Albanie 2006
AMO-06 - Cesta do Albanie, Makedonie a Kosovo Termin cesty: 10.7. - 24.7. 2006 PROGRAM: Dne 10.7. v poledne odletam z Prahy pres Viden do hlavniho mesta ALBANIE, Tirany. Turci zalozili toto mesto v 17. stoleti. Jeden a pul dne venuji prohlidce mesta, ktere ma cetne mesity, nekolik muzei a mnoho chodnikovych kavaren. Jeden den jedu mistnim autobusem do hlavniho pristavu Albanie, Drac (Durres). Jeho prirozeny pristav byl pouzivan od 7. stoleti pr.n.l. a nechybi v nem ani pamatky na Rimany. Dne 13.7. jedu vanem na vychod horami k jezeru Ohrid, ktere zde tvori cast hranice s Makedonii. Z mestecka Pogradec jedu taxikem na vlastni hranici, Mimo domku albanskych a makedonskych pasovych a celnich kancelari je to zeme nikoho. Takze se jiz v MAKEDONII davam na pochod s tezkou kabelou. Po tak dvou kilometrech mi zastavuje prazdny taxik, ktery me bere asi 30 km do mesta Ohrid-u na brehu stejnojmenneho jezera. Toto mesto ma dlouhou historii a diky krasnemu jezeru je to turisticka Mekka. Z horskeho hrbetu na nej shlizi stara pevnost a ve meste jsou historicky cenne pravoslavne kostely a je tu dokonce rimsky amfiteater. Prohlidce venuji jeden a pul dne. Je to velmi privative misto. Pak nasedam do mistniho autobusu a jedu do hlavniho mesta zeme, Skopje, kde mam zamluveny hotel na dve noci. Mesto si prohlizim velmi podrobne od pevnosti Kale nahore, po jeji stare mesto na svahu s cetnymi minarety ukazujicimi na 500 let vlady Turku a ze i nyni je 1/3 obyvatel Makedonie Albancu (muslimu). Po prekroceni reky Vardar zacinaji nove casti mesta. Dne 17.7. opoustim Skope autobusem smerem na sever. Cesta na sever znamena vstup do KOSOVA a jeho hlavniho mesta Pristina. Mesto si prohlizim ve zbytku dne a vetsinu dalsiho. Registruji imposantni sochu albanskeho hrdiny Skaderbeg-a, coz ukazuje, kde je srdce Kosovanu. Na jednom namesti je rozestavena budova pravoslavneho kostela. S temer 100% albanskym (muslimskym) obyvatelstvem Pristiny je dostaveni kostela nerealisticke. V pritomne dobe je Kosovo rizeno organy OSN a primo pak to je KFOR (NATO a ruske jednotky dohromady). Druhy den odpoledne nastupuji do autobusu, ktery jede do jineho kosovskeho mesta Prizren. Do roku 1389 bylo Prizren hlavnim mestem stareho Srbska. Zatimco cekam na vecerni autobus, 3 studenti mne vzali autem na projížďku mestem s pevnosti a navstevu jedne mesity. Pak nasedam do nocniho autobusu. Behem noci prekracujeme hranici do ALBANIE. Casne rano vystupuji z busu a jedu soukromym autem do mesta Shkoder v severni casti zeme. Mesto je u velkeho jezera stejneho jmena. Travim 2 dny ve Shkoder-u, prochazim mesto pesky a k jezeru a do hor nad mestem k pevnosti Razafa se nechavam dovezt taxikem. Dne 21.7. jedu autobusem pres Tiranu do mesta Berat. Zde jedu taxikem k mistni citadele a mesto pak prochazim pesky. Den na to jedu minibusem s mistnimi lidmi a dvema zivymi slepicemi do mesta Vlore u zatoky stejneho jmena. Pod jmenem Aulon existovalo toto mesto jiz ve staroveku. V roce 1912 zde byla vyhlasena nezavislost Albanie. Po 1,5 dne a 2 nocich zde jedu autobusem do Tirany, odkud odpoledne odletam pres Viden do Prahy, kde jsem pozde vecer 24.7. Cestovni kancelar: Behem cesty obcas navstevuji mistni cestovni kancelare, abych si zajistil pokoj v hotelich. Ucast: Cestoval jsem sam mistnimi dopravnimi prostredky, ktere jsem nasel v danych mistech.
