Hotel Green Park Durres

... army to various victories against the Turkish empire. <br>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.<br><br>Albanien geho**te auch zum ottomanischen Reich, ab** ein Alban**, d** von den Ottomanen in Byzanz ausgebildet wurde, hat einen Aufstand ausg ...

... houses climbing up the hill to the castle, earning it the title of the town of 1,000 windows". Hmmmmm......we were in the right place, but the lack of any real Ottoman houses, whitewashing of any variety, and some crumbled remains that we assumed was the castle, meant wandering was brief and we headed out the same night. Maybe we'd already been spoilt with great ruins and villages in the past.

... stop. So as I type we're still at a loss as to why she seems to be the city's favourite poster girl and we haven't had a chance to google it. Any ideas would be much appreciated. · Mercville Another thing that we are leaving the city not understanding is how, or why, virtually every car (and that's no exaggeration) here is a Mercedes Benz. Some of them, but not a lot, are the old Eastern European style ones, holdovers from the bad old days of communism and ...

... David about this he informed us that 70% of the population are Muslim, making sure to point out that religious tolerance is an important part of the Albanian psyche. I never expected Albania to be predominately Muslim, something you'd never know being here (the regular, 5 times a day call to prayer aside). · The not so mighty greenback There are three accepted currencies here - the local lek (about 120 to the &euro;), the Euro and the US dollar. For ...

... old trading outposts, warehouses, etc. Then we got closer to the river that fed into the Lake Shkoda and even saw part of the lake. The terrain was quite interesting and the cab driver winded us through these twister windy roads of rocky hills and mountains with dessert like reen brush alongside green marsh land. Quite interestng terrain indeed. After winding us all around, we eventually stopped at the border. 25 Euros to the taxi ...

... its proximity to the Italian port cities, notably Bari, to which daily ferries run. As well as the dockyard, it also possess an important shipyard and manufacturing industries, notably producing leather, plastic and tobacco products. The neighbouring district also produces wine and a variety of foodstuffs. Sights Some important buildings in Durrës include the ...

... vain katsoivat meita hyvin, hyvin ylenkatseellisesti ja laskeskelivat ahneesti rahojaan. Kirjoitin hyvin vihaisen lapun, jossa valitin etta tama systeemi oli todella epareilu kun meita ei oltu informoitu aiemmin, muuten olisimme toki varanneet enemman kateista. Kukaan niista tolloista ei tietenkaan osannut englantia ja kiertelivat ympari satamaa esittelemassa mun kaunista valituslappua josko joku osaisi sita lukea.. eipa tietenkaan kukaan ...

... in Albania are these concrete mushrooms. According to my memory, as we are now travelling LP less, these were put up, all 700000 of them by the former president as he was paranoid that they were going to be invaded !!!!! After arriving in town, we eventually caught a minibus as we needed to go to Tirana, the capital, before we could get to Durres. The drive was superb. The scenery was unbelievable. I did miss a fair bit though, as I slept again !!!!! What I did see, was ...

... tell a story on myself. Yesterday morning, we were having breakfast at the Steven's Center which is a restaurant that is run by missionaries. It is a gathering place for missionaries (and now nonmissionaries and Albanians)to eat, talk and network. The menu is in English and you can order waffles and omelettes. Anyway, after the meal, I went to the restroom which tend to be scarce in between stops. I went in and locked the door and when I was finished I ...