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A day trip to Shkodar in Albania

Shkodar (the other side of border Lake Shkodar/Skadar)was much more modern than I had expected. We did see a few of the several hundred thousand concrete bunkers ... built during Enva Hoxa's days, but mostly, traces of the old communist Albania had gone.

Most of the churches and mosques are new, as the originals were destroyed. Only two mosques survived but had their minarets removed)

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Shkodar Albania
Shkodar Albania		 Local woman
Local woman 		Shkodar new and old buildings by museum
Shkodar new and old buildings by museum		 Traditional house: museum of archaeology
Traditional house: museum of archaeology
Illyrian lamps in museum
Illyrian lamps in museum		 16th century pot in museum
16th century pot in museum		 Traditional fireplace museum of archaeology
Traditional fireplace museum of archaeology		 Shkodar sculpture
Shkodar sculpture
Ebu Bekr Shkodar mosque
Ebu Bekr Shkodar mosque		 Shkodar war memorial
Shkodar war memorial		 Mother Theresa statue
Mother Theresa statue		 Luigi Gurakuqi statue
Luigi Gurakuqi statue
Rozafa Hotel the only one in Shkodar during communist times
Rozafa Hotel the only one in Shkodar during communist times		 Modern church
Modern church 		Restaurant security
Restaurant security		 Rozafa Castle Shkodar
Rozafa Castle Shkodar
Lead mosque (without minarets) Shkodar from Rozafa castle
Lead mosque (without minarets) Shkodar from Rozafa castle		 Rozafa Castle entrance detail
Rozafa Castle entrance detail		 Rozafa castle: The larger stones are Illyrian era reputedly 4000 years old
Rozafa castle: The larger stones are Illyrian era reputedly 4000 years old		 Old Hungarian Bridge over Buna River
Old Hungarian Bridge over Buna River
Shkodar from Castle
Shkodar from Castle		 Rozafa Castle view down
Rozafa Castle view down		 Rozafa Castle: Venetian area
Rozafa Castle: Venetian area		 Stairway down to well Rozafa castle
Stairway down to well Rozafa castle

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