Skopje to Prizren, Kosovo

Skopje was good to us...

Very tasty Vranec from Tikves region...

As we left Skopje to the northwest we quickly entered Albanian neighborhoods.  We tried to buy some food to use our last Macedonian denar, but it took three tries as the first two refused payment.  We wonder if it was due to Ramadan generosity or just general friendliness.

We also crossed paths with dozens of road cyclists out for a weekend ride, understandably as the roads (with the enjoyable exception of a dirt shortcut we took) and scenery were very nice.







We started seeing the Albanian flag and war memorials to the UCK (Kosovo Liberation Army) in Macedonia all the way to Prizren.  The war is an active and traumatic memory for people.  



Sunday was a spectacular riding day through a national park over Prevalle Pass, our high point so far at 1516 meters. 

Hotel in a ski area town.


The friendliest dog of the trip...

We finished with a huge (1100m) descent through a gorge (where we zoomed by a speed limit sign for tanks!) to Prizren. 



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