Peja
We returned back down the mountains to the city of Peja which is the second city of Kosova. We went to the one of only two Christian coffee shops in Kosova and enjoyed some English tea (which you can’t get in other cafes) we met a girl working on an Operation Mobilization team.

29/5 5pm Eddie

Black bears
At Rugova Camp we stopped and looked at the two black bears kept in captivity there. Sadly they don’t have a big compound but their fur looked in good condition. They came quite close to us on the other side of bars and growled a bit.

29/5 3pm Eddie

Rugova Mountains and Gorge

After a drink at a beautiful riverside cafe we headed up the mountains through the beautiful Rugova Gorge – a bit like Cheddar gorge but much longer and with tunnels and winding roads. We also passed a Serbian village which again was guarded by KFOR troops and a huge wall around the village. The road through the mountains was thankfully not as scary as we had feared
29/5 2pm Eddie

Visoki Decani Monastery

We made an early start and headed north to the small town of Decan. We drove up the beautiful Gorge to the Orthodox church and monastery. As with a number of Serbian sites it is guarded by KFOR troops (in this case Italian) with road blocks and sentry points guarding against revenge attacks by Albanian Kosovars. We could not go in until 11 so we went for a walk along the beautiful river where we threw pebbles. Returning to the monastery and church (built in the C14th) we had a look around. The church was beautiful but rather dark and the interior walls were covered with frescos. Some of the monks were walking around texting on their mobile phones!
29/5 12noon Eddie