Confusion?!

You mean some people celebrate him?

The Ugliest Opera Building.

Mosqueness.

Bagpipe-esque?!

This old man was playing the oddest instrument ever....couldn't figure out what it was...but creepy.

Construction.

This is a major square in the city....most of it was rubble.....There was a lot of communist architecture next to new construction next to run down ghetto-fabulousness.

Albanian Commerce.

Oh, Albania!

Stained glass windows in a catholic church....Albanian style.

Wires.

There were wires everywhere running in every direction....it was sketchy.

Din-dins.

Best rice pilaf ever....Albanian food was tastey.

Cool Albania.

So, rural Albania was obviously poor. But then there were areas of Tirana that were really trendy and modern. It was an interesting city that had many personalities.

Albania Bound.

Old School Mercedes.

They have a lot of trunk space.

Ulcinj Beach.

Finally a sandy, rather than rocky, beach.

Imorovising!

So our apartment in Ulcinj had a kitchen.....but no bowls. We found light fixtures that we used as bowls. Oddly enough, they were in the cupboards.

Wind Swept.

Steps.

Big Beach, Ulcinj, Montenegro.

Sexy Time!

Kristoffer, Mariella, and Steve at the Big Beach just outside Ulcinj, Montenegro.