Saranda

The red sun

After enjoying a boat trip on Lake Butrint outside Saranda, Albania, dinner was supposed to be free. However, someone on the tour suggested something to the guide again, and dinner was organized. I…

Saranda

An exhilarating boat trip

After visiting the ruins of Butrint in Albania and having lunch, we were scheduled to return to the hotel for some free time. However, perhaps some tour members complained that there was nothing…

Saranda

If only I had come earlier…

On this tour of Albania, we were scheduled to stay two nights in the seaside town of Saranda. It was one of the destinations I was looking forward to, imagining a wonderful town…

Blue Eye

Blue eye of a dragon

After leaving Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we went to a spring called the Blue Eye. It was actually an optional tour, but since everyone said they wanted to join, we decided…

Gjirokaster

Traditional Coffee Brewing

The last place we visited in Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, was a shop that demonstrated how to make traditional coffee. A kilim was laid on the ground, and on top of…

Gjirokaster

Ethnographic museum used to be Hoxha’s home

On the second day in Gjirokaster, Albania, we gathered at 8:15 and went to the Ethnographic Museum first. It is very close to the House of Skenduli, a traditional house that we visited…

Gjirokaster

The only shopping we did in this holiday

In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems…