"Tantale" wrote in message
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The best point is the kindness of the people.

My recollections of Albania from '94 a
1. The overpowering stench of garbage, coal smoke and feces. Public services
were in a bit of a crisis.
2. Bunkers. Everywhere you looked there were bunkers. The Albanians used
them as privies.
3. Coffee and raki. Every time you turned around you were drinking coffee or
raki. The raki is more like grappa than what the Turks call raki. This
thread prompted me to break out my old bottle of Albanian raki and have a
wee sip, for old time's sake.
4. A wonderful but very long-suffering people with a very unique language,
culture and heritage.
5. A beautiful but still dangerous countryside.

--
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net