Tuesday, September 18, 2012

New Albanian hostels



I had written about this subject a while back, but, lately the news about an innovative use of the infamous communist-era Albanian bunkers that permeate the entire country is reappearing from various sources, such as this one. This is probably due to the fact that  Albania has been touted since last year as an interesting new tourist experience that appeals especially to young travelers. 

What is, however, interesting to me is that the project currently described in the above and also this article, involves German students.  What is not mentioned is that these bunkers, ordered by Enver Hoxha during Albania's long isolationist period  of his dictatorship, were built, at a very high price, by the then East German government .   

It's nice to see now that the younger generations, and not only the German ones,  are effectively and fervently changing the wrongs of the past in more than one country. 

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