The Dollma Teqe, a temple and a place of worship for the Bektashi branch of the Islamic Sufi built in 1789 and is located on the edge of the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)

The old market alleyway of the Kruje Bazaar on Rruga Pazari Vjeter in Kruje, Albania, is one of the oldest in Albania which dates back some 400 years. It was the starting point of free trade among the city’s most established merchants. Now, it’s filled with touristy type shops most of which carry handcrafted items. Housing and urban structures have steadily grown around the bazaar. (May 18, 2019)

The old market alleyway of the Kruje Bazaar on Rruga Pazari Vjeter in Kruje, Albania, with a variety of shops carrying local craft items. (May 18, 2019)

Kruje, Albania (May 18, 2019)

Inside the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania is this mural, “The Assembly of Lezha.” The artist Bashkim Ahmeti, influenced by byzantine art, created the painting to depict three events. This event is Skanderbeg’s return to Kruje as he reunites with his mother, Vojsava. (May 18, 2019)

Inside the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania is this mural, “The Assembly of Lezha.” The artist Bashkim Ahmeti, depicts a knight symbolically receiving a message, through a rolled up parchment, to announce the creation of the league, an anti-ottoman coalition, among the Albanian princes. (May 18, 2019)

The remaining part of the large mural of the princes or f

The minaret and remains of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque inside the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. May 18, 2019)

The views of Kruje, Albania, from the Kruje Castle. (May 18, 2019)

The minaret and remains of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque inside the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. May 18, 2019)

The grave of Skanderbeg in Lezhe, Albania. (May 19, 2019)

The grave of Albania’s national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbej or
George Castriot Skanderbeg (1405-1468)
with the remains of Lezhe Castle on the hill in the distance at Lezhe, Albania.
Skanderbeg was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Republic of Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. (May 19, 2019)

The grave of Albania’s national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbej or
George Castriot Skanderbeg (1405-1468)
with the remains of Lezhe Castle on the hill in the distance at Lezhe, Albania. (May 19, 2019)

On the boat along the Bay of Kotor coastline in Montenegro. (May 20, 2019)