Hotel Dolce Vita Kavaje

... army to various victories against the Turkish empire.
On the road from the bus station (stop) there is a street of wooden shops (that ironically looks very turkish and was selling predominantly turkish goods!).

... von Envar Hodscha jedenfalls ist heute eine Disco, Envar Hodscha, d** Albanien 40 Jahre lang regi**t hat, ist heute in einem namenlosen Grab auf einem gewoehnlichen Friedhof begraben. Seine Statue ist ebenfalls z**truemm**t, auf dem Zentralplatz steht nur noch die Statue von Skand**beg, dem nationalen Helden.

Albanien geho**te auch zum ottomanischen Reich, ab** ein Alban**, d** von den Ottomanen in Byzanz ausgebildet wurde, hat einen Aufstand ausg ...

et oui, le sejour a gjirokaster (qui veut dire "la ville de gjiro", celui-ci etant un personnage historique) est termine... mais il s'est termine en beaute... hier en terminant sur l'internet, un homme dans la soixantaine m'a interpele en allemand et en francais... il m'a invite a le rejoindre au cafe-bar a cote... je m'y suis rendu et j'ai fait la connaissance de ermir asllani, un professeur d'histoire et de science biologique (si ma memoire est bonne)... il ...

... to the hostel that evening Patrick had left for Montenegro and his bed had been taken up by an Australian guy, Stuart. He was an interesting guy and had what I think could be a great job. He works for an Australian travel company in London and they run organised adventure tours throughout Europe. Normally he would be one of the drivers on these tours but this time they were devising a new itinerary and sent him out for a few weeks to work out the logistics. With traveling being ...

Continuing south along the "treacherous road" which mainly hugged the coast (that's hugged as in "precariously overhung"), this was the worst conditions we'd seen. 1st and 2nd gear for hours, over and round boulders and holes, as well as diggers which seemed to be breaking up what little track left there was driveable. The 81km to Saranda took 3 ½ very, very tiring hrs and we were shattered (but at ...

... souvenirs yet, but I buy postcards from two stalls, both men striking up pleasant conversation with me. How do they manage to be so friendly? But the main attraction waits. Fortifications at Kruja date from a millennium or two ago, but today, they are mostly ruins. Walking up to the castle, I pass a man selling tickets. I make to buy one, but instead, he starts talking to me, gesturing that I should repeat his words. I don't understand what he's saying, of ...

... Albanian and Greek. Nothing stands out more than a hodgepodge of American, French, and Welsh people dancing hip-hop while other partygoers form their traditional dance circle. For the first time in a journey full of monotonous risotto and seafood and kebabs, I ate flavorful foods. Not sure if it's the Turkish influence but there are actually spices. I was also thankful for the variety of foods. Albanians do a lot of "recycling." Not in the usual ...

... they want to share their culture, history as well as bring promising future for their country with the western world. Lucky us, because even a year ago, Tammy and I would have to have a Visa just to pass through Albania, which we didn't have. Obviously, there is a lot of history of Albania to be discovered, especially as it was never taught to me (and likely most others) here in the US. But enough about history for now and back to ...

... reality it was in the upper left...although how long ago it was moved I don't know...however, wandering around in the hot sun looking for a building is a rather frustrating experience! C) recommend a hotel (and probably because of its' recommendation) that had pretty much doubled in price since the book was written...I'm sticking to Hostelwrodl from now on! Aside from these frustrating experiences and the fact that we didn't get to go ...

... consisting of boiled potatoes, pork in great sauce, greek salad (tomato, onion, cucumber, etc.), bread, cherries and figs and homemade cake (like a stollen). Simply great. We go out to dinner at various locations with our hosts, the Harmons, every night. They are wonderful people. One night after dinner we went to David's house, an intercity house that take care of street children. There is a small house and 50 kids ages newborn to 17. They ...