As you can see, the Albanian Alps (aka "Accursed Mountains" of Albania) are beautiful! After breakfast on 5/7/2015, we headed out on Rruga Azem Hajdari which runs from Valbona through Dragobi to Bajram Curri, Albania. We then took highway SH22 to the border crossing with Kosovo. We passed pretty quickly through the Albanian and Kosovo checkpoints. From the border crossing, we took the M9-1 back to Gjakova, then the R107 to Drini Gorge.
First, we needed to travel back through the gorgeous Valbona Valley! Click on my photos below to see them in high resolution on Flickr. You can view the photos in high resolution by clicking here!
Mountain view from the Valbona Valley
I tried to take photos out the driver side window with the window down when I could. In this case, I shot through the windshield to capture the views below.
The View from Rruga Azem Hajdari.
Occasionally, we passed people walking beside the road. As you can see, animals and livestock are common in the country side of Albania which is not so different from most countries.
Back to views of the gorgeous Albanian Alps!
A young man with his goats. I shot these candid image quickly as we passed by.
After crossing the border between Albania and Kosovo, we descended into the plains of Kosovo surrounded by light blue mountains.
The plains of Kosovo.
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