Welcome back to another episode! If you are interested in staying at Kulla Hupi guesthouse, you can check their booking website here: www.booking.com/Share-0ry3e1 I hope you enjoy watching this episode. The next video would be slightly different and more adventurous as I drove a scooter towards Northwest Albania. See you in the next video!
Hi Syifa, Thank you so much for sharing your video clips in ALBANIA 🇦🇱, that’s how Albanian people respect and treat their guests ,😊they make you feel comfortable like in your own home. 😊They are poor and very hard working people ,but they have a such a good hart ❤️too , they always safe some extra food in their storages just in case if some guests comes around . The Albanian culture Always guests come first ,😊. Thank you again for sharing your journey in Albania 🇦🇱 I hope you had a wonderful time 😊🇦🇱😍🫡 ((THIS VIDEO CLIPS IT SHOWS THE MESSAGE TOWARDS THE HOME OFFICE MINISTERS SUELLA BRAVERMAN WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS AND GANGS THAT IS HOW SHE CALLED ALL ALBANIAN PEOPLE. ))
@@amelialily190 Oh, not another master of "poor". How to hell are they poor? For you, everyone who lives out of that stupid West has to be, somehow, poor, doesn't he? That makes you rich, doesn't it?
...beautifully done, Syifa, I know so little about Albania, like many middle- & northern- European citizens... there is a growing longing in the western over-industrialized culture for a slower pace of life, closer to nature, with a natural co-dependence, where families and neighbours help each other naturally with daily tasks and needs - which is the true human gift and blessing... very inspiring! xx
I am so loving these Albania series from you more than any other vloggers as this is so unique. You have gone where nobody goes. Until I finished University, I would spent a month here every summer at this village at my grandma's home and other auntie's around. You won't find more raw, simple and authentic life in Albania than here, in these mountains. Thank you Syifa for making me so emotional while watching this from London!
@@SyifaAdriana Thank you Syifa for reading my comments! I have commented quite often as I have been really surprised that you went there ( where even normal Albanians never go). Do you know how much people have suffered in these villages in the past? How much hardship they endured? It may seem a hot weather now with this global warming, but this is one of the most coldest area in whole Albania, with very, very harsh winters, with thick snow that would last for at least 6 months in the valley itself. I was going there only for holidays during summer times and I have been a testimony of how much suffering was around........ But, these areas of Albania are famous for the most hard working people in the whole Albania. These villages don't really have the best fertile land, ( as people might think from the videos), but the people work really, really hard to produce anything. When I grew up, the grapes would never get riped there properly as it was too cold for that, but now they are able to produce everything. ( Global warming at least has helped these cold areas a bit more). Thank you again Syifa! Haven't been there for the last 2 - 3 years and I miss my aunties and my cousins a lot.!
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland, - ich schaue immer wieder deine Videos an, und bin erstaunt wie locker und ausgeglichen du deine Videos dokumentierst, du strahlt dabei immer so viel Ruhe aus, da denk man immer man wäre in deiner Nähe und erlebt alles mit dir. Ich freue mich schon auf dein nächstes Video.
@@SyifaAdriana I was there in 1992, not long after Enver Hoxha's brutal dictatorship. I was teaching management courses at the University in Tirana. On one excursion I went to Kruje to see the Skenderbeg museum. It was an 'interesting' time; Tirana looked like a war had just ended - literally. For me it was a great adventure.
The main thing in your vlog i Like is "Simplicity" And you explain very well about anything ♥️ By watching your vlog i feel like i live in that place😍 Totally addicted to your vlogs You inspire me 💯 Best Love from Sri Lanka🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
What a beautiful valley and incredible guesthouse. I predict that once the word gets out how wonderful it is, it will be VERY difficult to reserve a room. Still, I would love to stay there. And Mama Sofia? She is a treasure!
Thank you so much Robert! I think due to its off-the-beaten path location, most travellers still prefer to visit more well-known areas in the country. Mama Sofia is indeed a treasure, thank you so much for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana "...most travellers still prefer to visit more well-known areas in the country." Sounds like my kind of place, Syifa! Enjoy the travels!
