The unforgetable trip to Prishtina, Kosovo

I went to Kosovo yesterday and the trip was something to remember. I missed the only bus in the morning and got persuaded by a taxi driver (who proposed a marriage to me, would you believe it? and wanted me to send him an invitation letter so he can visit me in Slovakia) to take a taxi to the boarder and catch the bus there. We were speeding on the road and finally caught the taxi at the boarder. There were 2 buses - 1 to Prizren and another to Prishtina, Kosovar capital. I took the one to Prizren only to find out on the way there that there were no buses back that day and I had to wait until the 5am bus the next day. As it happens the manager of the bus company agreed to transfer me on the bus to Pristina for my phone number and agreeing to meet him for a drink in Bratislava.

I got to Pristina after about 4 hours and had a look around. It was a bit difficult to get around as 1)for obvious reasons Kosovar Albanians refuse to speak Serbian and 2)hardly anybody speaks English. I managed to get around somehow. It was baking hot, the streets were packed with people (not even one tourist though) and the main Boulevard (Boulevard Bill Clinton) was buzzing with life. I thoroughly enjoyed the weather, had a snack and a beer in a little restaurant around the corner from the main square and got stared at a little bit - they are not used to foreigners.

Kosovo remains an UN protectorate and when you pass the boarder (if they let you in, my passport was taken away and thoroughly checked and 2 british people were turned back at the Macedonian/Kosovo boarder) you get a stamp UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). Anyway, i am glad they let me in, managed to get a few invitations to visit Kosovo again and get a personal guide.