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The Unpronounceable "Gjirokastër"
... due to technical faults.
Following the main path through the castle, we came across the stage of the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival, which is held every five years, and an old Clock Tower. At the end of the castle grounds, we were treated to some amazing views of the Old Town, the New Town, nearby valleys and mountains beyond.
Heading out of the castle and along the hillside, we arrived at Zekate House, a 3-storey traditional Ottoman style house that ...
De retour en Albanie
... de Macedoine et du Kosovo.
Après cette halte historique, nous reprenons le nord pour un dernier arrêt au sud de l’Albanie, dans le village de Berat.
Mais avant cela, la route nous réserve toujours des surprises, on craque sur un petit resto à flanc de montagne d’où une source coule et ruissèle sur le toit donnant l’impression qu’il pleut ! Au repas, truites provenant de la rivière à moins de 20 mètres et salade grecque ...
Blue butterflies
... so warm that I even managed to get totally wet in under 5 minutes (which is a bit of a record as I like to acclimate gradually - I like to think of it as meditating on man versus nature and the powerful ocean rather than just being a big sook).
I introduced my colleagues to the concept of “wine time” and “beer o’clock”. Yep, that’s the Australian contributing to the collective culture.
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Banana With A 'Y'
My sister Kathy was extremely helpful with putting us into contact with an excellent travel agent and several friends who had travelled to Istanbul. After talking to the agent we decided that Istanbul was too cost prohibitive for us - disappointed we removed Istanbul from our travel itinerary.
After meeting with Kathy's friends - their passion for the beauty and sites of ...
On, On, No Matter that everything is closed!
... said we had already passed all the good honey. But now is when we have just started seeing bee hives so we found some honey in Sarande and got it Lunch was sometimes a challenge for our guide. I think at this point in the tour, he really wanted to be elsewhere and just wanted to get us from town to town and then go visit his friends.
We take a walk up to the castle to see if it is open. As we ...
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