Hilarious Kosovo people broke my prejudice

When traveling abroad, my prejudice and image are often overturned, but Kosovo was particularly intense. People in a small country in Europe were somewhat similar to Japanese.

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Kosovo is around here. Do you know that the border with Serbia is dotted?


Looking at the article of "Kosovo" of Wikipedia,

It was one of the autonomous states belonging to Serbia of Yugoslavia, but the Kosovo Parliament declared independence on February 17, 2008, and has claimed the Republic of Kosovo. In mid-February 2014, approval of independence is 106 in 193 countries joining the United Nations, Taiwan and the Knights of Malta.

It is written. Although Kosovo has declared its independence as a country, Serbia does not allow independence. In Kosovo, the momentum of independence has increased since around 1981, and eventually it has evolved into a conflict involving neighboring countries. In 1999, NATO came to the airstrike to Serbia.

About 90% of the population of Kosovo is the Albanian of the neighboring country, and only 4% of the Serbs are there. There were many Kosovo and Albanian flags in the city, not Serbian flags. This is the flag of Albania which was in the history museum of Kosovo.


When I was in Japan, I had an image of Kosovo "Is it still a country where there is a fear of conflict? Is it a dark nationality who suffered from the pain of war?" This is a picture of the time of the war around 1999, which was in the history museum in Kosovo.


Let's preview this, and let's actually walk around the city of Kosovo.

Although there are not many attractions, I often saw signs etc. that appealed clay figures to the city.


I confirmed local people, it seems to be a symbol of the city. I thought that it was a symbol .... I thought, I went to the museum, but there was none other than there was on the signboard.


After that ... Monument of "NEW BORN" meaning "a newly born country" ... or so?


Although it is Kosovo with few such attractions, what I care about most is that the people who go to the town are friendly. Whether Asians are rare, they are winked, they are seen glittering, they are smiled, they are talked to.

This way, elementary school students rushing up while sending a word he can not hear.


Although there is atmosphere slightly being made teased, it can be forgiven because there is a cuteness.


An elementary school student who gets angry at being warned by a policeman. It is as long as it is funny.


The Kosovo people who met at the inn was also very cheerful. The picture shows where YouTube shows the state of the wedding ceremony. In Kosovo, we are going to shoot rifles at the wedding celebration towards the sky .... It was too funky to be a little surprised.


The cap he is suffering is said to be a traditional hat of Kosovo.


Kosovo employs euros, but prices are cheaper than Western European countries. Therefore, I almost eat out the meal while staying in Kosovo.

This is a recommended restaurant recommended by residents. Even if it is said to be a cafe in Tokyo or Osaka, it is an atmosphere that does not feel uncomfortable.


The photo is a salad of spinach and mushrooms. It was very tasty, enough for 3 people to eat with 2 people (about 420 yen).


Besides, in such a stylish cafe, cappuccino and macchiato can be drunk for 1 euro (about 140 yen).


The taste is also satisfactory.


There is also a restaurant which you can eat traditional cuisine for breakfast. This is Pirec, there was spinach and cheese in the Danish fabric. The amount enough to eat 1 euro comes out.


Although I went to several restaurants and cafes, I was concerned about whether the waiter was cold, or when I saw the customer acting instantly when the customers came in, I remembered Japanese services . I did not think that the people in Kosovo are so diligent.

Probably the only souvenir shop in town.


Finally I came across with a clay dam. It was smaller than I expected and laughed in spite of myself.


When you leave the center a bit, there is also a blue sky market.


The handle of the Albanian flag was drawn on a musical instrument like a guitar hanging from the eaves.


This hat that the grandfather was covered in front of the mosque ......


Although courage to buy did not come out, the owner of the shop owner kindly covered it without giving a bad face.


I do not mean to say "I knew" in only 3 days, this is not all. However, when I saw the unexpected aspect of Kosovo, I thought again that "travel is interesting".

Sentences · coverage: Akasaka Nobunaga
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