Our 4th Anniversary

Who would have thought we'd be celebrating our 4th Anniversary in Albania.?? Portland, Bend, SF or hangin in Vegas, but not Tirana! Thanks to all for your email best wishes.. if there are cards in the mail, I'm sure we'll get them .. someday.
We're actuallly going to celebrate on Friday with a massage at the Vesa Center, where my gym is, a bottle of Silverado Cabernet, that finally came in "the box I sent before I left" and dinner at some great place in the Block.
We did have lunch at the Taiwan Center on thursday.. I walked from the apartment and found a great coffee store, lots cheaper than the Mercator, and fresh. Read on the balcony all afternoon, Mark made me a lemon drop with fresh squeezed lemons, 2 ( in wine glasses) and I was ready for the couch/bed.


Taiwan Cener (not sure how it got its name, but they have great food, Albanian and Italian)
we have them trained to add chicken (pule) to our Casa de Taiwan salads

Here are just some shots around town. I promise to carry my camera with me at all times, so I can show off our city.



Street with leaves turning into fall



Government building

Reconstruction of Skanderberg Square

a monument to a great liberator from the 1500's.

they're suppose to create a pedestrian only, with an auto circle,
Kuwait has contributed to the statue, Albania is responsible for the
circle ring, so it may look like this for a long time

UFO University

No one seems to know anyting

More Gov't building with high rise in the background