A mosque and quirky architecture

The mosque on the main plaza. Albania has Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians who all live together respectfully. Religion was banned under 50 years of communism and isolation from all of the countries of the world. A veritable North Korea in Europe. When I visited what was the former Yugoslavia (50 years ago!) nearby Albania was off limits.

The central plaza also has a lot of quirky architecture. Elsewhere around the city things are painted in bright colors, even a roundabout. The president is doing this in reaction to the gray paint of communism.Read more