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A sunny winter morning, backpacks shouldered, we were walking along the busy streets of the Albanian capital city. We got ours and named it Lad. We packed our stuff tidily and hit the road. Our destination for this first day of the trip was the city of Shkoder and the nearby Shkodra Lake Nature Reserve. The way from Tirana to Shkoder was straightforward; just sticking to Motorway — a term used relatively — SH1. More frustrating than the actual delay was the constant, pointless honking by our fellow grounded drivers. When we were free at last, it was already past midday. Lunch was overdue. We stopped at a random little restaurant on the side of the road and had a delicious, fat, steal-cheap meal. He said that foreigners often visit the area for trying their first-rate, locally-grown marijuana. After I inquired for more details on the matter, he requested me to wait and drove off skidding in a big, plush, black BMW. He was back before we had finished our lunch and handed me a full handful of weed for free. It would take me weeks to smoke it all. When we eventually managed it, we got our cameras and set out for a short stroll. For one thing, Shkoder sustains a large Catholic minority. And also the language: whereas in southern Albania and Tirana I communicated with locals mostly in Greek, in Shkoder people were more likely to know Italian. I think the couple of hours we expended to check out the city were just fine. Pretty much everything of interest to be found in Shkoder is located within a narrow area around its center. These include the Ebu Bekr Mosque, the Franciscan Cathedral, an Orthodox Church, the Kol Idromeno pedestrian street with its nice cafes and restaurants, the Migjeni Theater, and an old ruined house with a quaint tower right by the main roundabout. We would have certainly visited it if we were there earlier in the daytime, but as for the occasion, we only had a good glimpse of it from below upon driving into the city. The Ottoman bridge of Mes is another notable sight in the vicinity of Shkoder one should check out if staying long enough. So the time passed. We had a beer while the day retreated before night. And in the heavy rain that started in the meanwhile, we then went about shopping supplies for the following days in the wilderness. All done, we got back in the car and set off driving through the wet darkness. We only passed through Shkoder city briefly, but if you are intent on staying longer and properly exploring it, you may compare hotels and Aribnbs on the map below. Stay22 is a handy tool that lets you search for and compare stays and experiences across multiple platforms on the same neat, interactive map. Hover over the listings to see the details. Click on the top-right settings icon to adjust your preferences; switch between hotels, experiences, or restaurants; and activate clever map overlays displaying information like transit lines or concentrations of sights. Click on the Show List button for the listings to appear in a list format. Booking via this map, I will be earning a small cut of the platform's profit without you being charged any extra penny. You will be thus greatly helping me to maintain and keep enriching this website. Heading towards Shkodra Lake Nature Reserve to settle for the night, we soon found ourselves driving through Koplik. That was a cute little town laid out along the main road some 15 km north of Shkoder. Despite the rain and the late of the hour, it was rather lively, bars full with denizens, teenagers barreling up and down the street on their noisy motorbikes. We stopped briefly to get a gyros for dinner and resumed our way towards the shore of the lake. For the first time, we got to put our new off-road vehicle in good use. Shortly after we left Koplik, we found ourselves driving through a maze of muddy trucks. We were trying to approach the lake shore. We were driving past abandoned, half-submerged houses, boats floating before their entrances. Every time the water level got dangerously close to drenching the engine, we had to turn back. We tried to approach the shore from various different tracks, but there was only water, mud, and reeds; no chance to pitch a tent anywhere. Eventually, we had to get back to Koplik and drive to one of the few elevated places in the area. It was a knoll, named on the map as Maja Suka e Zuk Recit , about 3km south of the town coordinates: We had to cross a couple of brooks but we managed to drive all the way to its top just fine. It was time to sleep. Strong rain kept pounding the tent nonstop throughout the night, but then it briefly stopped in the morning. We had breakfast, packed, and headed towards the gorgeous Albanian Alps. If you are intending to go on a similar road trip in Albania, definitely check out the Lada Guys. These Russian machines will get you everywhere. I'm Dimi and this blog is my creativity's outlet. I post a wide variety of content such as my books , stories and photographs from my trips around the world, my thoughts , my music , and more. Take a minute to read about the site or start exploring it. Subscribe for periodical 1 per month at most newsletters with my latest stories. Or get specific RSS feeds for the site's categories you are interested in. If you've found this website informative, entertaining, or valuable in any way, please consider supporting my efforts to maintain and enhance it while keeping it ad-free. You can help in any of the following ways Meet Lad! Highly recommend these guys! Getting ready to explore Shkoder city. Shkoder downtown. Italian-looking architecture in Shkoder. Kol Idromeno pedestrian street was pretty. Ebu Bekr Mosque. Mother Teressa was an Albanian-Indian. Franciscan Cathedral. Rozafa Castle. A bleak morning by Shkodra Lake. Still dry enough to fly the drone a bit. Notify of. Most Voted Newest Oldest. Inline Feedbacks. Load More Comments. About Hi! Support If you've found this website informative, entertaining, or valuable in any way, please consider supporting my efforts to maintain and enhance it while keeping it ad-free. Thank you!