Very beautiful, picturesque countryside Albania..Mama Sofia is working like 41, not 71😀😀 wish I could settle and work in any farm like this one in Albanian village..
I recently stumbled upon this channel and ever since im finding calm when i watch your videos..Iam a content creator myself but your videos are so soothing to watch..Syifa please continue this good work...
🌸 That place is absolutely stunning! The beautiful mountains and the wonderful valleys in between with the historic houses. 😻 Also love that so much of the food is homemade and homegrown, even though that must not be easy. Ayran is what they call it in Turkey, and they have similar drinks in Iran - where they call it doogh - and Pakistan/India, where they call it lassi. Many other countries have similar natural yoghurt drinks, but I don’t know the names by heart. 🙃
Indeed, Enver. However I feel that lassi is such a thick drink in comparison to ayran, so probably not similar in my opinion. Thanks again for watching!
If you go up into those higher mountains you'll see the real beauty of these areas. There are so many lakes surrounded by beautiful green valleys and forests all around.
Hi Ms. Syifa Adriana, beautiful video/documentary. So happy that you enjoyed it and sharing with us. Thank you. Albanian is the oldest language, if you break down any other language you’ll see that it’s made up of Albanian, I know it’s crazy, but it really isn’t. Respect. God bless.
Outstanding travel in Albanian village beautiful nature and village life is really wonderful to enjoy. This is quality time of life as well as memorable and gathering various knowledge about many village of Albania.
I miss the quince jelly from Albania it’s the best jelly in the world I brought a few from there when I was visiting my family there a few years ago I even brought sprouts of all the fruits from my families farm some didn’t take of here in the states some are doing so good and the difference on the taste form the ones we get at the store is like night and day
Just for information! All the houses here in these villages are built by stones. This is an Albanian tradition throughout Balkans. Albanians were masters of masonry as the country is surrounded by mountains and stones everywhere. They used to built houses and roads by stones. That's why even in Istanbul some of the stone roads are called "Arnavut Kalldrem " which means " Albanian roads" as the Albanians were the ones who built them. I highly doubt that Albanians got this from Turkey. We were fighting the Ottomans very badly and in this proper village has been fought one of the fiercest battle the Albanians did against the Ottomans with Scanderbeg as their leader, the "Battle of Torvioli". According to local people's stories,( my grandma's)the river that runs through these villages turned red by the blood spilled and if you asked there, people will tell you where "Scanderbeg's cliff" is. By the way, this area ( which collects many villages) has abundance of water and streams. The water simply spills out from the ground in different locations creating little springs everywhere. I had fun when I was little and used to go from one spring to another drinking water straight from the ground, with my bare hands.( it's freeeeezing).
