Sofia One of the most unusual things I saw in Tirana, Albania was a museum of sorts called BunkArt near the central square and the main government buildings. Using a modern reference, it is fair to say that Albania for fifty years from the end of World War II until the embassy sieges and the …
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Welcome to Albania
Tirana Leaving Frankfurt was easy and painless even in the early dark rush hour. My kind host accompanied me all the way until I had my ticket in hand at the counter in the giant airport. It may not have been necessary, but it was nice to simply be a sheep in the herd on …
The Edifice Complex and the Tension between Intake and Outreach
Banska Stiavnica The small city of Banska Stiavnica was a rich, mining city in its heyday. The symbol of the city is two lizards, and the legend has it that a shepherd in the mountains saw them run under a rock. Turning over the rock, he saw one was covered in silver dust and the …