AlbaniëQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodër42°3’52” N 19°31’10” E
7 april, Albanië ⋅ 🌙 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 slowlyMeer informatie
AlbaniëTirana41°19’40” N 19°49’9” E
5 april, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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 communismMeer informatie
AlbaniëQarku i DurrësitKrujë41°30’27” N 19°47’42” E 2 april, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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.
AlbaniëQarku i ShkodrësNdërlysajMaja e Zorzit42°23’5” N 19°45’22” E 30 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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.Meer informatie
Reiziger I'll bet you are glad you didn't have the caravan! Love the photos.
Reiziger 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 😁
AlbaniëQarku i ShkodrësRrethi i ShkodrësShkodër42°3’53” N 19°30’37” E
29 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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 theMeer informatie
AlbaniëQarku i KorçësPogradecPërroi i Verdovës40°54’6” N 20°40’2” E 25 maart, Albanië ⋅ ⛅ 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 andMeer informatie
AlbaniëKorçë40°37’9” N 20°46’25” E 23 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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 cityMeer informatie
Reiziger What a lovely place. Looks like spring is springing with all those blossoms
AlbaniëQarku i GjirokastrësIljarë40°8’29” N 20°30’10” E 22 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☁️ 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,Meer informatie
AlbaniëQarku i GjirokastrësOgdunan40°14’39” N 20°25’57” E 21 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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, someoneMeer informatie
AlbaniëQarku i GjirokastrësPërmet40°14’1” N 20°21’5” E 20 maart, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 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 whoMeer informatie
