Saturday, October 6, 2012

This is the Ambient Restaurant which is situated on the side of the river near the city center.  We had dinner here about a week ago, and as we were getting ready to leave, the waiter said that the large table of about 12 people sitting near us wanted to buy us a drink.  We ordered after dinner brandy and went to sit at their table.  A couple of them spoke a little English.  They were all Kosovars, but most of them live in Switzerland where they have jobs.  They were celebrating the marriage of a young couple with them and were on holiday.  A couple of them were speaking German to me.  My German is very rusty.  I finally figured out that the young woman was telling me jokes that an older gentleman was telling herinAlbanian.  I thought she was talking about her family, but finally figured out that they were jokes.  Everyone we meet in Prizren is very welcoming, and they love Americans here, which is refreshing.



The front of Ambient Restaurant.  You can sit outside with a view of the river or inside in the evening when it is cool.



Symphony Restaurant is located about a 3/4 mile from our flat.  It is in a pretty park area next to the river. 


Our dinner....french fries are wonderful in any restaurant because they're always made fresh.  We also order a lot of pizza.  This pizza was 5 Euros and the fries were 1.50.  Notice the Peja beer.  Peja is a city near the border with Montenegro.  A bottle of beer is usually 1 Euro - cheaper than water at restaurants!



Many parts of town have these cobblestone streets which are very charming.  The kids rollerblade on these!


This tree is the oldest tree in Kosovo.  It is supposedly from the 15th century.  It is adjacent to the Symphony Restaurant.



Yet another pizza and a macchiato.  I took this photo to show the ketchup that pizza is always served with.


This is the view of our street - Adem Joshari - from the city center.  You can see the ruins of the old Turkish baths in the background and one of the many minarets in the neighborhood.  Our flat is about 3 blocks down the street. 



The view of the bra seller's table right outside the front door of our apartment building.  The guy greets Frank with a "Hi, Charron", and Frank actually saw him make a sale today!

1 comment:

  1. Cool pictures!!! I like all the adorable glamorous model shots of dad. Are you guys going to get some rollerblades and fruit boot it around Kosovo? That is nice that a lot of the restaurants seem to have outdoor seating options as well. Very relieved that neither of you will have to go without bras during your stay there! Is the bra seller another tenant in the building?

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