Four Wheeling in Brus, Kosovo!

We decided to go for a drive in the country through a village called Brus, Kosovo.  Brus is located between Gračanica and Gjilan.  We discovered the roads were too difficult to navigate without a GPS.  However, we had a great time anyway!  We saw some beautiful countryside, mountains, valleys and small villages.

After turning off the paved M25-2 onto a dirt road, we climbed out of the valley up onto a mountain ridge.  We were then greeted by this view!

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Mountain Meadow

We pulled over, got out of the car and started shooting!  Below the town of Brus can be seen in the valley.

Looking Toward Brus

We found ourselves surrounded by mountains and beautiful valleys!

Mountain View

We looked to our left and saw this Catholic Church on a hillside with homes and farm buildings cascading down the hillside.  Out of roughly two million people in Kosovo, there are approximately 65,000 Roman Catholics.  The area could be populated with Catholic Kosovar Albanians or Croats.  There is a cemetery nearby with Christian headstones.  The OSCE Municipal Profile for the Lipjan/Lipljan region states that there are two Catholic churches in the region, one of which is in Brus.

Brus Catholic Church

Looking down, we saw this orchard:

Mountain Orchard

Chris rented this cool Jeep for the week.  He was a great tour guide, driver and fellow explorer!

Chris and his cool Jeep

We asked for directions at one of the farms near the church.  The helpful and friendly people we talked with suggested we return the way we came.

Mountain Road

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