Postcards from abroad
We leave Albania today wishing that we could wash all our clothes and continue for another three weeks. There are so many things we haven’t shown you, but we thought these final few pictures - all taken yesterday - were so interesting we couldn’t leave them out. First, we finally found the only Jewish museum… Continue reading Goodbye from Albania – and religious reminders
We are back in Tirana for our last night before flying home tomorrow, and we have returned the car safe and sound, so we can now tell you the story (sorry - few pictures but you’ll understand why) of our introduction to Albanian ways of dealing with accidents - essential to know if you drive… Continue reading A very Albanian accident
I’m sorry if I misled you with yesterday’s blog because we’re in Albania until Monday, so still time for more adventures. We thought it was the moment for more food as we’ve been having some extraordinary experiences, and because there’s a certain symmetry to our trip - more of which in a second. First, a… Continue reading We’re not quite finished yet … another food blog
Today, we visited the very fine UNESCO-protected archaeological site of Butrint - and I thought about posting some photos for you. But instead, I was prompted by our leave-taking from our hotel this morning (but not from Albania - we have another two nights) to do a post of stories of some of the people… Continue reading At last – some people!
Like so much of Albania, Gjirokastra’s Communist past is not far from the surface, this time in the form of secret tunnels under the castle, built in case of nuclear war to protect the regional and local government officials, and to allow business as usual to carry on. One has to visit the tunnels with… Continue reading Cold War secret tunnels