Prizren -- September 11 Our final stop in Kosovo was the town of Prizren. Prizren lies near the Albanian and Macedonian borders and is considered the "jewel"in the crown of Kosovo. So we headed to the bus station in Gjakova and were on a bus to Prizren within a few minutes. 45 minues later we arrived in Prizren, and after taking a taxi (2 euro) to our pension, we were ready to start seeing the sights. Our accommodations were quite basic, but the folks running t...

Kosovo -- September 10 We started the day with a "whistle stop" walking tour of Pristina. Compared to where we've been, Pristina is hardly an attractive city. However, the pulse of a city emerging from years of conflict is evident and it was truly exciting and an eye-opening experience to witness a country in its infancy. We first grabbed a taxi to take us to the nearby Gracanica Monastery. Although only about 10km away, it was truly a different world,. Gracani...

Pristina -- September 9 Most of the day was spent just relaxing around Kotor and fiinishing up laundry. We arrived at the Tivat Airport with plenty of time to spare. The airport is only about 10 miles from Kotor, and although thoroughly modern, it resembled a bus station! We got some coffee (the first coffee we have had in a paper cup) and chilled before our flight. When our flight was called, we went through security and passport control. We started to becom...

Perast -- September 8 Today we slept in and after breakfast did some chores. Efren got a haircut for 10 euro (a pretty good one, too), and Craig went to the Montenegro Airlines office to confirm our flights for the next day to Pristina, Kosovo. We went to the market to buy some fruit, and noticed the local bus to Perast sitting right there. Since we planned to go to Perast anyway later in the day, we decided to jump on the bus and make the 20km trip to Perast. ...

Kotor -- September 7 We got up early with the hopes of checking out Dubrovnik without the crowds, but even at 7:30am there were many tourists milling about. We grabbed some cappuccino before returning to the hotel to pack up, check out, and head back to the bus station. The bus station is a good distance from the Old Town, and our cab driver was a bit nuts and we nearly collided with several cars en route! Upon arriving at the bus station we waited about 30 min...