Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Exploring Gjirokastër

ok so i went exploring around the village on this day...

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We went up to the fortress and looked around:

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The stones making the road (in the old town) are made from black and white stones, so it looks trippy when you look down at them... also the rooves are made from stone so they all match!

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Allan went to meet up with another couchsurfer that would be staying on an adjacent bed while I stayed at the fortress until the sun went down. I met up with them at the house, but I was feeling tired and ended up showering and having a little nap. My stomach had been feeling really nauseus on this day, so I was trying to kick it by sleeping a little while.

People were meeting up for dinner at the bottom of the hill, but I arrived late since I took a wrong turn down the hill and ended up having a scenic walk around before finding where I was supposed to go. I was still feeling nauseus though, so I didn't have much food.

We walked up to one of the other volunteer's houses for a beer, and the other couchsurfer, a German woman, made arrangements to go hiking up one of the mountains. I was interested at first, but between waking up early, having no sleeping bag, being in the cold, and feeling nauseus still I decided not to go the next day. So eventually the three of us braved walking up the hill.

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