From the Albanian side of Lake Ohrid we drove around the lake and reached Macedonia and the town of Ohrid with its many churches. The weather got better, and we had a great impression of this wonderful lake. Church of St. John at Kaneo We had found a great spot the day before (41.050999,20.645700) and …
We had planned to visit two sites, one in Tirana, another close to Lake Ohrid, but both didn’t work out, nevertheless we had an interesting day which ended with a fabulous dinner at a very original restaurant. Mercedes is the Albanian’s favourite car, from classics to the current top model (Mercedes Benz /8 introduced in …
We had reached Tirana and from our parking we went to explore this vibrant city with many traces of its communist past still visible. Traditional zebra crossing .. … and the unorthodox version of Tirana Albanian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection When we came past the cathedral late in the evening, the four candles around the …
Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, fascinated us with its beautiful historic buildings and a fortified city on top of the hill overlooking the narrow valley. We had spent the night at the centre of Berat, parked next to the river. From there we started to stroll through the narrow alleys between all the historic …
On our route to Berat we passed Fier where we saw huge industrial structures on the city outskirts. We already knew about the “lost power plant” from another travel blog, so we went to have a look. The 1,5 km2 site of the thermal power plant and fertiliser factory is already inactive for years, as …
Today we were driving north along the coast in the direction of the Llogara pass, but first we found a small peninsula with a castle of Ali Pasha and a submarine bunker of Cold War times. At Porto Palermo lies a tiny peninsula which is connected to the mainland only by a narrow strip of …
Driving over a pass into the next valley, we reached Gjirokastër on a perfectly sunny day. Great to explore this town with traditionally slate covered houses. Descending into the valley The old town of Gjirokastër is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as “a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of …
We had crossed Greece in only 3 days and had spent the night on the last beach before the border to Albania. Now it was time to explore a new country! Parking for the night Reaching the border Soon we were through the control and had entered Albania Beside of a Mercedes, this is another …
After we had reached Çanakkale at the Dardanelles it was a short ride to the other side which is already Europe and to reach the border to Greece. Seagull following our ship We had spent the afternoon and night at Çanakkale going to a nice restaurant and trying to spend our last Turkish Lira. The …
We had spent more than a month in Turkey, which was for sure not enough and we will have to come back as there is much more to see. Here our impressions of travelling with a camper through Turkey – some pictures from the road and some experiences. You see the Turkish flag a lot, …
