The archeology museum is small but packs quite a punch in historical treasures from Albania. This country has seen the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire and Communism, but before all that there were people living here for centuries. Nearby the museum is a park that has bunkers all over the…

Today was dedicated to a day trip to Lake Bovilla. This lake is an artificial reservoir built to provide water for Tirana. We stopped here on the way there, and we were warned not to get on the “bridge” and try to take photos. This is the “bridge” (image below)….

Went to an art gallery this morning then spent most of the afternoon planning future travel. Took a break for early dinner. There are “deals” here on food. A pita pita and fries is $6. Add a coke for $2 and your whole meal is $8. I went to a…

I decided to break the routine a little bit because it’s Friday. But the normal routine is something like this…I get up, go out, walk and visit a place like a grocery store, museum, area of interest, sweat profusely because it’s so hot, then return to the apartment for a…

Today was all about the cooking class. It started at 11 am and finished at 2:30 pm. Lots of fun cooking local Albanian dishes and they were all incredible. Of course, local fresh ingredients is the key. All the recipes can be found here but the fresh ingredients you will…

It gets hot in afternoon so morning and evening at the times to do things in Tirana. Started at Skanderbeg square. It’s very nice. That musuem in the background is closed 🙁 Obligatory I love <the place>. Et’hem Bey Mosque below. It’s unique in that it doesn’t have the geometric…

I have now transitioned to Tirana Albania. Coming into the city the first thing that hits is the traffic. Everyone here drives a car and mass transportation is a dream. Had lunch at a pizza place and to my surprise it was empty and no smokers. In general so far,…