{"id":1166,"date":"2022-05-27T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2023-10-14T21:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:30:02","slug":"%f0%9f%87%bd%f0%9f%87%b0-exploring-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 Exploring Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/?p=1147\">heavy rain &#8220;forced me&#8221; to spend one more night in Montenegro<\/a>, I headed over the border in the morning, having the entire day to cross the country. Yes, that&#8217;s right Kosovo is such a small country that you can easily cross it in one day, in just about 5 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather was looking good, and I couldn&#8217;t help but do a bit of exploration. I just couldn&#8217;t miss riding up the Rugov\u00eb Canyon (simply because I love canyon roads!). And it was totally worth a little deviation &#8211; soooo beautiful! And the roads are surprisingly not nearly as bad as I expected, they are actually pretty good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3346\" height=\"2510\" data-id=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1126\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1127\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4860.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1127\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1129\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1129\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then I ended up having lunch with the owner of the guesthouse where I was supposed to stay last night (but cancelled because of the rain). He told me many stories about Kosovo and gave me some cherry from his garden &#8211; so cute \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then I headed towards Prizren but was caught halfway by the rain. I pulled over to find shelter at a gas station, and so did a Greek couple a couple of minutes later. They were also heading towards Skopje. The guys at the gas station didn&#8217;t mind us staying there, they were very welcoming and brought us chairs and coffee to make us feel comfy. So we sat down, and sipping on the coffee and exchanging travel stories, we waited a good couple of hours for the rain to stop. When the sky started to clear up we said goodbye to the guys, thanked them for the hospitality and hurried up to hit the road. It was too late to ride all the way to Skopje, so we chose to stay at Prizren for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 Part 64. Roz\u030caje \ud83c\udfcd Prizren. 161km\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dbbI_m-HM6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prizren turned out to be a really interesting town, definitely worth a visit, and I ended up staying for two nights! And as an unexpected bonus, I got to watch an epic thunderstorm show right from the top of the Prizren fortress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1132\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4910.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1133\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5075.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2754\" height=\"2065\" data-id=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when I thought that there was nothing left to impress me with, and headed towards Macedonia, I took the road throught Sharr National Park with its snow topped mountains, and oh my god it was a wonderful ride!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5271.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1134\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" data-id=\"1135\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1135\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3362\" height=\"2522\" data-id=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5304-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1136\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kosovo definitely exceeded my expectations: spectacular views, beautiful architecture (talking about the downtown of Prizren), and very kind people \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PS: The prices are lovely, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/alyoka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/map_kosovo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1139\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the heavy rain &#8220;forced me&#8221; to spend one more night in Montenegro, I headed over the border in the morning, having the entire day to cross the country. 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