First day on our own

For the ĺast ten days all decisions have been made for us - where we sleep, where and what we eat and where we visit every hour of the day. Now we have free time it's amazing how long it takes us to decide the simplest things. Today started with the usual blue sky and sun so we decided to take the 15min cable car ride up Mount Dajti behind Tirana. All was fine till we reached the top to find it in the clouds. So our pleasant walk through the mountain forest turned into a chilly walk in fog. We had planned to have spit roast lamb for lunch in a restaurant with spectacular views of Tirana but it was closed for renovation. We found another serving the lamb but without the views, which did not matter as there were none, but the lamb was rather tough and it started to rain as we finished. So we dashed back to the cable car and returned to Tirana where it was warm and sunny. A quick trip round the market was productive and we plan to take it easy for the rest of the day.Read more