SO MUCH HISTORY IN TIRANA!! | Albania Travel Vlog

Albania is a country with immense amounts of fascinating and devastating history - Tirana, the capital, is one of the best places to get a grasp on it.
In this video, we explore the city and some of its many relics from the communist period. This includes some pieces of architecture made by the former dictator's daughter, monuments to the many bunkers in the country, and a museum showing how the communist regime pulled off the mass surveillance of the population.
On top of this, Tirana is a bustling city full of unique buildings, public art exhibits and many bars and restaurants. It really is an amazing city to explore and one where you can learn just as much as you can have fun!
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00:00 quick background on Albania
00:28 Pyramid of Tirana
02:55 Reja - The Cloud
04:38 Postbllok Memorial
06:00 Enver Hoxha's Former Residence
06:49 The House of Leaves
09:48 Scanderbeg Square

[@craigzievis2074]

Love Albania! I bought a house there last year.

[@MarshallandSabrina]

That’s awesome!! We love it too 😊 it’s such a great place

[@jessyjjj]

Where? Saranda?

[@craigzievis2074]

@@jessyjjj Pogradec

[@ExploreTayo]

Albania, another country on our very long list!

[@MarshallandSabrina]

It’s so amazing!! We really enjoyed Tirana but road tripping the rest of the week was definitely the highlight. Hope you make it there😊

[@deedobbs2453]

Cool!!!!!

[@MarshallandSabrina]

💕💕💕

[@bro_andy]

great explaining of albanian country

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Thank you! We know there’s soooo much more to learn but this trip was a good intro to the country and got us interested to look into it more.

[@Kaylarenee75]

Awesome to see their pyramid is open now!! Looks as beautiful there as ever😄 Enjoy!

[@MarshallandSabrina]

It really was beautiful! It was awesome climbing to the top!! 😊

[@ferratv1subground]

😍

[@MarshallandSabrina]

🥰🥰

[@deenadobbs7855]

I love the history lesson.

[@MarshallandSabrina]

💕💕💕

[@sankarsaha9088]

𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚘 👍👍

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@tendegreeswarmer]

Great video, we can't wait to get here. I just hope the city is as walkable in the winter! 😆

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Oooo yeah I hope so! Are you going to be traveling around the country or staying in Tirana??

[@tendegreeswarmer]

@@MarshallandSabrina We're planning on a month in Sarandë and a month in Tirana.

[@MarshallandSabrina]

@@tendegreeswarmer oh wow that’ll be awesome!!!

[@calrosnike8]

That museum looks wicked!! So true about how very little we are taught about those parts of the world, here in the western world. That way of life is so foreign to us but Its truly fascinating stuff! Great video!

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Thank you! Yeah definitely one of the most fascinating museums we’ve been in.

[@roshiroshi1240]

What way of life do you think is different or foreign to you? Have you ever been to Albania?

[@invader7191]

@@roshiroshi1240 Americans think anyone outside of America is an extraterrestrial alien 👽 🤣

[@calrosnike8]

@@roshiroshi1240 communism/authoritarianism as a governing system and a way of life. A system that we have never lived or can relate to therefore it being so foreign to us.

[@roshiroshi1240]

@calrosnike8 Yes bro, it was completely different at the time. Now it's like that anymore, and the way of life it's very similar to the western world. Thanks for the response 🙏

[@Spiritualwarfare587]

When it come to the flag albanian flag is almost 600 years old .

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Fascinating! Happy to hear any and all facts about my favorite flag you have to offer😁

[@user-irj1nxa3cof2z]

Albania history in short. If it wasn’t for Albanians there wouldn’t been Europe ! From Alexander The Great to the George Kastrioti 🇦🇱⚔️

[@holyrs1575]

take the "eye sores" with a grain of salt bcs some ppl are on the opposite politcal party and whatever the party in power builds is apparently bad ^^. Also there is Scanderbeg statues all over Europe bcs bro was a mastermind of warfare, too bad a lot of ppl dont know much about him

[@MarshallandSabrina]

Yes! I’m so glad we’ve been exposed to this history because it has made us incredibly interested to learn more. I’m slightly overwhelmed with how much there is to learn about these places we’re visiting😂 the Balkans is an amazing place!

[@invader7191]

No one sees the pyramid as an “eyesore” today….it was an eyesore before it was renovated since it was completely left abandoned and dilapidated. Now it’s a modern center for IT students.

[@MarshallandSabrina]

That makes sense. Thank you for the information and for watching!

[@roshiroshi1240]

​@MarshallandSabrina Also that kind of cloud that you referred as an eysore , in reality is a piece of contemporary art, made from a famous japanese artist that was brought to Tirana, after being in the center of London for a couple of years. It needs to be cleaned a little bit now, but still a cool piece of art 🙂

[@MarshallandSabrina]

@@roshiroshi1240 That’s really cool! We didn’t know about the artist but we definitely both enjoyed the cloud!

[@gj5166]

Nice historical country , as it seems greekrs stole lots of history from Albaninas

[@Dukgjin]

They stole also clothes like the "Fustanella" and even dances and music.

[@abc-00000]

😍

[@MarshallandSabrina]

😊❤️❤️