The Albanians were always called differently by Empires passing by. Albanians were always tribal people and each tribe had its own name. Before Rome invaded the Peninsula, these tribes which lived loosely spreaded throughout Balkans were called Illyrians, Macedonians, Epirotes etc. Different tribes, similar language. When Rome invaded the area and Roman Empire stretched throughout Europe and further to Asia and Africa, these tribes were incorporated within Roman Empire and they were still called Illyrians ( in Albanian it means "free people"). With the arrival of the Slavs into Balkans, (a period of time called " The Dark Ages" ,) the area changed a lot. Slavs ravaged these areas and pushed the inhabitants south and high up into the mountains. These tribes which before were called Illyrians, Macedonians, Epirotes were not the same anymore, they disappeared. Its inhabitants either got kicked out of their homes, killed or got assimilated and lost their identities. Out of these Illyrian tribes, the Albanoi tribe which populated the central Albania of today survived intact due to its harsh terrain and its proximity with the centre of the Illyrian Kingdom based in Shkodra , northern Albania ( one of the most important town of Albania even today ). So, the Romans called us Albanians due to the name of this tribe and when the Roman Empire split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire ( Bizantium), Albania became part of the Eastern Roman Empire. Albanians called themselves Arber or Arbanians and they were the only ones who were still called by foreigners Illyrians, Albanians, Macedonians, Epirotes. In Greece the Albanians were called Arvanites as they can't pronounce letter " b". So, from Arbanians they called us Arvanites. Ottomans invaded Albania and they called us " Arnavut " or mountain people ( very harsh people). Albanians themselves called themselves Arber, but in the last 2 centuries the name " Shqiptar " came into use within Albanians themselves. "Shqiptar " it means " Sons of the Eagle 🦅 " in Albanian language and "Shqiperia" it means " the Land of the Eagle 🦅 ". As you can see it from our flag, Eagle is our national symbol, a symbol which represents strong and free spirit people..... Albanians who left Albania and Greece for Italy after the Ottomans invaded these lands, are called Arbereshe in Italy. They still speak and follow all Albanian rituals even after 600 years later. They are called Arbereshe just like our older name as they left Albania before the name " Shqiperi " became a common name through the local people. There is a lot of speculation when did the name Shqiptar replaced the older Albanian names, but from the outside world we are still called with the name that the Romans called us - Albanians and Albania. It is the same as other nation names like Germany for example which within themselves they are called Deutsch and their country is called Deutschland, not Germany or Greece - Hellas.
@Zaydan Alfariz We do use marbles as well, but they are very expensive compare to normal stones. Italy, Albania and Greece have so much in common. Greece is a country created and populated by Albanians even though they changed their language 2- 3 times. Albanians on the either side kept stubbornly their Ancient tongue despite the efforts from our neighbours to try and annihilate our language. Albanian is the mother tongue of Greek and Latin. Albanian language can explain Greek and Latin,but they can't explain Albanian. Albanian has 367 syllabus words which shows a very old and primitive ( ancient) word formation, a primarial language. Albanian also is called ,"the language of nature" as its words are related to the noises if nature.
@Zaydan Alfariz That's why the Romans invented the Greek language. They could never grasp the language of the natives so they invented a new language called Koine which in practice is the " Greek language ", a made up language which the Romans used it for their Eastern Roman Empire ( the Bizantium) as the language of the schools, offices, church, so in one word it was the international language of that time just like English nowadays. Everybody used tgat language as part of their correspondences, the Albanians, Serbs, Bulgarians etc. Whoever was educated, learnt and spoke this language it was called " Greek ", others ( the uneducated ones) who never learnt and spoke it were called " barbars" by these "Greeks". So, while in Greece people got "globalised" and adopted this new language, Albanians high up in their mountains strongholds, away from the " civilised " world, kept their Ancient tongue and culture totally intact. Lately, Greek historians are accepting that " the Ancient Greek still exist. The Albanians are the ones who are still speaking it without even knowing it". We always knew that Albanian is way more older than Greek and now we do know this as all "Greek Gods" of Antiquity are explained through Albanian language and there are people in Albania who translated " The War of Troy " and " Oddysey " without knowing any Greek language simply using Northern Albanian dialect called Gegh - the oldest among the dialects of Albanian language. The whole customs of Homer's description of these novels are still being followed by present day Albanians. Albania has been a troubled country with a troubled history and never had the chance to write its own history, so Greece ( a country created by Europe with Albanian population who were forced to never speak Albanian, but the Koine one - the Modern Greek) appropriated all Albanian history, not to mention the Slavs on the other side who manipulated EVERYTHING....... History has been deformed by our neighbours on the back of our people, but right now, we are taking steps to finally write our history as it should have been always. Maximillian Lambertz, a German scholar of the 19th century has been writing " The real history of mankind will be written only when the Albanians will participate in its writing", because as you know the history is usually written by winners and powerful nations according to their appetites....
