United StatesVirginiaLoudoun CountyWillard (historical)Washington Dulles International Airport38°56’56” N 77°26’60” W September 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
AlbaniaTirana41°19’41” N 19°49’27” E
September 24, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The Tirana International Airport is a small one-runway facility. Our taxi driver was identified by this sign. We met 4 of the other 6 members on our pre-trip extension to Albania. The Turkish iceRead more
AlbaniaTiranaUniversity of Tirana41°19’15” N 19°49’12” E
September 25, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today was cloudy and drizzly. The planned gondola ride to the top of the mountain was canceled.
The morning was spent at the large underground bunker for government officials. It is educational andRead more
AlbaniaQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodër42°4’3” N 19°30’54” E September 26, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Albanian history has a lot of lessons, old and more current events. Islam has a version that is Islamic but very different, called Bektashaine, with a Great-grandfather, Grandfather, Father heigharchyRead more
CroatiaDubrovnikUvala Danče42°38’54” N 18°5’21” E September 27, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
For this week-long pre-trip extension, we had eight participants that included three men, all retired physicians, and eight women, all retired with very interesting careers. And the trips are allRead more
Susan Fulmer It looks like the pottery is for utility purposes, maybe food? The red wine is a pretty color, was it something other than grapes?
Traveler Most of the pottery was for utility purposes, a few for decorative use. The red liquid was a fruit juice.
AlbaniaQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodër42°3’56” N 19°31’11” E September 28, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
St Stephen's Cathedral in Shkroder, Albania, consecrated in 1867, has been the target of numerous sieges but has never fallen (though it was briefly converted into a Palace of Sports during CommunistRead more
CroatiaDubrovačko-Neretvanska ŽupanijaŽupa dubrovačkaČibačaTrapit42°37’39” N 18°10’6” E
September 29, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This was a travel day of about 8 hours by bus. The trip included two border crossings. We did so rather rapidly as it can take an hour or two at each crossing, depending on traffic. We were lucky.
WeRead more
CroatiaCity of ZagrebZagreb - Centar45°48’26” N 15°58’49” E September 30, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
OAT has picked hotels that are close to the center of the old city or point of interest for each night. I like the idea, but it can make for some interesting experiences like older hotels. OK!!!
ThisRead more
MontenegroKotorPerastRt Peševo42°29’3” N 18°42’1” E
October 1, 2023 in Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today's activity was a bus and boat trip through a narrow body of water to an ancient small town, Kotor. It is a well-preserved medieval walled town situated at the head of southern Europe's deepestRead more
SloveniaLjubljanaTivoli park46°3’12” N 14°30’22” E October 2, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We were given a view of the signicant damage to Dubrovnik from the artillery shelling (1991-1995) as seen from a mountain viewpoint. Old undamaged roof areas are darker, and roof tiles that needed toRead more
