The Youngest European Capital - Pristina

I woke up early, as usual, and made myself some more sandwiches for breakfast and for the day. Then I left my very lovely little apartment in Pristina behind, and parked nearby the main square for the walking tour.
The guide came 5 min late, which wasn't the best first impression, let's be honest. With me, only 2 other women attended, one retired with 50 (!) from Alabama, the other an Australian who wanted to find a job in Germany. It was a weird vibe with such a small group and the guide (I wanna say his name was Ashtrid, but I'm not entirely sure anymore), but I think that was mostly due to the guide. I read that if there are less than 4 people attending, the guide has the right to cancel the tour, which is definitely fair. But he didn't use that right, so we started our tour.
Pristina is the youngest capital of Europe, being "born" in 2008, when Kosovo declared its independence. Before that,

* Antiquity: The region was inhabited by various cultures and eventually became part of the Kingdom of Dardania, later incorporated into the Roman Empire.
* Middle Ages: Control shifted between the Byzantine Empire, Bulgarian Empire, and Serbian medieval states. By the 13th century, Kosovo became central to the Serbian medieval state.
* 1389: The Battle of Kosovo, fought between a Balkan coalition (led by Serbs) and the Ottoman Empire, marked a turning point, leading to the gradual end of Serb rule and eventual Ottoman conquest.
* 15th to early 20th Century: Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire for over four centuries. During this period, Islam was introduced and the Albanian population grew significantly.
* 1912-1913: Following the Balkan Wars, the Ottoman Empire ceded Kosovo. It was then divided between Serbia and Montenegro.
* After World War I: Kosovo was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
* World War II: Parts of Kosovo were absorbed into Italian-occupied Albania, and later came under Nazi German control before Tito's Yugoslav Partisans entered.
* Post-World War II (1946): Kosovo became an autonomous province within Serbia, within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
* 1974: The Yugoslav Constitution granted Kosovo a higher degree of autonomy as a Socialist Autonomous Province within Serbia, nearly equal to the six constituent republics.
* 1980s: Tensions between Albanian and Serb communities intensified after Tito's death. In 1981, riots by Kosovo Albanians demanding republic status were suppressed.
* Late 1980s: Slobodan Milošević rose to power in Serbia by exploiting Serb fears in Kosovo, and in 1989, he revoked Kosovo's autonomy.
* 1990s: A parallel government was established by Kosovo Albanians. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) emerged in the mid-1990s, conducting attacks against Serbian authorities.
* 1998-1999: The Kosovo War erupted as a conflict between ethnic Albanians (KLA) and the Yugoslav (Serbian and Montenegrin) government. This led to NATO intervention in 1999, resulting in the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces and the establishment of a UN-administered protectorate.
* February 17, 2008: Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. This move has been recognized by many countries, including the United States and most EU members, but is still disputed by Serbia and some others.Read more