søndag, april 29, 2012

 

Dajti bjerget & Tirana, lørdag den 28. april

Martin, Breda (both experts on the project) and I went Saturday to Mount Dajti, a mountain and a protected area just outside Tirana.
On our way up to Mount Dajti with the Dajti Ekspres Cable Car (Teleferik) - an Austrian-built express cable car
View from the Teleferik
Mount Dajti is a mountain to the east of Tirana. Its highest peak is at 1,613 m. In winter, the mountain is often covered with snow, and it is a popular retreat to the local population of Tirana that rarely sees snow falls. Its slopes have forests of pines, oak and beech
From the abandoned communist young pioneers building
View of Tirana, covered with smog from the many cars
Back in Tirana
Et'hem Bey Mosque & Clock Tower from 1821.
Et'hem Bey Mosque

mandag, april 23, 2012

 

Durrës, Albanien, lørdag, den 21. april

Lørdag tog Kurt, jeg, Breda fra projektet og Birthe fra Grontmij på weekendtur til Durres. Lørdag gik vii fra vores hotel ved stranden til den 3000 år gamle by Durres ved Middelhavet, for at se på ruiner og måske dyppe tæerne i Middelhavet. Vi kikkede lidt på ruinerne og spiste en lækker kombineret morgenmad/frokost/aftensmad på en restaurant, som vi havde fået anbefalet som byens bedste. Søndag gik vi langs stranden i den anden retning. Det er helt enormt så mange ferielejligheder der er bygget, det ligner nærmest Costa del Sol i en lidt (men ikke meget) mere crappy udgave. Jeg vil gætte på at de fleste lejligheder er ejet af udlandsalbanere. Et langt stykke var stranden var desværre spærret af, og vi måtte gå ind i landet til en ret trafikeret vej. Chaufføren i den taxa vi tog tilbage forklarede at det var her Enver Hoxha og hans fæller havde deres sommerhuse, og at de nu var sommerhuse for regeringsmedlemmerne. Men forhåbentlig åbner de en dag op for stranden og laver det store område til en park, det ville pynte med et afbræk af de grimme lejlighedskomplekser, når man går en tur langs stranden – også meget populært blandt albanerne. Det virker som albanerne er kommet langt bedre over kommunisttiden end georgierne, de ser også ud til at være mere initiativrige og arbejdsomme. Vi ser en masse nye virksomheder da vi kørte til Durres og Tirana er ikke så beskidt, nedslidt og deprimerende som Tbilisi kan opleves hvis man er i det humør.
Preparing the net for today’s fishing - view from my hotel window
The city profile of Durrës
An alternative way of creating a beach restaurant – sailing a ship up on the beach
On our way along the beach to the harbour, we had to leave the coast because the international harbour was fenced, and we passed some gypsy shacks
Durrës Amphitheatre. The city hosts the Durres Ancient City Wall while the largest amphitheatre in the Balkans is located in the city close to the harbour. This first-century construction is currently under consideration for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Durrës Ancient City Wall
Preparing for the wedding photo
Ready for the wedding photo in front of the old city wall
The promenade in the center of town
Choosing fish for the lunch at the Two Guitars Restaurant
On our way back to the hotel. Also the Albanians like to walk along the beach
They also like playing football on the beach
Copy of a nice photo shown in our hotel

søndag, april 15, 2012

 

Torskefisketur på Langelandsbæltet, søndag den 8. april 2012





The trip started from Bagenkop, a fishing village on the southernmost part of Langeland.

The southernmost tip of Langeland: Downs Klint.


Kjeldsnor Lighthouse

The fishing was very good.

The seagulls were following us ready to go for what was thrown overboard when the cods very slaughtered.

Many big ships were passing us on their way through the Langeland Belt

 

Fra Port de Sóller til udsigtstårnet og langs kysten, fredag den 6. april

On the sixth and last day we walked up from Port de Soller to the watchtower and along the coast, Friday, 6th of April.









The boat to Cala Tuent.

On the way we had the opportunity to buy some freshly pressed orange juice.

The task of pressing orange juice requires full concentration!


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