Grace Chang Studio Architecture, Art and Design
The Balkans: Tirana, Skopje, Sofia, Belgrade [Europe 2011, Installment 3]
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Photographs of travel through the Balkans – March 2011
Schedule of travel (in chronological order):
March 2011
(Helsinki, Finland)
Rome, Italy
Southern Italy (Palermo, Napoli, Siracusa, Sortino, Bari)
Tirana, Albania
Skopje, Macedonia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Belgrade, Serbia
Budapest, Hungary
Vienna, Austria
Munich, Germany
April-June 2011
Alajärvi, Finland
Tampere, Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Schwarzwald, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
July 2011
To be determined
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- Ferry from Bari, Italy to Durres, Albania. Everyone was tired, especially the man conked out on the floor.
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- The streets of Tirana, Albania
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- At the border of Albania and Macedonia, we had to get off the bus and walk through the border check point, then transfer to another bus.
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- The bus arrived at 4am, much earlier than anticipated. Time for an espresso.
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- Skopje, Macedonia
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- Can never get enough of local food and produce markets.
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- Borko, his dad, and Steve at the outdoor produce market. Borko’s mom made some great meals for us.
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- En route (via bus) to Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Night time in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Venelin brought us to a cool cafe set in a former house.
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- Sad to note, but someone needs to practice his/her calligraphy.
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- Venelin and Steve deep in thought, playing chess.
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- Man playing the Bulgarian bagpipes, Kaba Gaida (???? ?????).
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- When is the last time you saw a live steam train? Unfortunately, we did not get to ride it.
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- Journey from Sofia, Bulgaria to Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Belgrade, Serbia
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- This shop is renowned for its savory pastry pies. Meat, cheese, etc. Yum.
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- At Nikola Tesla Museum. Tesla was the famous Serbian scientist who pioneered electricity, among other things. We got to see some sparks fly.
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- Putin was in Belgrade for the day.
Grace,
Great pics! We ecpecially liked the ones of the markets and the bagpipes. You must be having a blast!
Love – D& M
Hi Dick and Mary,
Thanks! So good to hear from you. How are things going on the farm? Dick, I still think back to the time I woke up from a nap to hear an unusual sound and it wasn’t a duck or horse or dog or chicken or turkey or plant. I go outside and see the horses and the animals staring at you for a moment and then going about their day, as if they were saying, oh, it’s just Dick playing the bagpipes again. Mary (and Dick), I miss making cheese with you! Ah, and a cold beer at 4. Dick, how did that blue we worked on without Mary’s tutelage turn out?
It’s been interesting over here, going from intense travel to rural(ish) Finland. I’ll be sharing more of the experience in photographs.
Missing you and Spruce Hill,
Grace
Loved the photos of Belgrade! I recognized it immediately, and it looks like we had much of the same path…I even went to the Nicola Tesla museum!!
I wish you many more adventures to come!
Thanks, Rebecca! I will be posting on upcoming adventures. Hope you are doing well in the City!