Albania - Tirana - my Hotel California 2006
Albania - Tirana - my Hotel California - view from my room 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - National History Museum 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Tirana International Hot
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Ethem Beg Mosque and a Clock Tower 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Ethem Beg Mosque and a Clock Tower 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Tirana International Hotel 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - statue of Skanderbeg 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - government buildings 2006
Albania - Tirana - Lana River 2006
Albania - Tirana - Pyramida (1988) - originally Museum of Hodja, now a Congress and Exhibition Hall 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - National History Museum 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Ethem Beg Mosque 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Ethem Beg Mosque 2006
Albania - Tirana - Skanderbeg Square - Ethem Beg Mosque 2006
Albania - Tirana - statue of an Unknown Partisan 2006
Albania - Tirana - near statue of an Unknown Partisan - Tyrbe of Kapllan Pasha (Turkish cenotaph) 2006
Albania - Tirana - National Theatre 2006
Albania - Tirana - Albanian car licence plate 2006
Albania - Tirana - Albanian Parliament Building 2006
Albania - Tirana - Mother Teresa Square - University Building 2006
Albania - Tirana - Mother Teresa Square - Museum of Archeology 2006
Albania - Tirana - Mother Teresa Square - Kolonat (fast food restaurant) 2006
Albania - Tirana - Lake Tirana - southern edge of the city 2006
Albania - Tirana - Lake Tirana - southern edge of the city 2006
Albania - Tirana - Lake Tirana - southern edge of the city - a snake 2006
Albania - Tirana - The Block - communist bosses lived in this part of the city 2006
Albania - Tirana - at Lana River 2006
Albania - Tirana - near Lana River - towards The Block 2006
Albania - Tirana - near Lana River - Regency Casino 2006
Albania - Tirana - Rruga (Street) Kavajes - mosque 2006
Albania - Durresi - Rruga Skanderbeg 2005
Albania - Durresi - Rruga Skanderbeg - Orthodox Church 2006
Albania - Durresi - La Torra (citywall tower) 2006
Albania - Durresi - citywall 2006
Albania - Durresi - near the harbor - new condominia 2006
Albania - Durresi - near the harbor - waterfront 2006
Albania - Durresi - on the main square - Sultan Fatih Mosque 2006
Albania - Durresi - on the main square - City Hall 2006
Albania - Durresi - near the main square - Roman Amphitheatre 2006
Albania - Durresi - near the main square - Roman Baths 2006
Albania - Tirana - Rruga Durresit 2006
Albania - southeast of Tirana - near town of Elbasani 2006
Albania - southeast of Tirana - between Librazhdi and Perrenjasi - short stop 2006
Albania - Lake Ohrid - Pogradeci - from a taxi 2006
Albania - Lake Ohrid - Pogradeci - from a taxi 2006
Albania - Lake Ohrid - Pogradeci - from a taxi - a donky underneath 2006
Albania - Lake Ohrid - leaving Albania on foot 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Al-Zamil Mosque 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Franciscan Church 2006
Albania - Shkodra - at Franciscan Church 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Franciscan Church 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Sheshi 5 Heronjte statue - on the square of the same name 2006
Albania - Shkodra - mosque on Vasil Shanto Street 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Sheshi (square) Gurakuqi 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Orthodox Church 2006
Albania - Shkodra - English Tower 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Al-Zamil Mosque 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Lake Shkodra - Shiroke village - taxi and taxi driver 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle - Buna River 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle - inner gate 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - view from Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - view from Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - Rozafa Castle 2006
Albania - Shkodra - view from Rozafa Castle - Skodra 2006
Albania - Shkodra - view from Rozafa Castle - Lead Mosque 2006
Albania - Shkodra - statue of Luigj Gurakuqui (writer and patriot) 2006
Albania - Shkodra - 5 Heroes Square - English Tower and Al-Zamil Mosque 2006
Albania - Berat - my Tomori Hotel 2006
Albania - Berat - my Tomori Hotel 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel above the town 2006
Albania - Berat 2006
Albania - Berat - Orthodox church 2006
Albania - Berat - road up to the citadel 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel above the town from the inside 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel - Orthodox church 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel - ruins of the Red Mosque 2006
Albania - Berat - citadel 2006
Albania - Berat - cita
Albania - Berat - Albanian car licence plate 2006
Albania - Berat - mosque 2006
Albania - Berat - Orthodox church 2006
Albania - Vlora - my Bologna Hotel 2006
Albania - Vlora - my Bologna Hotel - view from balkony of my room 2006
Albania - Vlora - waterfront 2006
Albania - Vlora - waterfront 2006
Albania - Vlora - Sadik Zotaj Street (main street of the town) 2006
Albania - Vlora - Sadik Zotaj Street (main street of the town) 2006
Albania - Vlora - Independence Square (or Flag Square) - Muradi Mosque 2006
Albania - Vlora - Independence Square (or Flag Square) 2006
Albania - Vlora - Independence Square (or Flag Square) - Muradi Mosque 2006
Albania - Vlora - Independence Square (or Flag Square) - Muradi Mosque 2006
Albania - on the bus between Vlora and Durresi 2006
Albania - on the bus near Durresi 2006
Albania - Tirana Mother Teresa Airport 2006