@Syifa Adriana Another wonderful video capturing a different essence of Albanian rural life. Ah, raki - firewater! I can recall being in a village called Aleksinac in what is now southern Serbia and being, ahem, 'force-fed' some local alcoholic cherry concoction by a few amused Aleksinacians (or whatever the collective noun is for more than one person from Aleksinac) which had the effect of rendering me almost instantaneously drunk to the extent where efficient use of my limbs became a physical impossibility! I do hope that your intake of the local 'brew' was more moderate than mine!
Thank you so much Tony for sharing your own travel stories. Hahaha yeah I can imagine being offered raki in Serbia as I had so many good memories in Serbia myself. I generally don't drink alcohol but usually take a sip or two out of courtesy 😂 Thank you so much for watching!
absolutely stunning images captured in this video. The drone footage is great, it really shows the beauty of those places. I saw how people use the fruit to make different traditional products like that homemade alcohol. We also produce that homemade alcohol from plums, we are famous for Maramureș palinca made in the cauldron. I would be curious about your opinion about this drink and about traditional Romanian food, I am waiting for this moment. Thanks again Syifa for this excellent video.
Thank you so much Marin. The homemade alcohol made out of plums that you produce sounds delicious! Yes, I also wonder when will I be able to travel to Romania without the visa challenges 😂😂 Hopefully some day in the future!
What is the village name? I just want to know because it's so beautiful and well-preserved. I really want to visit that village in the future. Thank you for sharing this video of everything. The people in the village seem to be very nice and hospitable.
There are a few villages with different names that comprises this area, but the name of the area as a whole is "Fushe Bulqize", just 7 minutes away drive from the main town Bulqiza( which is quite small as well). "Fushe" in Albanian it means " field, valley". The village where she is staying is called "Leperake, Lepurake" it depends how people pronounce it.
Syifa you are wonderful! How nice to see an Indonesian visiting our countries! I am hoping to visit Gjirokaster his year & to recalaim my Hellenic (Yunani) citizenship.
Я согласен! Между Балканами и Кавказом довольно много общего. Я бы сказал, что Балканы гораздо более расслаблены в своем общем поведении, и я очень рекомендую это!
Syifa you are the best traveller for me amongst other in TH-cam coz you explained about the place where you visit in a very understandable way I really enjoyed.
I wanna be the mama’s Sofia guest for sure, she is super hospitalized Syifa can I have your breakfast please, I thought that was a lot for one person lol😅
Hahaha yeah Agus, the breakfast was plentiful I basically eat only once/twice a day 😂 I think she will be more than happy to adopt you to be her son! 😂
I suggest you to visit the villages of the Elbasan Mountains, they are wonderful places and hospitable people. (Villages: Gur i Zi, Labinot Mal, Qerret, Shmil, Bene)
Albania is blessed Country that in the past was the part of Ottoman Empire...Subhanallah , thank for your effort Syifa ..to presentate this beautiful country
Albania unlike other Balkan and non-Balkan countries It was ruled and inhabited by ethnic Albanians during the Ottoman period not by turks...also part of today greece north macedonia serbia montenegro ect were ruled by powerful Albanian pashas and beys
Nice, as always. Not sure if the etymology of the name Kulla has a more ancient meaning in Arabic for Castle, cause I checked and in Arabic today it's called, Qalea. I'll try to do more research on this, cause I found it interesting.
Jong lady, the castles in Albania are built everywhere since the ancient times and from that traditional and life style are built the houses with the shape of the great castles. It’s not what you saying that it’s a ottoman influence. The influence of words has nothing to do with the very ancient Albanian traditions. The ottomans are from Central Asia and there they never had built castles. They did see what the castles were when they occupied the new lands in the Balkan.
another beautiful video, Syifa. Other travel vloggers "show" us and "tell" us (often loudly) their experiences, but you just softly and sensitively **share** your experience. I have to ask about the dronie footage though - is it yours, or do you source it from somewhere - it is magnificent!
Aubrey, thank you so much for your kind comment! What a real compliment to receive this. Something that I would keep in mind to keep showing my authentic self being a highly sensitive human being myself. Drone footage was all taken by me. I specifically waited until late afternoon so the sun was low. It soften the look of these footage and makes it more cinematic. Thank you again for your kind appreciation!
