這次巴爾幹半島(Balkan)行的第一站，來到了Albania的首都：Tirana。老實說，我從來沒想過我會來到Albania玩。其實從機場即可見得，其國家的進步空間還相當地大，更不用說他們的市容了。
The first stop of the journey in Balkan is the capital of Albania, Tirana. Frankly, I've never thought I will get here in Albania!! Actually you can notice that this country still has a lot of spaces to improve from their airport not to mention about the cityscape.
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| Welcome to Albania |
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| 這是阿爾巴尼亞首都Tirana的街景，可見其國家相當有待發展 It's the view of Tirana, the Capital of Albania,you can see the country still has a great space to improve. |
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| 阿爾巴尼亞相當常見的電信公司Eagle Mobile Eagle Mobile, a very common telecom in Albania |
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| 雖然已經有了公共腳踏車，但控管方式是人為的，系統尚未架設地相當完善。 Although there are public bikes to rent, but the system is still operated artificially. |
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| 這是首都的街景之一，到處都在施工當中，顯然地正朝向開發中國家。 It's one of the view of the capital, which is under construction everywhere, obviously it's heading to a developing country. |
在首都Tirana旁有兩個著名的古城區：Krujë 以及 Petrelë，而我們先到了Krujë。在Albania，有個相當有名的歷史傳奇人物：George Kastrioti Skanderbeg。
Near the capital Tirana, there are two famous old towns, Krujë and Petrelë. We got to Krujë first. Here in Albania, there's a very famous historical legendary character, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg.
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| 很有古城特色的一條路：Pruga Pazari Vjetër A road with the characteristic of old town, Pruga Pazari Vjetër |
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| two-head eagle, the symbol of Albania. |
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| George Kastrioti Skanderbeg |
離開Krujë城堡，緊接著就是到Albania另一個迷你古城Petrelë。目前Petrelë城堡相當迷你，並且已改建成餐廳，但若想到這裡用餐並參觀，必須要爬一段有點辛苦的上坡才能到達，由於大家搭了超過15個小時的飛機，一下飛機就開始當地行程，頗為辛苦，不過到了頂點所看到的景象絕對是值回票價。
Leaving Krujë, we arrived another mini town in Albania, Petrelë. For now, Petrelë Castle is very small, and has been converted into a restaurant. If you want to visit here and have a dining, climbing up a little bit tough to reach here is necessary. Due to taking over 15-hour flight, it was not that easy for everyone to reach. Anyhow, it will be a good experience to get here!!
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| entrance to Petrelë Castle |
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| 大家都要累翻了...XDD Everyone were exhausted...XDD |
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| 坐落在高處吃午餐很值得 Sitting in the top of the mountain is worthy |
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| 看得出Albania正在開發當中，已經有了家樂福!!! You can see that Albania is developing now because you can see Carrefour!!! |
我們用完餐後就直接前往Tirana市中心即使沒有很多東西可以看。在這有兩個最令人印象深刻的東西有兩個：Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit (歌劇院) 與 Xhamia e Et'hem Beut (清真寺)。另外值得一提的是，若你在Tirana看到有磚紅色及米黃色相配的建築物，幾乎都會是公家機關的建築。
We headed to the city center of Tirana after finishing the lunch although there aren't so many things to see. There are two most impressive things, the Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit (Opera & Ballet Theater) and Xhamia e Et'hem Beut (Et'hem Bey Mosque). Btw, there's one thing to notice is that if you see any building colored with both brick-red and beige in Tirana, mostly that's a public sector building.
