Feb 28, 2009 - Birthplace of Albania's Communist Dictator

2/28/09 As the Butrint history shows, many foreigners have tried to get their hands on Albania. Now that’s putting your life in your work! On the bus ride out to Gjirokaster (Hoxha’s birthplace), we passed hundreds of these bunkers tucked under snowcapped mountains like Rosie’s rivets. ... The town of Gjirokaster itself, the older part anyway, is quite beautiful, filled with slate stone houses, cobblestone streets, and topped with a castle and fortress originally designed to keep an eye out for Ottoman invaders. ... The castle is filled with old artillery and pictures of past world wars, involving women and children fighters as well.2/28/09 As the Butrint history shows, many foreigners have tried to get their hands on Albania. Now that’s putting your life in your work! On the bus ride out to Gjirokaster (Hoxha’s birthplace), we passed hundreds of these bunkers tucked under snowcapped mountains like Rosie’s rivets. ... The town of Gjirokaster itself, the older part anyway, is quite beautiful, filled with slate stone houses, cobblestone streets, and topped with a castle and fortress originally designed to keep an eye out for Ottoman invaders. ... The castle is filled with old artillery and pictures of past world wars, involving women and children fighters as well....