Albania - tidbit FOR TOURISTS Eyck Dallof and Emma Holmbro, Sweden last part of our trip to the Balkans took place in Albania. Frankly, from the very beginning we were not going to visit this country, but it turned out, we bought tickets for flights to Tirana. But in town, we spent only one day, then headed to Sarajevo, and then our path lay through the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. So for us it will be easier to write about the first day along with all other Albanian tales. Tirana - a quiet town. Some of his areas of slightly started, but, overall, this is a good place to visit. True, there are almost no landmarks and places you could go, so that one day we saw in Tirana, almost all that was worth a look. Area of ??Mother Teresa I would like to mention one amusing fact about the buildings in Tirana, which had no effect on our photos. Under communism at home in the suburbs of Tirana were unprepossessing concrete buildings, much like those dull buildings that are literally everywhere, that is, they are very, very gray. When Albania was replaced by system, it was decided to transform and suburbs. Gray houses were painted in all colors of the rainbow. This improved the situation, and today the suburbs of Tirana look pretty cute. We saw them from the window of the bus or car, and we could not get a photo. Compared to them, even the suburbs of Stockholm seem prosaic and very, very gray. Enver Hoxha Pyramid Ask people what they know about Albania, and most of them acknowledged that he knew about this country is very small. I think there are only two people out of Albania, whose names may sound familiar to you. This is Mother Teresa and Enver Hoxha. The grave of Enver Hoxha Mother Teresa needs no introduction, but we're still very briefly tell you about it. One of the few who believed in the holy life, Mother Teresa, in the world Agnes Gondzha Boyadjiev, was Catholic nun of Albanian origin. She founded a monastic Congregation of the Sisters of Missionaries of Love "in the city of Calcutta, India, in 1950, during the 45 years she helped the sick and destitute. In 1979 Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 - the highest award of India, the Order of the Bharat Ratna "(" Madame Lotus ") for its humanitarian work. After her death, Pope John Paul II has ranked one of the most infallible of nuns to the ranks of the blessed. Mother Teresa - the national symbol of Albania, in Tirana, among other places named in her honor, is the area of ??Mother Teresa. Fortress in Shkoder prominent statesman and politician, Enver Hoxha was the leader of Albania with the 40-ies. until his death in 1985 during our stay in Tirana, my wife decided to rest, but I do not know what to do, I decided to find the grave of Enver Hoxha. After several unsuccessful attempts, a taxi driver after all understood where I should go, and I'm going there to look. The driver did not speak in English, but I do not speak Albanian. Between us rose a wall of a language barrier. However, one item we did come to an agreement. Word of the taxi driver expressed the main idea: "Enver Hoxha. Dictator. " Skanderbeg monument Like so many other dictators around the world, Enver Hoxha believed that the people of his country's deep respect for their leader. So he built a pyramid in the center of Tirana, only for her to become his mausoleum and accommodate a museum dedicated to him. This pyramid can still be seen in the city. This is one of the most unsightly and neglected buildings in Tirana. With the end of communism has ceased to exist and the Museum of Enver Hoxha. The guidebook says that currently use it as a convention center. In Albanian there is another person whose name is known to everyone on a par with Mother Teresa and Enver Hoxha. This Skanderbeg (aka George Kastrioti, approx. Perevi.) Warrior, who in the XV century liberated Albania from Ottoman authorities. The central square in Tirana is named in his honor, the same can be seen and equestrian monument to national hero of Albania. The road to Aunt When we returned to Albania from Montenegro, we arrived in the city of Shkodra. Great interest in this city is not. Unless it is a major transportation hub. The only place that we visited in Shkodra, became a fortress, which is located outside the city limits. But she does not particularly stand out. Fort as a fortress. Although there is a nice view over the city and its surroundings. Deadline for material:
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