St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Prizren.  The church, built in 1887,  is situated right in the city center and about a block from the Catholic cathedral.  On the grounds, there is a seminary where about 20 young men are studying for the priesthood.  After Mass a couple of weeks ago, we were walking by this church, and I told Frank that I wanted to see if we could go inside.  It was a very quiet morning, and we didn't think there was a service.  There are 24 hour guards from the Kosovo government at each of the important Serbian churches in Prizren because in 2004, locals burned Serb churches and homes and ran the Serbian population out of town.  As a part of the establishment of the recognized government, supposedly Serbs are being reintroduced now into Prizren.  We have seen some graffiti regarding this; however, except for seeing some Serbian Orthodox priest walking near this church, we have never seen any evidence of a Serb population.   We approached the guard who was very friendly, and he took us to a young man (a seminarian, I think) who was outside of the church.  It turned out that there was a Mass going on inside, but we were told that we were welcome to attend.  (So Frank got to go to church twice this particular Sunday :-0)  We were surprised that there were 90-100 people attending the service.  Probably at least 60 of these participants were young men and women in their 20s, many of the men being seminarians who were singing during the service.  The inside of the church was obviously recently renovated, and there were no pews or seats...everyone was standing. There were a few small paintings and icons placed on ledges, but obviously, any statues or stained glass windows had been destroyed in 2004.  The Mass was similar to the Catholic Mass, but all in Serbian.  It was interesting to observe.  Late that week, I saw the young seminarian who led us into the church at an outdoor cafe adjacent to the church, and we greet each other.

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Prizren.  In the background, you can see another Serbian church on the hill which dates from the 1300s.  This hillside which has the path to the Prizren fortress on the top of the hill, was a Serb neighborhood, but in 2004, the church and dwellings were burned and heavily damaged.  Some of the structures are noticeably abandoned.

Church of St. George or Runovic's church, built from the 14th-16th century and situated right across the street from the large St. George church discussed above.  The tiny church has a single aisle.