Coming out of the shadows of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Tirana is a youthful feeling city with with one eye keenly on the future.
Originally opened as a museum and conference centre under communist rule, the Tirana Pyramid had staircases installed on the outside of it and now provides great views across the city.
The new stadium and hotel.
The newly completed Namazgah Mosque, looks a lot like many of the mosques in Turkey, and it turns out the Turkish government largely funded the construction.
If there is a symbol of Sofia or perhaps even Bulgaria itself it’s the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. With construction starting in 1882, when complete it was a whopping 31,000 square feet with the capacity for 5000 worshippers.
A short half hour train ride away is the small city of Asti. It may be familiar as a wine growing region -both their red wines including Barbera D’Asti as well as their sparkling wines like Asti Spumante. After reading a bit about it, it seemed like an interesting place to visit and pretty easy…
The Acropolis (high city) is very much the centre of Athens figuratively and literally. Standing for 2500 years on a rocky outcrop it has endured through the centuries. In more recent years they have opened its own museum which is useful in better understanding the site, its history and the decorative elements that were part…
Catching up on my blogging. In my last few days in Sofia I had the chance to continue to explore the city but also to see some of the new buildings appearing in the area. This building caused me to do a double take. The next time you call for customer support you may be…
Two of the most beautiful churches in Lecce are Santa Croce and San Matteo. Santa Croce is a jaw dropping moment as you come around the corner and see the very ornate facade. I am sure it makes a stunning wedding venue. San Matteo is more bell shaped but just as beautiful inside.
Wonderful places and loved seeing those eyes on the building.