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Welcome back to another episode! If you are interested in staying at Kulla Hupi guesthouse, you can check their booking website here: www.booking.com/Share-0ry3e1
I hope you enjoy watching this episode. The next video would be slightly different and more adventurous as I drove a scooter towards Northwest Albania. See you in the next video!
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Hi Syifa, Thank you so much for sharing your video clips in ALBANIA 🇦🇱, that’s how Albanian people respect and treat their guests ,😊they make you feel comfortable like in your own home. 😊They are poor and very hard working people ,but they have a such a good hart ❤️too , they always safe some extra food in their storages just in case if some guests comes around . The Albanian culture Always guests come first ,😊. Thank you again for sharing your journey in Albania 🇦🇱 I hope you had a wonderful time 😊🇦🇱😍🫡
((THIS VIDEO CLIPS IT SHOWS THE MESSAGE TOWARDS THE HOME OFFICE MINISTERS SUELLA BRAVERMAN WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS AND GANGS THAT IS HOW SHE CALLED ALL ALBANIAN PEOPLE. ))
@@amelialily190 Oh, not another master of "poor". How to hell are they poor? For you, everyone who lives out of that stupid West has to be, somehow, poor, doesn't he? That makes you rich, doesn't it?
আলবেনিয়া দেশ সুন্দর মাশাল্লাহ তুমি ও অনেক সুন্দর
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You've filmed Albania's rural area in its wonderful glory. What a beautiful video and how lucky you are Syifa! 💜💜
...beautifully done, Syifa, I know so little about Albania, like many middle- & northern- European citizens... there is a growing longing in the western over-industrialized culture for a slower pace of life, closer to nature, with a natural co-dependence, where families and neighbours help each other naturally with daily tasks and needs - which is the true human gift and blessing... very inspiring! xx
Thank you so much, Jorn! I loved reading your compassionate comment. Thank you for understanding the essence of these travel videos xx
I am so loving these Albania series from you more than any other vloggers as this is so unique. You have gone where nobody goes. Until I finished University, I would spent a month here every summer at this village at my grandma's home and other auntie's around.
You won't find more raw, simple and authentic life in Albania than here, in these mountains. Thank you Syifa for making me so emotional while watching this from London!
i agree ❤ i love our country so much
Hello love from Nepal . Your are welcome here too
Thank you so much Liljana. So lovely to hear your personal recollection of these memories. Loved reading them and thank you for sharing!
@@SyifaAdriana Thank you Syifa for reading my comments! I have commented quite often as I have been really surprised that you went there ( where even normal Albanians never go).
Do you know how much people have suffered in these villages in the past? How much hardship they endured? It may seem a hot weather now with this global warming, but this is one of the most coldest area in whole Albania, with very, very harsh winters, with thick snow that would last for at least 6 months in the valley itself.
I was going there only for holidays during summer times and I have been a testimony of how much suffering was around........
But, these areas of Albania are famous for the most hard working people in the whole Albania. These villages don't really have the best fertile land, ( as people might think from the videos), but the people work really, really hard to produce anything. When I grew up, the grapes would never get riped there properly as it was too cold for that, but now they are able to produce everything.
( Global warming at least has helped these cold areas a bit more).
Thank you again Syifa! Haven't been there for the last 2 - 3 years and I miss my aunties and my cousins a lot.!
Albania is the birth place of MOTHER THERESA ....very nice presentation
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland, - ich schaue immer wieder deine Videos an, und bin erstaunt wie locker und ausgeglichen du deine Videos dokumentierst, du strahlt dabei immer so viel Ruhe aus, da denk man immer man wäre in deiner Nähe und erlebt alles mit dir. Ich freue mich schon auf dein nächstes Video.
Ich danke dir sehr! Das ist so ein schöner Kommentar zu lesen. Ich weiß Ihre freundliche Wertschätzung sehr zu schätzen!
