TIRANA FIRST IMPRESSIONS! | we did not expect any of this! (

Welcome to Tirana, Albania! 🇦🇱
We had no idea what to expect from this country, but it's capital, Tirana surprised us in many different ways!
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★ VIDEO CHAPTERS:
Intro 00:00
Tirana First Impressions 00:44
Skanderbeg Square 02:10
Lunch in Tirana 06:02
A funny observation 07:01
Our thoughts about Tirana 07:44
Tirana, Albania coffee culture 08:29
Enver Hoxha's House 11:15
Final Thoughts (Radiobar) 12:29
In the Next Video 14:22
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[@waysoftheworld_]

We hope you guys are as excited as we are for this travel series!! Albania is INCREDIBLE!! Make sure to check out this blog post too if you are visiting Albania: www.waysoftheworldblog.com/albania-travel/

[@ahmm1208]

Had no idea Tirana was so beautiful!! 😍

[@waysoftheworld_]

And such a cool city too!! WE LOVED IT!!

[@zanabanci1943]

Hi guys thank you for making this wonderful video. I’m an Albanian living in Michigan since 1997 was born and raised in Tirana and has developed drastically. I get lost when I get back to Tirana. The neighborhoods I used to know have changed demolished and high buildings built. I miss it. By the way you are welcome. Albanians are friendly and helpful. Enjoy the wonderful food. By the way try to go to Dajti mountain in Tirana. Thanks again❤️🇦🇱

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hiii :) Thanks so much for the kind words! It's still being heavily developed, it's crazy! I can imagine you getting lost because every time you go back, it must look different than before. Albanians are the best, we really fell in love with your country. And yes, we went to Dajti mountain and the views were so beautiful. We had a wonderful lunch up there ❤️ Thanks so much for the recs :)

[@zanabanci1943]

@@waysoftheworld_ you are very welcome. By the way are from states I can tell from English accent

[@gletschert]

the Albania series is starting!!! WOOHOOO 😎

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yessssss 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@Jimmy_--_]

Myself and 11 friends were in Tirana last week - what an amazing place, we loved every moment of it! Looks like you had lunch in Millennium Garden, great place to watch the world go by!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes we did :) We also loved it! So happy to hear you guys also had a great time!!

[@terratravelstories]

Very interesting city, we had great time there. Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful video. Greetings 🤗

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes, Tirana can be a lot of fun!! :)

[@emermbiemer302]

My favorite Albanian saying is “ nuk kemi Po nuk mbaron” roughly translates to “ we don’t have enough but also never ends “ ( money etc ).

[@waysoftheworld_]

We love this ❤️🇦🇱

[@wonderofnature7817]

Tirana is the most underrated city for those kind of people who do not have taste of living or didnt visit it yet. with no doubt Tirana is better than London, Paris, Venice, Amsterdam, or Berlin. it is a place where you can touch the sun, and the moon in the same time. Albanian nature it is just a treasure that can't find it in any place. great video guys

[@valmeta9622]

I'm glad you guys enjoyed your stay in Tirana, you both look amazing.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much Val! We loved Tirana (and Albania). Such a fun city!!

[@plonss]

"yavash yavash" (9:20) is actually Turkish and means "slowly slowly". I visited Albania twice in the 1990s and again two weeks ago. Back then it was an intensely intriguing and weird, but difficult place to travel, as there was almost no tourism infrastructure. On my recent visit I was as agreeably surprised as you were. Lovely country with such kind people.

[@waysoftheworld_]

We like that phrase :) And yes, Albania is incredible. Really nice people ❤️ Can't wait to be back!!

[@altinplaku9357]

Great couple, enjoyed your tour around Tirana.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much!! We love it there!!!! 🇦🇱

[@bronwynquinn4477]

Wow! What an incredible place! I loved seeing it through your eyes! Thank you!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Tirana was so fun!!

[@waysofstyle_]

Cheers to Tirana!! Such a fun city!!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@pambriand757]

Hi. Love your videos! Watching for the second time as I KNOW this is the very best Albanian series on utube😊❤. My husband and I are planning to be there in October. You are our morning wake up routine with our coffee.

[@waysoftheworld_]

That's so nice - thank you so much 😊 I hope you get to make it there in October, we love Albania so much. Happy it shows in the videos!

