Thursday, January 26, 2017

Old Churches in Voskopoje, Korce, Albania

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I wish I could write the names of each church in particular but my memory is not that good. The best thing is that those churches are well preserved except one that was in ruins. The icons are scratched or overwritten with names and dates by soldiers or youngsters during communism while their faces are erased or heavily scratched from Muslims because their religion says that no one should  worship icons and statues except the one true god. Whatever me and you may believe in, your heart aches when you see such historical treasures abused and destroyed. At least people are becoming conscientious that such practices are not welcomed in the 21st century.

Albeit some of the churches were closed, you can find open ones and you can enter and have a look around. Photos are prohibited but you can take some, as long as you don’t try to look like the trigger happy photographer.

If there is enough interest, I can arrange a tour of Voskopoje starting from Tirana and back. 🙂



Thursday, January 12, 2017

Around Korce, Albania

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Taking the GoPro for a ride. This was a short walk mostly around RED Tower in Korce and the Old Bazaar. I love this city, I guess I could move there for a couple of years if I had a remote job or smth similar. Plenty of nature around, clean air, nice people…



Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Bunny sex balloon

Do you remember Yuki, my white pet rabbit? He’s growing older and instincts get over him sometimes. This short video shows the moment Yuki thinks that mating with a balloon is a good idea.



Saturday, December 17, 2016

Lake Ohrid

Time for another family trip. Lake Ohrid, magnificent as always. One of the deepest and the oldest in Europe, the lake houses a very delicious variety of trout, the Ohrid Trout or the Koran, as the locals call it.

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The snowy mountains on the other side are on the Macedonian side. We took this photo after going down the Qafa e Thanes mountain pass, somewhere between Lin and Pogradec.



Monday, November 28, 2016

A weekend in Pogradec and Korce

Qafe Thane Pass, Lake Ohrid Swan on Lake Ohrid Gjergj, my son, feeding the swan Korca, view from RED Tower. Me and my son, walking the streets of Korce. A Bektashian Holy Place in Korce. Hotel Akademia, Voskopoje, Korce Hotel Akademia, Voskopoje, Korce Voskopoje, Korce 09-img_1069 Voskopoje, Korce Voskopoje, Korce Voskopoje, Korce Hotel Playgrund My son never travels without his toys Gjonomadh, Korce On the way to Elbasan, Shkumbini river.

A weekend out of Tirana, visiting Lake Ohrid, Pogradec city, Korce city and then Voskopoja alpine village. Highly recommended if you ever visit Albania. If you need directions, shoot me a message.