Rainy days..........and unsightly lots!

Like many other capitals, Tirana is also a city of great contrasts.

When it rains here it's an awful mess, especially when you have to navigate narrow alleys!!

 

Noticed these (electrical or phone)lines on the ground for several days, but no one seems concerned about them - pedestrians and cars just walk over them!

 

 

Some seemingly abandoned small lots (but probably waiting for confirmation of someone's ownership), unfortunately become incredibly bad dumping grounds....!

Recycling in Tirana is still a non-practice....and the result in certain areas is horrific!


Meanwhile, the city center was re-built, the main thoroughfares were repaved, the streetlights are finally working, the number of pubs, discos, restaurants, cafes', and travel agencies are growing like mushrooms, and tonight, 96th Independence Day for Albanian is being celebrated with an Italian style "White Night". This means an all night of music around town, in the larges squares and along the grand boulevard where Tirana's 'Twin Towers' are located.