[@dimphinapereira1502]

Beautiful Tirana.I truly love Tirana😍😍

[@waysoftheworld_]

Us too! We connected to that city so well since day 1 🙂

[@johny5933]

Great video guys. I'm glad you enjoyed Tirana

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much! We really did!! And Albania in general. What a beautiful country!!

[@egzonsalihu1451]

Albania is beautiful country, ur welcome again.🇦🇱😍

[@waysoftheworld_]

thanks so much!! we miss Albania and its wonderful people :)

[@empori07]

#1 Albania 🇦🇱

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes 🇦🇱 We love it here!!!

[@albanodoko9540]

Jost don’t miss the north valbona ,theth 😍

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much! We won't miss it!! 🇦🇱🙏🏼 Albania is so beautiful!!!!

[@hydeyoungg17]

Hello. It was a very good presentation. Thank you. See you.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi :) Glad to hear you liked it!! :)

[@1komb1gjak2]

Nice couple, welcome to Albania

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thank you!! We love it so much 🇦🇱

[@basnederlof9324]

Thank you so much for this video, very informative ahead of our own trip to Tirana. Keep it up!

[@waysoftheworld_]

You're welcome! Happy to hear you're heading to Albania!!! 😍 Have so much fun and thanks for watching! :)

[@ericpmoss]

You're ice cream cone looks like trdelnik, which was all over the Czech Republic (kurtos kalacs in Hungary and Transylvania). When it's fresh and steaming and dusted with cinnamon, I'm in heaven.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yea, exactly! We didn't realize that's what it was until after visiting Romania... funny story, we are in Malaysia right now and the ice cream with kurtos kalacs is very popular in Kuala Lumpur!

[@jaclynboschetti114]

Yay Tirana! Looks cool!

[@waysoftheworld_]

OMG it was so fun!!

[@tomiqano6181]

Great content... Well done..

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi :) Thank you so much!! 🙂

[@McIntyreBible]

Albania is a country I'd like to visit, and maybe even settling down in!

[@waysoftheworld_]

That's amazing! It's a great country for that! Friendly people and a lot of different landscapes :) We love Albania! Good luck!!

[@McIntyreBible]

@@waysoftheworld_ thanks for the videos about Albania!

[@aligergeri5686]

HAHAHAHAHA THE ONLY GUY IN THE WORLD THAT NOTICED WHY KFC WAS PUT ON FRONT OF THE DICTATORS VILLA. You have a standing ovation from me!

[@waysoftheworld_]

It was brilliant! 👏🏼

[@aligergeri5686]

Ok subbed! I like you guys.

[@carlosmayorca1792]

Que sorpresa tan agradable,,,,

[@waysoftheworld_]

Siiiii :) Nos encanto esta ciudad ❤️

[@Afer-Dita-]

Avash avash Indeed , guys need to come to Kosovo 🇽🇰 prishtina and prizren and peja for summer . The Kosovo Albanians will welcome you with pleasure ☺️

[@waysoftheworld_]

We met so many nice people from Kosovo in Albania 🥰 and they us invited us! Maybe next year? :) We would love to visit!!! Thanks for the recs 🙏🏼

[@erjanbunguri954]

Im so lucky i live in albania and talk english its the best place ever hope enjoy Albania

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi! We loved your country so much 🇦🇱

[@id2888]

Try kayaking in Berat, Gjirokastra worth a visit. Also you must try Permet and their natural baths. There is so much to see further south like Vlora and Saranda. Also Korca worth a visit and northern alps like Theth and Valbona

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much for all the great recs!!! We already have most of these in our itinerary. We are super excited. Albania is so beautiful ❤️

[@id2888]

@@waysoftheworld_ no prob.. if you really want adventure then try Nivica Canyons.. stay in Nivica for a night.

[@abdullahbukhari7528]

Salam, I m from Islamabad Pakistan 🇵🇰, Nice and very Informative velog I love Tarana, ❤️🇵🇰❤️💐♥️💜

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lionofjudah4114]

Hi. Is it easy to cstch the public buses from Tirana to go to the beaches in other areas. Which is best to go to from Tirana. Is it reliable etc for the buses.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi. There's a bus terminal in Tirana where they have buses to some of the most popular beach towns. There are a ton of buses there, but you kind of have to go and choose where to go when you're there since it's not the most organized, but we moved around by bus and it worked out fine most times ;)

[@lionofjudah4114]

@@waysoftheworld_ so do u think we will be ok getting the buses. What places do u recommend for us to visit.

