Me getting ready to take the hike up to the Vrelo Cave with the Canyon Matka lake, just a 30 minute drive from Skopje, North Macedonia, as my beautiful backdrop. (May 13, 2019)
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The Matka Lake within the Matka Canyon just outside of Skopje, Macedonia. (May 13, 2019)
Tirana is the capital of Albania along with being its biggest city, a population in excess of 400,000, plus it’s the economic and financial heart of Albania. (May 17, 2019)
Tirana, Albania’s capital is turning it’s old, gray, boxy communist-style buildings into colorful eye-catching and modern architecture. This is the New Bazaar (Pazari i Ri), one of the oldest and most historical residential neighborhoods which has undergone renovation and re-invigoration of late. (May 17, 2019)
The New Bazaar (Pazari i Ri), one of the oldest and most historical residential neighborhoods in Tirana, Albania, which has undergone renovation and re-invigoration of late. (May 17, 2019)
The art at the New Bazaar (Pazari i Ri), one of the oldest and most historical residential neighborhoods in Tirana, Albania,
(May 17, 2019)
The red flag of Albania with a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center. The red stands for bravery, strength and valor, while the double-headed eagle represents the sovereign state of Albania. (May 17, 2019)
Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza in the center of Tirana, Albania, and is named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. His statue, the man on the horse, dominates the square. (May 17, 2019)
The The National Museum of History is the historical museum in Tirana, Albania and is located in Skanderbeg Square, the main plaza. (May 17, 2019)
A close-up of the mosaic on the exterior of the The National Museum of History, a historical museum in Tirana, Albania, represents the development of Albania’s history from Illyrian times through to World War II, with some communist overtones. (May 17, 2019)
A close-up of the mosaic on the exterior of the The National Museum of History, a historical museum in Tirana, Albania, represents the development of Albania’s history from Illyrian times through to World War II, with some communist overtones. (May 17, 2019)
A close-up of the mosaic on the exterior of the The National Museum of History, a historical museum in Tirana, Albania, represents the development of Albania’s history from Illyrian times through to World War II, with some communist overtones. (May 17, 2019)
Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza in the center of Tirana, Albania, and is named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. His statue, the man on the horse, dominates the square. (May 17, 2019)
I’m standing inside the Cloud Pavilion, by Japanese artist Sou Fujimoto, erected outside on the front lawn of the National Art Gallery in Tirana, Albania. The work was initially created for the Serpentine Pavilion 2013 in London, and is supposed to resemble a soft cloud – despite being constructed of white steel rods! (May 17, 2019)