Brava Adriana. ❤😍⚘🥰🤙❤🦅🇦🇱🦅❤🤙🌍🌏🌎🌐
Welcome to Albania. I hope you enjoyed it. We have an old tradition. Thank you for showing the world. Respect
Albania is so beautiful!! Thanks for exploring. Best wishes from Bangladesh.
Thank you for watching, Fuad!
Thank you Syifa, that was beautiful! I like that you show the less touristy and more authentic places. Makes me want to go and visit Albania again.
Thank you so much Diz! When did you visit Albania and where did you go? :)
@@SyifaAdriana I was there in 1992, not long after Enver Hoxha's brutal dictatorship. I was teaching management courses at the University in Tirana. On one excursion I went to Kruje to see the Skenderbeg museum. It was an 'interesting' time; Tirana looked like a war had just ended - literally. For me it was a great adventure.
Thanks for bringing this beautiful video of beautiful culture of Albanian ❤❤❤
Thank you for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana ❤️ thanks
you absolutely need to visit Theth if you haven’t already. im glad you’re enjoying Albania and meeting all of the hospitable people 💓
Thanks, Bella! I initially wanted to go to Theth but I had to alter my travel plans due to unforeseen weather conditions.
Awesome video Syifa, taking us to see the beautiful country of Albania.
Thank you so much Susanna! ❤
The main thing in your vlog i Like is
"Simplicity"
And you explain very well about anything ♥️
By watching your vlog i feel like i live in that place😍
Totally addicted to your vlogs
You inspire me 💯
Best Love from Sri Lanka🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
Thanks a lot Dushan! I appreciate your kind comment!
Love You Sister ❤️ I Am From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Mama is so adorable and her hospitality is beyond expectations.
I love to watch your vlogs keep shining 💙
Thank you so much for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana always dear 💙
What a beautiful valley and incredible guesthouse. I predict that once the word gets out how wonderful it is, it will be VERY difficult to reserve a room. Still, I would love to stay there.
And Mama Sofia? She is a treasure!
Thank you so much Robert! I think due to its off-the-beaten path location, most travellers still prefer to visit more well-known areas in the country. Mama Sofia is indeed a treasure, thank you so much for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana "...most travellers still prefer to visit more well-known areas in the country."
Sounds like my kind of place, Syifa! Enjoy the travels!
Very beautiful, picturesque countryside Albania..Mama Sofia is working like 41, not 71😀😀 wish I could settle and work in any farm like this one in Albanian village..
Indeed she's fast and quick as if she's still 41! Thanks for watching, Benjamin.
I'm enjoying these videos of Albania, Syifa. Thanks for the beautiful views plus the very informative content about a region I've never been to!
Thank you so much Garcia! I am glad to read this that :-)
Thank you for bringing us closer to the most beautiful places here on earth.❤️🥰
Thank you so much, Annie!!
The place is so beautiful and I love it so much
Thank you so much William!
Great footage, amazing vibes.
Maximum respect
Thank you so much for watching!
I recently stumbled upon this channel and ever since im finding calm when i watch your videos..Iam a content creator myself but your videos are so soothing to watch..Syifa please continue this good work...
🌸 That place is absolutely stunning! The beautiful mountains and the wonderful valleys in between with the historic houses. 😻 Also love that so much of the food is homemade and homegrown, even though that must not be easy. Ayran is what they call it in Turkey, and they have similar drinks in Iran - where they call it doogh - and Pakistan/India, where they call it lassi. Many other countries have similar natural yoghurt drinks, but I don’t know the names by heart. 🙃
Indeed, Enver. However I feel that lassi is such a thick drink in comparison to ayran, so probably not similar in my opinion. Thanks again for watching!
@@SyifaAdriana That is very true, Syifa. Lassi can be thick and full of cream, and the mango lassi variant is definitely a meal on its own. 😅
If you go up into those higher mountains you'll see the real beauty of these areas. There are so many lakes surrounded by beautiful green valleys and forests all around.
