Blogs from Kosovo, Europe - page 15

Note of caution: avoid taking the overnight bus from Belgrade to Pristina, unless you actually plan to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere at 4:00 in the morning with all your luggage but without a clue as to where the hell you are. Trying to find your hostel hours before sunrise with an overly simplistic hand-drawn map on an hour of sleep is nothing to sneeze at, mind you. Fortunately though, a line of taxi drivers were already circling outside the deserted bus stop in Pristina, Kosovo, and readily pounced on the only idiot who chose to arrive at such an ungodly hour. I was immediately whisked away by the driver who spoke the best English, and within the quarter hour, I was dropped off at the doorstep of the Guesthouse Velania. My room. ... read more

Started to freak out a bit once I realized I did not get a stamp out of Macedonia or a stamp in to Kosovo. The bus was already going and cant really do nothing about it anymore. It happens ther is another tourist in the bus, I asked her when we arrived at the bus station in Prishtina if she got a stamp, she doeas not know not even bothering to look, she saw a police officer and talked to her and when she got back she said the police said it should be fine. Hmmm... for 2nd opinion we tried to ask the info desk at the station but was not any help as he does not speak English! A Spaniard overheard me inquiring about bus to Montenegro or Albania, he does not speak English ... read more

Howdy Y'all, Here are some pictures from the celebrations I took part in, during the days that Kosovo Declared their independence. It was pretty surreal. I was very far away from any of the reported problems. Ted... read more

I am putting pictures of food up. These were all taken at one of the best restaurants in Prishtina. It is the place people go to be seen. It was awesome!!!!!! And the food I am told is as traditional as I'll get in the city.... read more

Here are some pictures of food, that have been requested. This is all food from my kitchen, except the beer and wine of course, that I borrowed from another faculty member.... For the record, when I input where I am, I have to put Serbia as the country, in order for Kosovo to show up, legally speaking it still is within Serbia, but NO one here thinks of it as Serbia, you have to cross through customs to get into Serbia and then back into Kosovo. And actually the Serbs consider me in their country illegally. ... read more