North(ern) Kosovska Mitrovica panoramic view

The Orthodox Church of St. Demetrius located on a hill above North(ern) Kosovska Mitrovica, in Kosovo. 


The town served as the de facto capital of the North Kosovo region which refused to work with the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, local Serbs formed the Assembly of Community of Municipalities, supported only by Serbia. However, with the signing of the 2013 Brussels Agreement between the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, Serbia officially dropped its support for the assembly, agreeing to create a new Community of Serb municipalities, an association of municipalities with Serb majorities in Kosovo. Its assembly will have no legislative authority and the judicial authorities will be integrated and operate within the Kosovo legal framework.

Howth

When I think about my short time in the Dublin, it’s not the Liffey riversides, the Guiness pints or my decadent hostel bed which come straight to mind.  Nor is it Trinity College and the St. Stephen's Green. Rather, it’s jumping off an overcrowded double-deck bus and strolling around the Howth peninsula. 

Bally Lighthouse

Howth fishery harbour.
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