After a groggy night on the bus from Struga (F.Y.R. of Macedonia) Fred and I got into Tirana at about 5 am. We didn't have a CLUE where we were cause the terminal stop is more like a fruit stand than anything, a nice taxi driver offered us a ride. Being a traveller I am a bit weary of friendly taxi drivers, I am sure you can understand why, but this guy spoke great English since he worked in London for a few years. So we go for coffee at his brother's cafe and the guy pulls out this crazy story about how he was shot and had to escape to London but got denied residency. Here's a crazy unrelated fact : Albania has the most violent mafia in all of Europe. That being said, all the people we haved talked to so far and have met are really great, super generous and really friendly.
So, Tirana is a really intersting city. There aren't necessarily that many things to see but it's really interesting to look at the architechture. The buildings have odd color combinations, the centre is a flat, wide open (hello communism?!) area with huge pot holes, no lanes on the streets (and no pedestrian crossings either, for that matter!) and people walking and driving in everywhich directly. It's a beautiful mess and I love it.
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