[@waysoftheworld_]

We have a long video about Albania which explains all of this stuff ;) Just check our Albania travel series.

[@lastsamuraial]

Nice video.Thnx and ALB is beautiful.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks! Yes, it is :) We had the best time there!!

[@Foodvlogs63]

I am from Tirana but i live in Romania

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi!! 2 of our favorite countries!! :)

[@mohammadshahbaz2193]

love from Pakistan

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thank you! Sending all the love back! Hopefully we can visit your country soon 🙂

[@coskundemirel284]

You left Turkey quickly. If you come again, I recommend you to go to Antalya. Stay Safe 🙂🙂

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes! Too quick 😫 But it was just meant to be a quick stop before our next travel series. We hope we get to go back soon! And yes, Antalya is on our list!! 🇹🇷 Thank you :)

[@tammischmorleitz5415]

Antalya was one of our fave stops! Old town was fun!

[@Star_45803]

i am in tirana

[@waysoftheworld_]

lol.... Tirana is a great place 🙃

[@walkingedita3866]

hello eNVER , QUE CRACK 🤣🤣🤣

[@hamdanshaikh9067]

if someone want to settle down in any country which person we can meet for my paper work n visa please send me reply

[@GenosGlory]

I don't think your wife liked that alcoholic drink too much. She is so nice that had to be positive. Thank You for all the videos in Albania. Next time you visit Albania try to visit Permet ' not sure if you went there ' they have like an open bath kind of lake you will enjoy.

[@waysoftheworld_]

hahaha I sure did like it. It was a mezcal cocktail and I ended up having 2 that night and we went back for more towards the end of our trip :) And yes, we went to Permet as a part of a roadtrip and LOVED it!!! Thanks for the rec! We love Albania so much 🇦🇱

[@GenosGlory]

@@waysoftheworld_ Thank You for replying back. I am glad i found your channel as you guys are really cool. Albania is lovely. I am 'Arberesh' which means I come from the islands of italy where Catholic Albanians escaped from Albania when the Turks invaded 10 years after the death of Scanderbeg in 1443 which you saw his Statue in Tirana and his museum in Kruja. Took me like 2 years to learn fluently Albanian as I knew most old words from grandparents but It sounds different. Similar but different as Albanian language has evolved in centuries.

[@waysoftheworld_]

@@GenosGlory thanks so much for the kind words! We fell in love with Albania, that's for sure ❤ We have never of the Arberesh people, this is all so interesting to learn! Wow 2 years...? Imagine how long it would take for us hahaha we had a hard time with the language, but people always helped us with new words :)

[@adriannairda6268]

ahah avash avash

[@waysoftheworld_]

hahaha our favorite :)

[@abdullahbukhari7528]

Must visit Tarana want some sponsor If any one have Send me an Invitation latter so its Essay for me to visit

[@nolifiqo7659]

Its more like 700000 bunkers

[@kristopgaute242]

My advice: when older people are around, DO NOT MENTION ENVER HOXHA!

[@waysoftheworld_]

hahaha ok! Thanks for sharing :)

[@jusuftheeagle6772]

Your comment on Russian Embassy street was not needed. Every coin has two sides and you know nothing about the situation in East Ukraine or the background behind it. If you did you wouldn't be so flippant about it

[@waysoftheworld_]

We decide what we comment on or not in our videos. It is our channel and we stand behind what we said. As you said, there are always two sides. We are very clear on which side we stand for.

[@adenovirus.]

Irony is the way it is written it says "Ukraine is cheap". Their president is begging for nuclear war on Ukrainian television, just damaged Kerch bridge and continues to shell shopping centers and schools with himars. NATO/US complicit in war crimes.

[@waitaminute2015]

Nobody needs to know anything except a fascist has invaded a free country. Albania , along with the rest of the free world, stands with Ukraine.

[@gentianagolli5863]

🇦🇱🇺🇲🇺🇦

[@justalittlebitofrach6799]

I want to argue, because, to be honest you weren't the jelly in my doughnut, but still, you won't read it so it's more like contributing to comments. Maybe sprinkles on top? You really made me feel like sprinkles.

[@waysoftheworld_]

👋

[@patrikevers3294]

The people are ignorant and racist, But in the mountain and in the village the people are very kind. If you are not blonde and want to use the bus to go to another city, you must show your passport to the driver and his colleague

[@empori07]

#1 Albania 🇦🇱

[@waysoftheworld_]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