Shkodër – The Most Charming Albania’s Lakeside City

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This morning found us on a lovely spot on the shore of Komani Lake , a few kilometers from the city of Shkoder. On the previous day, we had failed to catch a ferry across the lake, so today we had to make it to Bajram Curri overland. We got on the road SH5 and began on our long way eastwards. We were gaining altitude steadily. The rain soon stopped for snowfall to take its place. Everything around us was a vast, frozen, mountainous wilderness. We hardly encountered any other vehicles along the road and civilization was extremely sparse. Some 70 kms later, we drove past Puke: one of the two towns to be found along this road. And shortly thereafter, we arrived in the second one, where we intended to stop for lunch. Fushe Arrez was a very cute and picturesque little town. Despite everything being frozen, it was rather lively, too. We had a nice brief stroll around the town and ended up in one of its cafes. The owner was perched alone beside the blazing wood stove and seemed happier about the company than about receiving customers. After coffee, he gave us a tour of his music-instruments and other wooden artifacts workshop next door. For lunch, we found a small hidden place in a bystreet. She was lucky I have a huge stomach and gladly ordered and ate about half of it all. But there was another small road leading there via the village of Fierze. That forked off to the left from a point about 10 km after Fushe Arrez junction coordinates: The route was outright stunning, offering views of some incredible winter sceneries and going past scattered, rudimentary-sized villages. Right before dusk, we made it to Fierze. We crossed the river twice and got on the road Bajram Curri. Shortly before the city, and having tried quite a few places already, we at last located a nice camping spot inside a gorge. We needed a good rest before venturing into the valley of Valbona the next day. If you are intending to go on a similar road trip in Albania, definitely check out the Lada Guys. These Russian machines will get you everywhere. Stay22 is a handy tool that lets you search for and compare stays and experiences across multiple platforms on the same neat, interactive map. Hover over the listings to see the details. Click on the top-right settings icon to adjust your preferences; switch between hotels, experiences, or restaurants; and activate clever map overlays displaying information like transit lines or concentrations of sights. Click on the Show List button for the listings to appear in a list format. Booking via this map, I will be earning a small cut of the platform's profit without you being charged any extra penny. You will be thus greatly helping me to maintain and keep enriching this website. I'm Dimi and this blog is my creativity's outlet. I post a wide variety of content such as my books , stories and photographs from my trips around the world, my thoughts , my music , and more. Take a minute to read about the site or start exploring it. Subscribe for periodical 1 per month at most newsletters with my latest stories. Or get specific RSS feeds for the site's categories you are interested in. If you've found this website informative, entertaining, or valuable in any way, please consider supporting my efforts to maintain and enhance it while keeping it ad-free. You can help in any of the following ways Breakfast with a view. Spooky old house by our camping spot; possibly abandoned when they filled the lake up. The central square of Fushe Arrez. The cafe owner chilling by the fire. Amazing workshop! A bridge in the distance. Wintry scape. Heated seats were a life saver in these conditions. Winter Albanian beauty. Damn… would you look at that dam. Sleepy time. More on Viator. More on Get Your Guide. Notify of. Most Voted Newest Oldest. Inline Feedbacks. Load More Comments. About Hi! Support If you've found this website informative, entertaining, or valuable in any way, please consider supporting my efforts to maintain and enhance it while keeping it ad-free. Thank you!

Shkoder buying snow