Today we had to return our small and very dirty car back to the car rental in Tirana. We have certainly had our money's worth out of our tiny, gutless car and now we understand why we were told we had to get it washed before we returned it! There is always a huge relief when you once again safely hand back a hire car. The freedom of having a car is such a plus but then taking a bus relieves you of all the stresses and responsibilities.
We dropped off our luggage at our accommodation not far from the bus station, returned the car to the rental company then wandered around the city for the afternoon, visiting one of the bunker museums as well as the revolving restaurant, at least it wasn't pouring rain like our last time in Tirana.
On our final night in Albania we were staying close to some really nice outdoor cafes and bars however the issue with these is that they don't serve any meals. They look like they are restaurants but they are drinks only and as we couldn't find anywhere to eat we ended up eating noodles in our rooms with a tiny plastic spoon K had saved from an ice cream shop.
As we leave this part of the world we have a few thoughts, we love the huge amounts of potted colour everywhere, not sure whether this is just a spring thing but the cafes, restaurants, shops and even petrol stations are adorned with masses of colourful plants.
We dropped off our luggage at our accommodation not far from the bus station, returned the car to the rental company then wandered around the city for the afternoon, visiting one of the bunker museums as well as the revolving restaurant, at least it wasn't pouring rain like our last time in Tirana.
On our final night in Albania we were staying close to some really nice outdoor cafes and bars however the issue with these is that they don't serve any meals. They look like they are restaurants but they are drinks only and as we couldn't find anywhere to eat we ended up eating noodles in our rooms with a tiny plastic spoon K had saved from an ice cream shop.
As we leave this part of the world we have a few thoughts, we love the huge amounts of potted colour everywhere, not sure whether this is just a spring thing but the cafes, restaurants, shops and even petrol stations are adorned with masses of colourful plants.
We have become more comfortable crossing the road at pedestrian crossings even though they don't seem to hold any significance for drivers. Kosovo was the opposite of Australia, when you want to cross at a zebra crossing at home you wait for the cars to stop and then step out, in Kosovo you step onto the crossing and then the approaching cars stop (hopefully), a much scarier proposition.
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