Just spent several days in Tirana. Have been traveling through the Balkans for a month but Tirana had the best vibe of any city I visited. The people were friendly, helpful, and genuinely seemed happier than anywhere else. Maybe they’re just grateful or relieved after all this country has been through! Or maybe they’re just a chill and happy bunch? Whatever the case may be, they were wonderful ❤❤❤
I'm going there very soon for the first time. Can't wait. Great video which has given me some hints on what to visit. I've had Raki and love it so will try it there.
you guys are right, there are no more humane and warm frendly beaudiful people than the Albanian people you won't find people with such a great heart that you know, they make you feel like you've been on this graund for 1000 years
@@ErionKuq-Zi That train was amazing thing! Even trees came inside the window. Train is in very bad condition. But it is its own reality which many people do not see in Europe these days. Met only lovely people there, seen amazing view and felt like traveling in time. Many locals even in Elbasan or in Golem do not know that there are still train which operates 3 times a week between Elbasan and Plazh (South-Durrës).
It’s getting much more European. More touristy things and more glitzy skyscrapers. Won’t be long before everyone visits Tirana. And then the prices will go up for everything.
The Albanian language is not a language isolate (like Basque), rather it's an Indo-European language (the same language family which English belongs to as well). However, Albanian is its own branch of the Indo-European language family.
Lovely to watch both of you in Albania... just a little info.. raki is not believed to be invented by Turks, since the religion that they brought in Balkans doesn't allow that. Is most likely invented by people living in that region.. not that matters much... raki is good in moderation 🍻
37 euros for two meals and a shot of Raki? That's expensive. Go to other places or read the menu better next time and check it with the bill. On the other side, you will not find people to con you in Tirana or in another places.
for foreigners, as for people living there its hell. one of the most expensive cities in Europe, poor living conditions, laughable salaries the reason tirana is mostly fucked up (except by the government) are the tourists and these people who say "oh look tirana is cheap"
Albania doesn't have the same history as othee western countries therefore it would be unfair to compare it to them. Up until 1912 Albania was under Ottoman occupation, then Balkan Wars happened, then WW1, then WW2, then communist regime, then 90s transition to democracy and civil war, then the Yugoslav wars. So Albania never had the chance to breath freely and focus in development but it was constantly at a war for survival. Tirana is developing fast but of course it would look poor and ugly compared to western capitals that had colonial slaves working without pay to build all its buildings and roads and churches etc.
Invented by the Turks ?! I never heard that. Turks are Muslim and they strictly prohibit the use of any alcohol, how could it have been invented by the Turks
