So Albania was one
of the few countries on the trip I knew nothing about. I couldn't
point it out on a map (probably still can't if I'm honest) and it
turns out I was waaay off about where I thought it was compared to
where it actually is... I knew nothing about its history, its
climate, and its traditions. The only thing I knew about it was its
flag.. So it's safe to say that I didn't have any expectations, and
that was probably a good thing.
When we were driving
into Albania Kiki gave us the usual info on its history and weird
facts about it, a lot of which I can't actually remember, but it did
have a really interesting history! Pretty much all I can remember
from this is that most of the houses aren't completed when they're
being built, because completed houses get charged tax, so to save
money they never finish building their houses...
When we arrived in
Tirana we had half an hour until our driving tour, so we found
somewhere that had wifi and cold drinks and sat there for a while. It
was there that we found out how cheap Albania was! It was less than a
euro for water, and something crazy like a pound for a pint...
Now I'm not going to
lie, the driving tour might have been interesting, but I wouldn't
know because I slept through it.. All I can remember is the guide
talking about taxes, politics and that kind of stuff, and also that
Mother Teresa was from Albania..
Now when the group
talked about Albania later on in the tour, it was usually about the
hotel. Because it's so cheap in Albania, we got a hotel upgrade,
which meant real beds, amazing showers, white bath robes and air
conditioning. It was amazing! We all made the most of the showers,
and also the air conditioning, so we all looked a million bucks when
we headed down to the restaurant for dinner. A few people went out
that night, but I was keen to make the most of having a soft bed and
fluffy duvets, and so I was in bed my 9pm....
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| Soz about the language, but I had just had the first proper shower in over 20 days, so I was extremely happy at how we had a hotel room because it was so cheap! |
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| View from the bedroom window! |
The next morning I
was a super good daughter and was awake at 5am to Skype home. I
thought I had better make the most of having fast wifi and time to
talk, so me and Mum had a good catch up about the trip so far, and
also about my birthday, as that was the first time I had properly
talked to any family since I skyped them before I left London over 20
days before.
That day was a
3-in-1 day, meaning we visited 3 countries. Breakfast was in Albania,
and then we drove through to Montenegro for lunch, where we had to
rush to eat our food because it took so long to arrive. Montenegro
was such a beautiful place, and very popular for wealthy, slightly
rotund Russian men apparently... Even though we were only there for a
couple of hours, I really liked it there!
We then left
Montenegro and drove through to Croatia, but even though this is a
short post, it'll have to end here!
Next stop: Dubrovnik
(a.k.a Kings Landing for you Game of Thrones fans...)
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