topics: tavë dhen (food), National Museum, National Gallery, "Linda" women's cultural center; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM April 3, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:23 a.m. Sunset (local): 7:06 p.m.	Weather 67°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative Total 3455 mi / 5563 km	Lat: 41° 18' 57" N Lon: 19° 49' 14" E Elev: 344 ft / 105 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Tirana
Where We're Staying: host family homes
Places We Visited: National Museum, Open Internet Center, National Gallery of Visual Art
Featured Site: "Linda" Cultural Center for Women
Person of the Day: Eleni Laperi Koci
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: tavë dhen, which literally means "plate of clay"; Breakfast: bread, yogurt, juice, cheese, pastries, olives; Lunch: AEDP kitchen lunch of salad, fish, fries, and fruit; Dinner: soups, stews, and general smorgasbord, including pudding for dessert!; Olive count: 1978
Word of the Day: "Bujrum" means "Come and join us (for a meal)" and "të bëftë mirë" means "enjoy your meal." Compare "bujrum" with the "buyurun" we first encountered in Turkey and from which it is derived.
Tech Fact of the Day: border closures and ethnic Albanians: Flat Count (Cumulative): 22; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 28

The plan was to leave Tirana for Shkodra tomorrow morning, but that's become a tricky situation (read the Rider Notes for more details)!


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Internet access and Web hosting while in Albania has been provided by Open Internet Center.