Hotel Rinia Durres
Shkembi Kavajes Durres, 03724, Albania
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Turning Back The Clock Albanian Style.
... have no wine of any description to sell us, the meal was a bonus as it was included.
We are in Durres in Albania and our travel has taken us from the Island of Corfu in Greece by ferry then by bus over the border and into Albania. The difference to Greece is immediately visible. Firstly there are concrete bunkers everywhere. Small domes, looking like mushrooms, dot the landscape. They are made of concrete and iron and are virtually impossible to destroy, our guide ...
Episode 22
... One consists of a pyramid shaped rock on top of which there is a small church. I wonder how many worshipers can make it up that rock to church.
At Stari Bar (star means old) we climbed around the partly reconstructed fortress and old walled town. With a burst of enthusiasm that lasted long enough to put up some signs and do a bit of rebuilding this reconstruction project started in 1985, had come to a stop. I think it’s a long time ...
All work and no play
... had basically become self-sufficient although it was lacking in modern technology. During this period, Albania became the second largest producer of chromium in the world, which was considered an important export for Albania.
During this period, Albania became the second largest producer of chromium in the world, which was considered an important export for Albania.
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Depature
Soooooooo EXITED!!! I was finally going to se Spain :D:D:D. Waking up at four o'clock in the morning was really worth it. I was soooo exited (I know I said it before but I raly ...
The hunt for Albanian lager
... off the bus) until I reached the train station. I wouldn't say it was a patch of mud, more a small square, but it was very muddy. Nevertheless, there were buses to Macedonia there, it was just a question of finding out when they left (as I mentioned earlier, Albania has no international rail connections, which is why I was torturing myself about buses to a degree normally only Boris Johnson does). I walked back down the street ...


