Just a short resumee, as I'll be off doing more fantastic things here ;) So I went over to greece to have my salad as announced. Greek salad just tastes best in Greece ;) Getting over the boarder took literally just 5 minutes and getting back was didn't take much longer, except they wanted to see a permit that allows me to drive this bike (as it's registered in the name of my Dad). The next time, I'll just say that they used my second name to register it that happens to be the same name as my Dad.. that should save me some trouble ;)
Somehow it are the same mountains in Greece, but they are covered by a lot of trees, what makes riding in Albania just much more scenic! I was glad to be back!
I stopped in Gyrokaster and checked out the fortress and all the canons it holds (I was excited like a little child, climbing on every rock, sitting behind canons imagining how loud they sound when fired (I'm pacifist!) and descending into each dark space there was. Was drinking beer and going wild with the socialist party (that was crazy!) and met other bikers that totally made my trip in Albania and back home. I got plenty of ideas what to do and it will be BAD ASS! :D I just took a pen and drew some lines across the Albanian map. Turnes out two Italian riders are doing the same, except they pointed out some more things I should do. I'll tag along with them tomorrow, after todays ride was extremely off-road and it came to my mind that having some riding buddies wouldn't be a bad idea. But the bike did fine and so did the driver! The first 20km was mainly in first gear and I got over a lot of rocks and through muddy pot holes. That was fun!! :D no way a car without 4WD could do this. In fact, the bike I'm riding is just perfect (well.. could be a little lighter, but then I couldn't carry so much stuff with me). For the first time I was happy to not have a girlfriend on the back. Really got to some limits during that ride. I'll let the pictures speak, as I couldn't describe it with words.
Just checked in a great place in Berat (Hotel Belgrad Mangaleni). You probably won't make it out here, but it's actually a really nice place and almost makes me want to stay for longer. But as there's plenty of road and adventures ahead, I'll carry on in the morrow.
In the meantime I got to try a lot of tasty food (getting in shape must be postponed to later ;) I had Tatsiki (or Xixiq) what in fact I'm eating right now. It's yoghurt with cucumbers and maybe something more that is eaten with bread as a starter. Tried Musaka (Patao, minced meat, egg plant topped with cheese crust) and tonight it's gonna be Japrag.. if I got it right, it's rice cooked with redwine served in leaves. I'm sampling all the beers of Albania and so far Tirana is my favorite (but I haven't been at Korces brewery, where they make some famous black beer). oh.. and fried mutton cheese is also extremely tasty! :D
I got a lot of stuff with me (as my didgeridoo and juggling toys) that I don't necessarily use every day, but my shaving equipment I'm not missing at all, as my beard is growing nicely. This is part of my roadtrip to let grow my beard so that it depicts the progress of my journey ;)
Okay.. I'm off to squander around in the old town of Berat. So far so good.. and just getting better! ;D
Somehow it are the same mountains in Greece, but they are covered by a lot of trees, what makes riding in Albania just much more scenic! I was glad to be back!
I stopped in Gyrokaster and checked out the fortress and all the canons it holds (I was excited like a little child, climbing on every rock, sitting behind canons imagining how loud they sound when fired (I'm pacifist!) and descending into each dark space there was. Was drinking beer and going wild with the socialist party (that was crazy!) and met other bikers that totally made my trip in Albania and back home. I got plenty of ideas what to do and it will be BAD ASS! :D I just took a pen and drew some lines across the Albanian map. Turnes out two Italian riders are doing the same, except they pointed out some more things I should do. I'll tag along with them tomorrow, after todays ride was extremely off-road and it came to my mind that having some riding buddies wouldn't be a bad idea. But the bike did fine and so did the driver! The first 20km was mainly in first gear and I got over a lot of rocks and through muddy pot holes. That was fun!! :D no way a car without 4WD could do this. In fact, the bike I'm riding is just perfect (well.. could be a little lighter, but then I couldn't carry so much stuff with me). For the first time I was happy to not have a girlfriend on the back. Really got to some limits during that ride. I'll let the pictures speak, as I couldn't describe it with words.
Just checked in a great place in Berat (Hotel Belgrad Mangaleni). You probably won't make it out here, but it's actually a really nice place and almost makes me want to stay for longer. But as there's plenty of road and adventures ahead, I'll carry on in the morrow.
In the meantime I got to try a lot of tasty food (getting in shape must be postponed to later ;) I had Tatsiki (or Xixiq) what in fact I'm eating right now. It's yoghurt with cucumbers and maybe something more that is eaten with bread as a starter. Tried Musaka (Patao, minced meat, egg plant topped with cheese crust) and tonight it's gonna be Japrag.. if I got it right, it's rice cooked with redwine served in leaves. I'm sampling all the beers of Albania and so far Tirana is my favorite (but I haven't been at Korces brewery, where they make some famous black beer). oh.. and fried mutton cheese is also extremely tasty! :D
I got a lot of stuff with me (as my didgeridoo and juggling toys) that I don't necessarily use every day, but my shaving equipment I'm not missing at all, as my beard is growing nicely. This is part of my roadtrip to let grow my beard so that it depicts the progress of my journey ;)
Okay.. I'm off to squander around in the old town of Berat. So far so good.. and just getting better! ;D
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