An Evening in Tirana

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Sepetang di Ibu Negara Albania

The Pyramid of Tirana

Macam-macam articles boleh baca dekat internet pasal bangunan ini. Tapi yang pastinya selepas perang Kosovo bangunan ini memang seperti dibiarkan begitu sahaja selepas mendapat bantahan orang ramai untuk dirodohkan.

Bell of Peace "A Symbolic Reminder of the Past"

National Art Gallery of Tirana

Bangunan disekitar 

Et'hem Bey Mosque

Hiasan dalaman masjid ini sangat cantik. Memang wajib singgah disini kalau sampai Tirana.

Kawasan solat

Ada seorang atuk yang jaga masjid ini, beria suruh kami naik duduk ke bahagian atas (tempat solat wanita). Lepas turun, bersungguh dia tunjuk gambar-gambar disekitar kawasan masjid. Walaupun tak faham satu apa yang dia cakap, kami iyakan aja. Ada satu tu, Masjid Biru di Istanbul. Terus kami tunjuk gambar kami dekat depan Masjid Biru, terus dia ..waaaa masha Allah! masha Allah. Mulanya nak masukkan duit dalam tabung masjid, tapi sebab atuk ni sangat baik, kami sedekah duit terus kepada dia. Atuk yang dimaksudkan itu yang tengah duduk paling hujung sekali dalam gambar diatas.

Lepas kami keluar daripada masjid, kami terus ke sebelah kanan masjid untuk mencari souvenir. Info daripada internet saja kami rujuk dan ikut langkah kaki. Alhamdulillah kami berjaya jumpa gerai-gerai souvenir yang dimaksudkan. Selesai beli apa yang patut, kami kembali semula ke main square untuk menghabiskan masa dengan aktitivi people watching 

Monument yang dijumpai semasa dalam perjalanan ke gerai souvenir

Palace of Culture of Tirana

Pandangan hadapan Palace of Culture

Nun megah ditengah-tengah padang, Skanderbeg Monument

National Historical Museum

Sebelum pulang, kami singgah sebuah kedai untuk beli makan malam dan ice cream. Harga makanan memang paling murah yang kami beli semasa travel kali ini. Balik bilik, kemas beg esok lepas breakfast pihak hotel akan hantar ke airport. 

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Into The Balkans : Old Town Budva | Montengero

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The story regarding how Old Town Budva first got it’s name ties into a mythological tradition that spans over 2500 years, and really reflects the history found in this very old town. Budva’s walls were built straight out of the Adriatic sea and what we see today is really only a fraction of the city’s splendor at it’s height, preserved with loving care by the local residents of Budva who are proud of their long history. (sumber : Budva)

The City Walls

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Into The Balkans : The Day We Climb Kotor's City Walls

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Mulakan perjalanan pendakian dengan lafaz Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Ayuh kita mulakan pendakian ke puncak.

Dari sini kita dapat lihat keseluruhan kawasan Old Town Kotor

Antara binaan yang masih selamat untuk didaki selepas gempa bumi pada tahun 1979

Check point pertama

Semakin menghampiri puncak

Keadaan kawasan pendakian

Berjaya!

View from the top. Disebabkan awal pagi kami dah memanjat, jadinya hanya kami bertiga saja di kawasan puncak ketika ini. Seronok layan ambik gambar tanpa gangguan. Bila turun, baru bertembung dengan orang lain yang sedang berusaha mendaki. Sampai dekat tempat tiket masuk, buat muka confident je turun. Nasibla tak kena tahan mintak bayaran..huhuhu

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Into The Balkans : Old Town Kotor

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Kotor has been known under many names throughout history—among them Katareo, followed by Dekatera, Dekaderon and Katarum, among others. Archaeologists have confirmed that between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE, the first settlers to Kotor were Greek, followed by Illyrians and then Romans, who ruled the area for 650 years.

There are three entrances to the Old Town, including the Sea Gate of 1555 which serves as the main door. Huddled underneath the rocks of Mt Lovćen, bordered from the north by a short but violent river Škurda and to the west by an underwater spring Gurdić, Kotor. 

Pic | Sea Gate

The Old Town of Kotor lay in the shadows of the fearsome St. John’s Hill and the walls protecting this town are a fortification masterpiece at up to 15 meters wide and 20 meters high each. These walls are skillfully crafted into the natural steep slopes of the hill and the view of this town on approach is one of the amazing sights, not only of the Mediterranean, but of the world

Nun jauh diatas sana, tembok dinding mengawal kota

Kotor is also unique because it is the only town on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea to be located by name in historic and strategic maps. Old Kotor was built like a maze for protective purposes and it is very easy to get lost here. In fact, even the locals get lost. Take on wrong turn and you will wind up far from your destination. This can happen even with a town map in hand. (so true!)

 However, looking for landmarks, such as the 12th century St. Tryphon Cathedral, will help—and these landmarks are listed on nearly every tourist map. What can be more difficult is finding places like the Maritime Museum, which is located inside the Grgurina Palace, or finding public squares with funny names such as the Lattice Square, Flour Square, Milk Square and Cinema Square.

For tourists, Kotor should be more than simply a one-day visit. However, if you’re pressed for time, the best way to see as much of the town as possible is to start at the main gate and work clockwise. From the main Arms Square, you will go right across the Flour Square to the Cathedral, then left to the Maritime Museum, straight on to the square housing the Churches of St. Luka and St. Nikola and then left, which will lead you back to where you started from. 

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