Tirana dressed up for holidays

The decorations this year feel different, you can really see they’ve put more effort than the previous guys. This year the Parks & Recreation Department is being heard, if they really existed until last year.

Happy Holidays.

Red Van

My son’s favorite toy this winter. Sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night looking for it. Sometimes we can’t find it. Needles to say, no one sleeps after that…

Skyline

This place is called “The Aerodrome”. There is a long pedestrian street in front of the buildings, always packed with families enjoying the absence of traffic noise, a rarity in Tirana nowadays. The buildings are new, built in the last 10 years or so, but before there was an airfield for light planes. Now, the only thing remaining from that time it’s the Helicopter Service of the Civil Emergency.

Baby Llama

Someone let the cage open…

VW Bug

Volkswagen Beetle

My son found this in one of those Kinder Surprise Eggs. Sorry America, I know you don’t have those.

Mercedes Benz 300SL 1964

Mercedes Benz 300SL 1964

A car you never get tired of admiring…

Tall Trees

Tall Trees

Golden Eagle

A majestic bird, unfortunately photographed at the least place it would want to be, in a cage.

Mini Apple Pie – Facebook Version

This was actually posted on Facebook a couple of days ago. My wife gave it a shot and they came out pretty good AND tasty. Unfortunately we didn’t have ground sugar but you get the idea.

Apple Pie – Albanian Version

 

Apple Pie

Every country has its variation of apple pie, I recently discovered my country’s version. It is made with puff pastry, similar to Turkish baklava but not that sugary and without nuts. It is served in ambient temperature. Fruits depending on season :) This one has grapes, peach and… green apple.

Happiness v. 2.0

If happiness can be described with photos, this one must be one of them.

Here’s Drin, my youngest son, 2.5 months old. And my beard, 11 months old.

It doesn’t look good

Driving through the rain

Stuck in traffic though… :D

Beeeeeees

It took me some 15 minutes positioned on top of the flowers, waiting for the bee to come and inspect it :D Well, the waiting was worth it.

Toys and more toys

Some of the toys my son keeps around. Sometimes I try to organize them to avoid stepping on them during the night but it seems a mission impossible.