Category Archives: Kosovo

Friday Photo: War Stories

There was a special exhibit going on in downtown Prishtina while we were in town.  It detailed the stories on both sides of families who are missing relatives or even the remains of  relatives lost during the war.  Every person … Continue reading

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Friday Photo: Newborn — Prishtina, Kosovo

Kosovo was definitely one of my favorite places on the trip.  From very friendly people, to its interesting yet tragic history, it really drew me in.  Prishtina especially was the makings of a great capital, or at least hopefully one … Continue reading

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An Evening in Pristina

We left the hotel after a bit of rest and it had already started to get rather dark outside. First thing we had noticed however was the power was also out in our section of the city. Not sure how … Continue reading

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Wandering the streets of Pristina, Kosovo

We washed up and rested up for a few hours prior to heading out for the day.  Larry had been feeling a bit ill and the first order of business was to try to find a pharmacy to get some … Continue reading

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Friday Photo: Basketball in Prishtina

Kosovo is an interesting place, one of beauty and conflict.  I can say I was very wrong in what I believed Kosovo would be like, and Prishtina in particular.  Sure there were areas of still damage, but it was a … Continue reading

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Bound for Kosovo

The bus we were to take to Pristina was a bit older but so were a lot of the buses we had ridden while here in the Balkans. Larry and I made our way to the back of the bus to find some seats. The bus had weathered seats, a smell of body odor, and what seemed to be an Albanian variety show playing on the televisions. I had soon wondered if we were going to manage to get any sleep at all on this trip. We sat back and tried to get comfortable as the bus lurched out of the bus station and we were soon on our way to Kosovo. We had always planned to at least make a quick stop in Kosovo on our travels around the Balkans. For both of us it was high on our list, a place we both could only associate with the conflicts we had seen on TV years ago. Neither of us really knew what we expected the place to be like. Continue reading

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