Hi Ms. Syifa Adriana, beautiful video/documentary. So happy that you enjoyed it and sharing with us. Thank you.
Albanian is the oldest language, if you break down any other language you’ll see that it’s made up of Albanian, I know it’s crazy, but it really isn’t.
Respect. God bless.
Me gusta mucho que nos enseñes la realidad de un país desconocido. Buenos videos.
¡Muchas gracias por su hermoso comentario! Me alegra mucho escuchar estos comentarios tuyos :-)
Outstanding travel in Albanian village beautiful nature and village life is really wonderful to enjoy. This is quality time of life as well as memorable and gathering various knowledge about many village of Albania.
Thank you so much, Kamrul! That is very kind of you to say this :)
Nice video of villege good commentary so beautiful scens
I miss the quince jelly from Albania it’s the best jelly in the world I brought a few from there when I was visiting my family there a few years ago I even brought sprouts of all the fruits from my families farm some didn’t take of here in the states some are doing so good and the difference on the taste form the ones we get at the store is like night and day
Just for information! All the houses here in these villages are built by stones. This is an Albanian tradition throughout Balkans. Albanians were masters of masonry as the country is surrounded by mountains and stones everywhere. They used to built houses and roads by stones. That's why even in Istanbul some of the stone roads are called "Arnavut Kalldrem " which means " Albanian roads" as the Albanians were the ones who built them.
I highly doubt that Albanians got this from Turkey. We were fighting the Ottomans very badly and in this proper village has been fought one of the fiercest battle the Albanians did against the Ottomans with Scanderbeg as their leader, the "Battle of Torvioli".
According to local people's stories,( my grandma's)the river that runs through these villages turned red by the blood spilled and if you asked there, people will tell you where "Scanderbeg's cliff" is.
By the way, this area ( which collects many villages) has abundance of water and streams. The water simply spills out from the ground in different locations creating little springs everywhere. I had fun when I was little and used to go from one spring to another drinking water straight from the ground, with my bare hands.( it's freeeeezing).
The Albanians were always called differently by Empires passing by. Albanians were always tribal people and each tribe had its own name. Before Rome invaded the Peninsula, these tribes which lived loosely spreaded throughout Balkans were called Illyrians, Macedonians, Epirotes etc. Different tribes, similar language.
When Rome invaded the area and Roman Empire stretched throughout Europe and further to Asia and Africa, these tribes were incorporated within Roman Empire and they were still called Illyrians ( in Albanian it means "free people").
With the arrival of the Slavs into Balkans, (a period of time called " The Dark Ages" ,) the area changed a lot. Slavs ravaged these areas and pushed the inhabitants south and high up into the mountains. These tribes which before were called Illyrians, Macedonians, Epirotes were not the same anymore, they disappeared. Its inhabitants either got kicked out of their homes, killed or got assimilated and lost their identities. Out of these Illyrian tribes, the Albanoi tribe which populated the central Albania of today survived intact due to its harsh terrain and its proximity with the centre of the Illyrian Kingdom based in Shkodra , northern Albania ( one of the most important town of Albania even today ).
So, the Romans called us Albanians due to the name of this tribe and when the Roman Empire split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire ( Bizantium), Albania became part of the Eastern Roman Empire. Albanians called themselves Arber or Arbanians and they were the only ones who were still called by foreigners Illyrians, Albanians, Macedonians, Epirotes. In Greece the Albanians were called Arvanites as they can't pronounce letter " b". So, from Arbanians they called us Arvanites. Ottomans invaded Albania and they called us " Arnavut " or mountain people ( very harsh people).
Albanians themselves called themselves Arber, but in the last 2 centuries the name " Shqiptar " came into use within Albanians themselves. "Shqiptar " it means " Sons of the Eagle 🦅 " in Albanian language and "Shqiperia" it means " the Land of the Eagle 🦅 ".
As you can see it from our flag, Eagle is our national symbol, a symbol which represents strong and free spirit people.....
