Monday, June 30, 2008

NEWBIE

Here are some pics we took while in Albania this year celebrating the New Year. This was the first year I had been there in the winter. The last time I went was in August, when I got married to my wonderful husband. Completely different in the winter than in the summer. Still a beautiful country though!

This is what I consider my second home. When the kids are grown and gone, which will be a while since my youngest is 5, we plan on returning to Albania to retire and enjoy the rest of our lives.

I hope to meet new friends here in BLOGGERVILLE!

Enjoy the pics!




This is the city of Tirana, Albania, just waking in the morning looking from Dajti mountain. Far in the distance you can see the Adriatic Sea.


This is looking up at Dajti mountain. It is such a beautiful ride up the mountain in the cable car.


The roads are filled with people taking their flocks of sheep to graze in the fields.

The castle in Gjirokastra. It was an incredible feeling walking such sacred grounds.


And this is me and my wonderful husband standing next to the Vjosa river. The color of the river there is so much different than the Old Muddy Missouri River that runs next to us here in Missouri.

Those were just a few pics from our trip home. Hope you enjoyed them. I am sure I will have more to come later.

4 comments:

Miss Kim said...

Hi kimi! Nice to meet you and thanks for the comment on my blog! Love your photos of Albania- it is indeed a beautiful country full of wonderful people. I love your idea about retiring here- it would be a great place for that.

Tell your hubby that I do indeed live not far from Sauk! I am very happy in this neighbourhood- it's relatively quiet and clean- hard to find within the city. I actually feel like I live in a village which is lovely!

Catch you later- keep blogging!!

Marijke said...

Hi Kimi, thanks for you kind words on my blog. I just love it when people from all over the world leaving their messages. What great foto's have you made. It's a complete different world from what I know, I only know just a small part of europe!

April said...

Great pictures! The castle in Gjirokastra looks fantastic. I was curious as to what you shot your pictures with.

Thanks for the message on my new blog as well!

Kristen Beqari said...

Helli Kimi!
Thanks for the nice comment on my blog. I have a vary similar picture of Tirana from Dajti.

If you don't mind, I would like to link to you on my blog. (not that I update much anymore)

I love your pics in Gjirokastra, someday i would like to visit all of the castles in Albania!