Novi Pazar, Serbia

I have a friend who recently went to Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo.  I told her that I was planning the same, but also going to Montenegro and Serbia.  She immediately warned me that it might not be possible for me to go to Serbia if I go to Kosovo.  My flight ticket back to Vienna was from Niš, Serbia so I HAD to go into Serbia.  I decided to do research online before my trip and what I found out was that if I wanted to go to both Kosovo and Serbia, the best and legal way was to enter Kosovo from Serbia and exit Kosovo back into Serbia.  So, instead of going from Montenegro straight into Kosovo, I decided to go to Novi Pazar, Serbia.  I didn't find any websites that recommended this, I just was looking at the map and figured that this might be a good option.  I took a bus from Podgorica to Novi Pazar (15 euros).  The border crossing was easy enough and my accommodation was walking distance from the bus station.  What I found interesting about the city was how many mosques there were.  Also, in the stores they didn't sell alcohol.  I wasn't looking to buy, I just observed it.  One day was more than enough in Novi Pazar.  I'm glad I went because it was a relaxed and low key day, but I probably wouldn't visit again because there wasn't much going on.  If you want to take the same legal route into Kosovo, I would recommend just staying a few hours to break up the travel time, but then continue your journey the same day.   **Another post without the glasses and just the sights I saw.**

super tall bridge

nice mountains

view from my room

walking into town

wide sidewalks

lots of stones

nice view

view of part of the city

wall ruins

old tower

archway

cute

in a hidden stairway

mosque

I was able to go inside and didn't need to cover my head

river

church

opps, they were having mass

entrance

details

another mosque

and another

must be a very old house

a cup for my blog! haha

I don't think the city was touristy enough to have this sign

another mosque

bus station

bus going to Prishtina