A lost country on the rise….
Any of us who grew up in the 1990’s, knew what happened in Kosovo. They had a long standing rivalry with the Serbians and when Yugoslavia broke apart, when push came to shove, Kosovo go their independence. Serbia wanted this land because this is where a battle called The Battle of Kosovo was in which the Serbians held back the Ottomans (so it holds sentimental value and a part of Serbian identity). This country is still disputed by Serbia and other countries; however they seem to be doing nicely. Mostly a predominant Muslim population like Albania, they have a long way to go to get to the standards of the rest of Europe….but they are trying….
My buddy Steve and I took a bus to the city of Prizren from Skopje, Macedonia.  I even got to smoke a cigarette with the bus driver in front of the bus!!!! When we got to Prizren, we found our hotel and were so tired that we passed out for a solid 12 hours. When we woke up we took a walk around the city, up to the old fortress and just hung out. It was nice to see how clean the city was and how people are really trying to bring tourists in for income….

We then got another bus to the capital Pristina. This city was heavily damaged by the war with Serbia, but it seems to be built up nicely and parts of it are very new. We took a walk down the boulevard and noticed how this was just like any other ex Yugoslavia country. We got to see the George Bush and Bill Clinton Streets (go figure they intersect each other), as well as the Bill Clinton Statue. This was a nice easy day for us and our hotel was beautiful and spacious. I reckon ill get back there in time to see how well it has been built up as there is plenty of stuff to do in the country