Oaz Hotel Kavaje

Kruja was a short day trip out of Tirana. <br><br>There is a well preserved fortress that has now been converted into a museum on Albania history of Skanderberg - a prominent Albania figure in 14th century who lead ...

... 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 ...

Hallo zusammen<br><br>und Gruesse aus Tirana, Albanien, Land Nummer 124:-) Bin um kurz vor 9 in Tirana eingetroffen, die Strasse im Kosovo war schrecklich, der Grenzuebergang ziemlich merkwuerdig, es gibt zwar Kontrollposten, aber niemand hat die Paesse der Passagiere kontrolliert (weder auf der Kosovo noch auf der Albanischen Seite). Habe bisher nur ...

... copains... mais tito avait des idees expansionistes qui faisaient qu'il revait de faire de l'albanie une simple republique de la yougoslavie et c'est ainsi que la brouille s'est mise de la partie entre les deux; ensuite ce n'est pas a l'epoque de brejnev mais bien de krouchtchev que la rupture s'est faite avec l'urss, xoxha accusant le chef russe de revisionniste et l'autre le qualifiant de dogmatiste... de toutes facons, selon ermir, c'etait la une ...

... every time I go away for long periods of time. When things like that happen you find out just how far you are away, from home and the people you love. All we could do was raise a toast in his honor. I know drink isn't the answer but sometimes it's good to forget for awhile. I had an afternoon departure for the bus to Greece. By the time I had packed away my stuff I had just enough time to write and post a few postcards, and then wonder how long it will take them to get to where they ...

... but will be a sea of Soviet style high-rises in 2-3 years time. Lovely low key little coves with a smattering of beach bars and restaurants, overlooking four little islands you can swim to. Got to love their attention to aesthetics, and their lack of forward thinking, as they are using part of one island to quarry rock into sand to make new beaches......but the part of the island directly facing ...

... until everything's immaculate. Public roads are a different story. Even in Tirana, the capitol of Albania, we had daily blackouts. The electricity cut out at random times, though I was told there is a formal schedule. Just that no one knows when it happens. People are so accustomed to these blackouts that when the stereo system shut off in a restaurant, the employee automatically turned on a battery-operated radio for us. Most of the businesses ...

... is fascinating to the point that I'd like to go back and visit this area some more. Needless to say, much like all the other countries along the Adriatic, it went through many types of rule throughout history, from the Roman and Byzantine Empires, through the Ottoman Era, Austrians, French and even later with the alliance with the former Soviet Union when Albania was a communist country and isolated itself from the west and the rest ...

... Siita seurasi, etta nyt Albania on noin 70 vuotta muista Euroopan maista jaljessa. Aiti sanoi, etta Albania on kuitenkin kehittynyt todella paljon naiden kahden vuoden aikana, joina han on taalla asunut. On silti aikamoista nahda tama kaikki ja tajuta, etta yksi ainoa ihminen, tama kaunis Hoxha, voi konkreettisesti heittaa kokonaisen maan pimentoon ja kurjuuteen. Aiti muistutti, etta eraassa suhteessa albanialaiset kuitenkin ovat ...

Hello from Tirana. We are now in a cafe and have gained some friends that are willing to let us use their laptop. Thank you Mindy and Jen. It's been a week since an update. Phone lines here are very unreliable and power goes on and off all day, so blogging and phoning have not been possible. We are fine. There have been so many experiences that we have had to share that it is hard to pick just one or two. Each day has been very rich in cultural ...