Monday, July 5, 2010

Kosova, continued

A photo of our group, with Pastor Dreton and another Kosovar.
Sunday morning
Traditional Kosovar food... sausage (chofta), tomatoes, cucumber, coleslaw, pita bread, for 1 Euro, or $1.20
A park in the center, with a statue of Mother Teresa
There were so many mosques and minarets in Gjakova. Both Albania and Kosova are 90% Muslim, but here they are nominal, while in Kosova, it was obvious that Islam reigned. Mosques on every street, calls to worship five times a day, and fewer women out and about. Here in Durres, men sit in the coffee bars all day long. They have no work ethic; their wives earn the money. But in Gjakova, more husbands keep their wives at home.

Gjakova means "buckets of blood." The town was completely razed by the Serbs during the war.

1 comment:

  1. I'm sure you're getting a LOT of history while there. And be sure to "re-create" these goodies you've been eating when you come home :D

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