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| 歌劇院 Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit (Opera & Ballet Theater) |
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| 國家歷史博物館 Muzeu Historik Kombëtar (National History Museum) |
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| 前面為清真寺，後方由磚紅色與米黃色相配的建築物即為Tirana市政廳 Xhamia e Et'hem Beut (Et'hem Bey Mosque) on the front, and Bashkia Tiranë (City Hall Tirana) behind, which is colored with both brick-red and beige. |
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| 屬於回教建築的清真寺外牆 outside the wall of Xhamia e Et'hem Beut, which is a Islam building. |
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| 清真寺內側 inside the Xhamia e Et'hem Beut |
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| 喜劇院 Teatri Komedise |
在市中心旁，有個相當有趣的景點位於Rinia公園裡，叫做台灣中心，因此這公園又有人稱之為台灣公園。對，你沒看錯，就是你心裡所想的那個"台灣"。至於原因，目前主要說法簡言之就是跟民主的台灣跟共產的中國之間的歷史有些關聯性就是了。總之，身為台灣公民一定要來逛這XDDDD
Next to the city center, there's an interesting visiting spot is Taiwan center which is located in Parku Rinia (Rinia park). Yes, you didn't see it wrong, the Taiwan you're thinking about. Why we can see TAIWAN in such a country? It's something about the history between the democracy of Taiwan and the autocratic of China. Anyway, being a citizen of Taiwan must visit here...XDDDD
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| Rinia公園 Parku Rinia |
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| 這些燈就是所謂的台灣中心，老實說我....也不太懂為什麼，只知道這裡的建築很不Albania風 These lights are so called Taiwan Center. Honestly, I don't really know why so, but you can see the style of the building here is not the one of Albania for sure. |
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| 這裡雖然落後，但是還是可以看到很有錢的人開著名車!! Although it's still backward, but you can still see some rich people driving expensive cars!! |
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| 旅程第一天住的旅館：Sheraton Tirana Hotel The hotel I stay for the first day of journey: Sheraton Tirana Hotel |
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| 房間看出去的風景 The view from my room |
第二天一早，我們到了Albania北部的另一個著名的古城Shkodër，而在這也可以看到 Lake Shkodra (Shkodra 湖)，相當優美，然而這個Lake Shkodra值得一提的是，這湖有一部分屬於Albania，另一部分則屬於Montenegro，因此若你在湖中移動，一個不注意就會跨過邊境來到Montenegro，因此沒有歐盟簽證的人士是需要特別注意的。在Shkodër有出土一位相當著名的人，想必大家一聽到就知道的，就是Mother Teresa (德雷莎修女)，本名為Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu，但其實是她家庭在Shkodër，而她本身出生於Skopje(位於馬其頓中)。雖然這古城的歷史印象中當時聽到的時候也是蠻有趣的，不過，我忘光了...總之，就是個風景不錯的古城，就...看看照片吧^^
The second day in the morning, we went to another famous old town in Albania, Shkodër. Here you can see a very beautiful lake, Lake Shkodra. There's one thing good to notice, one part of the lake belongs to Albanis, and Monenegro another. So if you don't have a visa for EU, you should be very careful when moving in the lake. There's a very famous person related to this city, Mother Teresa, whose real name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Actually it's just her family was in Shkodër, and she was born in Skopje in Macedonia. The history is quite interesting when I heard of it I think, but...I forgot...... Anyway, it's a good old town
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| The castle has alternated into a restaurant, Rozafa Restaurant. |
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| 這道牆有個相當傳奇性的歷史。簡言之就是當年某個王國的三兄弟想蓋這城堡的城牆，但一直倒塌，詢問靈媒後得知要祭獻，鉤心鬥角之下，最後由小弟的老婆被埋在這牆中，但當時他們的兒子才剛出生，他老婆要求在埋的過程當中要把她的右手、右眼、右乳房露在外面，這樣她如果想摸摸兒子、看看兒子、哺乳兒子比較方便(聽起來怪淒美但又頗為驚悚的!!)。結果沒想到這故事流傳多年後，有人聲稱他看到這道牆中有白色液體從牆中流出來，就說那一定是這小弟的老婆所流出的乳汁，因此你可以看到這牆上有特別白的痕跡。 The wall has a very legendary history. In short, there were three brothers of a kingdom wanted to build the wall of the castle, but it always corrupted all the time. They knew they needed to sacrifice a human being's life after they asked the psychic. After intriguing for a while, the wife of the little brother was buried in the wall. But their child just born, she asked that her right hand, right eye, and right breast had to be exposed outside the wall so that it was easier if she wanted to touch her son, watch her son, and feed her son. (Sounds poignant and creepy!!) Unexpectedly, after the story spread out for a few years, someone announced he saw white liquid flowed out from inside the wall, and said that must be the breast milk of the woman. That's why you can see there are some white traces on the wall. |
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| 遠眺處即為Lake Shkodra Lake Shkodra is just right in front of the overlooking side |
很可惜Albania只待了一天半即使這國家很落後，我依然相信還有很多值得看的地方。畢竟這國家才正要邁向開發中國家，因此或許多年以後再來Albania，這裡又會是個完全不同的風貌。
Unfortunately I only stayed here for only one and a half day even it's backward of the country. I still believe there are lots of thing worth visiting. It's a country which is just about heading to a developing country after all, so maybe it will be totally different after a few years later.
Unfortunately I only stayed here for only one and a half day even it's backward of the country. I still believe there are lots of thing worth visiting. It's a country which is just about heading to a developing country after all, so maybe it will be totally different after a few years later.
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