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Halloween Mayhem and Bunkers
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1. Concrete Bunkers: Albania has around 700,000 concrete bunkers. They were simply everywhere! The Albanians we met don't even notice them since they have always been there. Basically an old dictator convinced the people that Albania would come under attack and this was the best way to defend. The engineer that came up with the design told everyone these bunkers were indestructible to tanks ...
Grant
... 1072;кат 72; стано 74;ится понят 85;о, что ЕСТЬ. Вечер 85;е-ночн ые бары в район 77; Blloku - где раньш ...
Albania
... ttömyys näkyy yhä kaikkialla. Itse asiassa Albania on Balkanin matkani tähänastisista maista selvästi köyhin. Stalinistisia betonilaatikoita näkyy siellä täällä ja moni talonrakennusprojekti tuntuu seisovan paikallaan. Albanian kommunistikauden eristäytyneisyys näkyy myös muun muassa siinä, että täällä ei esimerkiksi ole kunnollista matkustajarautatieliikennettä. Varsinaisia bussiasemia ei myöskään ole, vaan täällä liikutaan pääasiassa furgoneilla ...
Farewell Albania - Albania lamtumire
Well, what a wonderful yet challenging 6 months in Albania it was. I made wonderful friends and saw most of Albania that I probably would never have had the chance to do if I hadn't been with WHO. I still left with the project unfinished for what I required for my Masters - which I'm still waiting on, but that's life, especially when dealing with big organisations and government departments.
Only yesterday, ...
On the trail of Skanderbeg
... go from though. We wandered the streets of Tirana asking 'Furgon sa Kruja' for about 45 minutes before finding the point of departure, from a small park in a square surrounded by apartment blocks to the west of Tirana!
Skanderbeg was originally George Kastrioti from Kruja or the surroundings. As a young child he was captured by the Turks, converted to Islam and trained in their army. He became known as Iskander (Alexander). His reputation increased with his skills and ...


