Kosova

Our route from the east side of the Albanian Alps to northern Montenegro took us through Kosovo. At the border crossing the Albanian booth was unattended and the Kosovan official just waved us through!
Once we entered Kosovo we were struck by the well-maintained appearance of everything, unlike Albania.
We visited the Monastery Visoki Decani. It is a very important site for the Serbian Orthodox church, and is guarded by NATO troops!
After the monastery visit we stopped at a small neighbourhood coffee joint. Blokes smoking, but... We had 2 nice cappuccinos & because we were tourists, they were free. Kosovan hospitality!
We had a few things we wanted to see on our quick trip through Kosovo, but we had a long way to go, and when we got stuck in a traffic jam in Peja trying to get to an ATM we decided to just head for the border. Heading up the winding mountain road towards the border we passed an accident scene involving a Porche and another car.
Once in Montenegro we drove through beautiful alpine forests of mainly conifers.Read more