Today at 9.45 many pale faces took
the bus to Prizren. Apparently last night was a great night out causing many not
to sleep for more than two hours. After a bus ride of roughly 1,5 hours we
arrived in a very cute little town. The clear water streaming down from the
mountain glistered in the sun as we gathered around to meet the guide that was
going to take us up the hill. I felt bad for those who had gone out, because
although I was one of the very few who slept more than three hours, I had
trouble finishing the steep walk as it was. After fifteen minutes of walking we
arrived at the top. Whereas I thought we were climbing to see an ancient
building, it was more the view that was breath taking. We could see all of
Prizren and beyond. It was beautiful. After climbing down again, which actually
was not as easy as you might think, we went to see a beautiful mosque. I had never
been in a mosque before. The carpet was so soft that I just wanted to keep on
moving around. It was interesting to see how, after we had visited the mosque,
we went to see an orthodox Christian church. These two churches were basically
built on the very same ground, meaning that two religions had been living side
by side for a very long time.
Then it was time for lunch. Our
host-mama had already informed us about the famous kebab of Prizren, so we
couldn’t leave that stone unturned. As one group ran from store to store for
swimming gear, as we were going to visit a lake later that afternoon, the other
group (me included) went to eat kebab. It was different from what I had in
mind. Living in a Turkish neighborhood in Amsterdam I was expecting something
like a Turkish Pizza or a Doner roll. But when I asked the waiter whether it
was served with garlic sauce he looked at me very confused. So, no garlic
sauce, nevertheless the tiny pieces of kebab were delicious. Grabbing a swimming
suit on the way to the bus we had managed to do exactly everything we needed to
do in Prizren. We were ready for the lake. However, as we were on our way to
Albania, the bus driver realized that he did not bring the needed documents to
cross the border. Hence, plans changed. Instead we went to a lake right outside
of Pristina. It was absolutely beautiful. Although it was already 16.30 when we
arrived there, the temperature was still very high so we all managed to go for
a swim and rent a boat to take out on the river. It was absolutely wonderful.
After all the intensive and busy days we now had some time to relax. To make it
even better, we ended up in a restaurant with a terrace by the water with the
best food I had had on the trip. The fish was absolutely delicious and it was
so nice to see everyone just absolutely enjoy themselves.
- Suzanne Groen
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