see that it is just a shell and the whole inside has been destroyed. It was a Serbian Orthodox Church and in the late 90’s to 2004 many Serbian cultural sites were destroyed.
The views back over the town are pretty good from up here…
In between a few rain showers we visit the mosque, walk through the old streets and cross the old stone bridge.
Time for some lunch and we have grilled meat similar to that in Macedonia and just as tasty.
We also find a craft brewery for a quick one to warm us up during a shower!
Before we leave, we go to a cafe where our guide has told us there’s a delicious dessert that we must try. It’s called “Trileqe” or tri leche i.e. 3 milks…. it’s surprisingly tasty, kind of custardy with a sweet glaze on the top. Not a bad way to finish our brief encounter with Kosovo.
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