Day 1 arrival
16 juni, Engeland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Early start this morning from Heathrow but flight on time so all well .
First impressions of Albania are that it is trying hard to shake off its past communist image with lots of building going on ,Meer informatie
Day 2
17 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
This morning we traveled to a small former monastery reached by a wooden bridge .
Saw one of the 75000 nuclear bunkers built by the dictator who was paranoid the west was going to drop nuclear bombsMeer informatie
Day 3 - Boat Trip
18 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Early start with a boat trip first to Sazan island . Lots of old defunct Russian miltary hardware littered around . I opted not to walk up to the ruined village ( I believe I didn’t miss much ) butMeer informatie
Day 4 - Berat
19 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Long drive to the UNESCO site of Berat. Had a walk around the castle which is a wall really on a hill with a village inside . Interesting churches . Learnt about the history of Albania which reallyMeer informatie
Day 5
20 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Free day today . So I took myself off to a hotel further away from the city where the water was cleaner and had a day next to the beach . Nice to sit and read my book .
This evening was a traditionalMeer informatie
Day 6
21 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we headed over the mountains south to a different part of Albania ( and if I’m honest what I expected Albania to look like ) through the Llogara National Park - lovely mountains and gloriousMeer informatie
Day 7 Apollonia
22 juni, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today for me was a highlight as we visited Apollonia , about an hours drive away . We saw the Byzantine church on the site and the Roman ruins built 2000bc . They realise that there is so much more toMeer informatie





















































































































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Bit Brutalist
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Does not look over-touristed so that’s promising.