They have done this for years, even during the communist dictatorship, when watching foreign programs was strictly forbitten (but that's is also how most of them understand the Italian language)!
This reminds me of when I was a child in Italy, during WWII and the fascist era, when it was also forbitten to hear Radio London, which broadcasted every evening a program destined to Italian audiences. Everyone would listen to it, on a queue tee, in complete silence and with ears close to the radio to keep the volume at the lowest possible level.
Getting back to the weather forecast, everyone here knows that when southern Italy experiences clouds and precipitation, Albania can can expect the same within the next 24 hrs.
This past weekend was really gorgeous and the sunsets worthy of being transposed into paintings. Fascinated by the clear lines of Tirana's surrounding hills and their coloring as the sun was disappearing prompted me to snap the couple of pictures below.
The scene below also struck me for its chaotic look. Myriad of buildings keep on spreading toward the hills of the capital, and from my balcony it all looks like an untidy behive!
On Saturday I took advantage of the good weather to go shopping for food and other necessities, while on Sunday I had lunch along the beach area of Golem on the Adriatic with a couple of friends, who invited me there.
I was told that most Albanians hit the beaches mostly during the months of July and August, but who could resists this beautiful sunny, Sunday afternoon in October?
Several were the families with children playing, and street vendors, who also displayed kytes that easily flew around in the nice sea breeze. Some even ventured swimming, while some speed boats drove, dangerously for my taste, too close to the coast line.
In the distance some merchant ships were anchored in the bay waiting to discharge their cargo in the port of Durres.
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