Sunny morning, I went down to the city. Pristina has population of 160 000 but it is easy to walk around the centre by foot. There are 3 or 4 mosques, the museum, little dirty bazaar to see and the monument of Albanian national hero – Skanderbeg in front of the complex of government buildings…
I wanted to go by bus to the Gadime Cave – some 25 km out of the city but they said that on Sundays there is no bus. The taxi driver took me there – it is 20 min drive each way… Entry to the cave costs 2,50 euro and you will get your private guide (sorry – his english was very poor…). It normally takes half an hour to visit the cave but I stay longer because after a quarter they cut off the power and I found myself in the complete darkness… We called ather guide with the torch. Stalactites and stalagmites are nice in Gadime – if they will impress you depends wha did you already see around the world…
Then I was staying more then half an hour on the road hitchhiking to the Gracanica Monastery. I was not lucky – the situation is still not clear here and the drivers do not take strangers… But finally I reached the monastery. It is worth to be there – Serbs built it in 14th century. Inside there are interesting frescoes and icons. Orthodox nuns does not to be photographed – even from the distance!
But it was first monastery visited in my life with armed soldier from KFOR at the gate… No jokes…
Tomorrow I’ll take the bus to Montenegro hoping that it it easier to travel around there…
