Posts tagged ‘pristina’
Basketball Ballet. a young man plays basketball with ballet grace. near the parliment building. it was very strange to me, but he was having a good time.
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing. on a nice spring day. to each, his/her own.
Pristina Style. here are a few photographs of the styles of pristina. for the most part, the women are dressed to impress.
Waiting for the Bus. the crowd waiting for the bus after work, on girmaldi street, near the grand hotel and mission hq.
kids. here are a few shots of kids in pristina. kids are everywhere.
Working for Macciato. in pristina, you will often see one of two things. people working or people hanging out at the coffee bars.
Tractor. it’s not uncommon to see a tractor on the sidewalk on luan haridinaj, also known as police avenue. luan haridinaj is the name of ramush haridinaj’s brother. ramush haridinaj was the former prime minister of kosovo and also a war hero. ramush carried his dead brother during the war on this street . . . hence it was called luan haridinaj. it’s also called police avenue because the police station is there.
Local and International. a local kosovar-albanian selling cigarettes like this one will be lucky if he makes 100 euros a month. the average monthly salary of a kosovar is 200 euros a month. a united nations employee makes several thousand a month, not to mention legal immunity and access to a toyota 4-Runner with free gas.
Pristina’s Skyline. Kosovo’s national beer, Peja, to the right. Train tracks and garbage in the foreground. Sports center in the middle.
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