AlbanienQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodra42°3’52” N 19°31’10” E
7. April in Albanien ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Well, Albania has been an enjoyable experience to say the least. It's a beautiful country with wonderful people. They've had a pretty tough time of it from the communist era, but they are slowlyWeiterlesen
AlbanienTirana41°19’40” N 19°49’9” E
5. April in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The last stop before we leave Albania, Tirana is a bustling city of 900,000 people. They cater more for tourists here with lots of museums and tours.
Most museums deal with the history of communismWeiterlesen
AlbanienQarku i DurrësitKruja41°30’27” N 19°47’42” E 2. April in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Next stop is Krujë, a small town on the side of the mountains not far north of Tirana. The town is dominated by Krujë Castle, which has magnificent views to the coast.
AlbanienQarku i ShkodrësNdërlysajMaja e Zorzit42°23’5” N 19°45’22” E 30. März in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Today we went for a drive up into the Albanian Alps to visit the small village of Theth.
It was a fairly slow drive with some very impressive hairpin curves, but some beautiful landscapes to be seen.Weiterlesen
Reisender I'll bet you are glad you didn't have the caravan! Love the photos.
Reisender Omg Larry I would have passed out. I was already in need of a whisky when we got back. The guard rails just weren't high enough on the hair pin bends and the roads were way too narrow for passing.... but we survived 😁
AlbanienQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodra42°3’53” N 19°30’37” E
29. März in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The next stop on our Albanian journey is the town of Shkodër in the north, on the shores of Lake Shkodër. We walked through the city to Rozafa Castle, a former Illyrian stronghold overlooking theWeiterlesen
AlbanienQarku i KorçësPogradecPërroi i Verdovës40°54’6” N 20°40’2” E 25. März in Albanien ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We drove north to the town of Pogradec on the southern shore of Lake Ohrid, which is a pretty good size at 20 kms long and 14 kms wide. It makes for a lovely setting with the still water andWeiterlesen
AlbanienKorça40°37’9” N 20°46’25” E 23. März in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
There's not heaps of sites to visit in Korçë, but it's a fascinating place. Most of the places we've visited so far have been smaller towns and villages, Korçë is the first reasonably sized cityWeiterlesen
AlbanienQarku i GjirokastrësIljarë40°8’29” N 20°30’10” E 22. März in Albanien ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today we drove to the town of Korce. It's only a 135km from Permet, but Google said it would take over 3 hours, so we knew we were in for some fun mountain driving.
There were a lot of hairpin turns,Weiterlesen
AlbanienQarku i GjirokastrësOgdunan40°14’39” N 20°25’57” E 21. März in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today we paid a visit to the thermal baths just south of Permet. The sulfer springs have a whiff of rotten eggs about them, but they are crystal clear and warm (24C). Sometime in the past, someoneWeiterlesen
AlbanienQarku i GjirokastrësPërmet40°14’1” N 20°21’5” E 20. März in Albanien ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Woke up to a beautiful day, so we were keen to continue our journey through the mountains.
After breakfast we backtracked a bit to visit Hadrianopolis, an ancient Roman city named after the dude whoWeiterlesen
