A Roadtrip through Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo

Molly and I recently took a week to drive through Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. Each of these countries felt like a new frontier where a mountain range, river or lake created a natural border. Shifts in architecture, religious structures and people further illustrated that we were in fact in a new and unique place.

As we climbed the eastern mountains of Albania and drove up over the ridge, we knew we were suddenly in Macedonia, with Lake Ohrid glistening in the sun thousands of feet below us.

Below are snapshots of our drive throughout this region. We’ll follow up soon with blogs and more pictures from Ohrid, Skopje, Pristina and Prizren. Enjoy!

Leaving home-base, heading south along the Montenegro coast

Orthodox cathedral in Bar, Montenegro. – storm’s a brewin’

Traffic circle in Tirane, Albania

Entering Macedonia

Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

Ohrid & Samuel’s Fortress

Outskirts of Ohrid – farm country

Approaching Lake Prespar, Macedonia

Lake Prespar, look toward Galichica National Park – not a bad spot to kick around a soccer ball

Lake Prespar – looking at the Border between Greece, Macedonia and Albania

More farm country below the Dinaric Alps, Macedonia

Bitola, Macedonia

Bitola, Macedonia

Bitola, Macedonia

From Bitola to Skopje

Outskirts of Skopje

Outskirts of Skopje

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje, Macedonia

Entering Kosovo

Pristina, Kosovo’s capital city

Pristina

Traffic jam – outskirts of Pristina

Outskirts of Pristina

Outskirts of Pristina

Kosovo highway

Historic city of Prizren, Kosovo

Prizren

Gjallica mountain range east of the city of Kukës, Albania, where 450,000 ethnic Albanian refugees relocated during the Kosovo conflict in 1999

Albanian mountains and farmland

Albanian highway

Back in Montenegro, home sweet home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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