Kaljaja fortress

Kaljaja is a medieval fortress in Prizren, It was built on a hill above Prizrenska Bistrica, around which the modern city developed. The first fort, erected on this location by the Byzantines.The fort then came under the control of the Ottomans for four centuries, giving it its modern shape. Kosovo 

Kaljaja is realy amazing place for me and for visitor who comes in Prizren. You will not gonna believe me but first time I was on Kaljaja when I was 20..22 years old. The reason is not distance or hard walk, because its not so far away it is little bit hard walk. But reasons were actually stupid.  empty promises ...I was a child and I wanted so hard to go there I really wanted. Than I wasn't in Prizren for a long time and than I came again first thing I wanted to do is to go on Kaljaja

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When I was a child my parents always took me to nature, somewhere  on hils, mountains, woods. This view is from hill who is parallel with Kaljaja. Can you imagine how I felt when I saw Kaljaja so close but I couldn't go there. The name of this place where I was is named ... "Bayir"

I liked this view, it was early summer or late spring....I see grass is green

Year 2009 view from this point was like this. No reconstruction, old look. I took it with my compact digital  Casio camera. Today is looks different

This is new look. I do and I don't like. I do like because there is a lot of place made ground from rocks , there is a hedge and poles from where you can see city safely. But why I don't like ? Before reconstruction view was better with cannon, had some spirit....

 

This is winter version. 3 years ago I worked in local web portal, so we decides ( with my two colleagues ) to go on Kaljaja. It was really strong winter a lot snow we had and it was risky, but we decidet. Are step foot were first and snow was knee-deep. That wasn't stop us to make some photos and video

Video is muted, because there where a song from popular singer

This is a view that we looking for.Winters look, roofs full of snow, good sky.

Now this is 3 years ago. Today there is restaurant on your way to Kaljaja. You will see it on next photo when I will update this post about Kaljaja . Every year they making something new.

Take this close shoot

Night look with stars. I like blue color,almost all blue ranges

Romantic blue sky with stars. Long exposure

When I left fortress I look behind me and took this shoot

View from nearby hill

For now that's all from Kaljaja. But soon, very soon I will update this post because on fortress are making something I am not sure what is exactly but I will show you before and after.

As you noticed I am talking to much about changes. One photo after 3 years becomes history. There is a song...one of my favorite song by Tupac -  Changes

See you soon with new look

Enjoy with this song