Albanians who left Albania and Greece for Italy after the Ottomans invaded these lands, are called Arbereshe in Italy. They still speak and follow all Albanian rituals even after 600 years later. They are called Arbereshe just like our older name as they left Albania before the name " Shqiperi " became a common name through the local people.
There is a lot of speculation when did the name Shqiptar replaced the older Albanian names, but from the outside world we are still called with the name that the Romans called us - Albanians and Albania.
It is the same as other nation names like Germany for example which within themselves they are called Deutsch and their country is called Deutschland, not Germany or Greece - Hellas.
@Zaydan Alfariz We are a mountainous country with very high mountains peaks and eagles are a big part of our landscape.
@Zaydan Alfariz We do use marbles as well, but they are very expensive compare to normal stones. Italy, Albania and Greece have so much in common. Greece is a country created and populated by Albanians even though they changed their language 2- 3 times. Albanians on the either side kept stubbornly their Ancient tongue despite the efforts from our neighbours to try and annihilate our language. Albanian is the mother tongue of Greek and Latin. Albanian language can explain Greek and Latin,but they can't explain Albanian. Albanian has 367 syllabus words which shows a very old and primitive ( ancient) word formation, a primarial language. Albanian also is called ,"the language of nature" as its words are related to the noises if nature.
@Zaydan Alfariz That's why the Romans invented the Greek language. They could never grasp the language of the natives so they invented a new language called Koine which in practice is the " Greek language ", a made up language which the Romans used it for their Eastern Roman Empire ( the Bizantium) as the language of the schools, offices, church, so in one word it was the international language of that time just like English nowadays.
Everybody used tgat language as part of their correspondences, the Albanians, Serbs, Bulgarians etc. Whoever was educated, learnt and spoke this language it was called " Greek ", others ( the uneducated ones) who never learnt and spoke it were called " barbars" by these "Greeks".
So, while in Greece people got "globalised" and adopted this new language, Albanians high up in their mountains strongholds, away from the " civilised " world, kept their Ancient tongue and culture totally intact.
Lately, Greek historians are accepting that " the Ancient Greek still exist. The Albanians are the ones who are still speaking it without even knowing it".
We always knew that Albanian is way more older than Greek and now we do know this as all "Greek Gods" of Antiquity are explained through Albanian language and there are people in Albania who translated " The War of Troy " and " Oddysey " without knowing any Greek language simply using Northern Albanian dialect called Gegh - the oldest among the dialects of Albanian language. The whole customs of Homer's description of these novels are still being followed by present day Albanians.
Albania has been a troubled country with a troubled history and never had the chance to write its own history, so Greece ( a country created by Europe with Albanian population who were forced to never speak Albanian, but the Koine one - the Modern Greek) appropriated all Albanian history, not to mention the Slavs on the other side who manipulated EVERYTHING.......
History has been deformed by our neighbours on the back of our people, but right now, we are taking steps to finally write our history as it should have been always.
Maximillian Lambertz, a German scholar of the 19th century has been writing " The real history of mankind will be written only when the Albanians will participate in its writing", because as you know the history is usually written by winners and powerful nations according to their appetites....
Wonderful journey as always Syifa ♥ Love from the Philippines
Salamat po, Rashmirose!
Halo syifa love from Indonesia
@Syifa Adriana Another wonderful video capturing a different essence of Albanian rural life. Ah, raki - firewater! I can recall being in a village called Aleksinac in what is now southern Serbia and being, ahem, 'force-fed' some local alcoholic cherry concoction by a few amused Aleksinacians (or whatever the collective noun is for more than one person from Aleksinac) which had the effect of rendering me almost instantaneously drunk to the extent where efficient use of my limbs became a physical impossibility! I do hope that your intake of the local 'brew' was more moderate than mine!
Thank you so much Tony for sharing your own travel stories. Hahaha yeah I can imagine being offered raki in Serbia as I had so many good memories in Serbia myself. I generally don't drink alcohol but usually take a sip or two out of courtesy 😂 Thank you so much for watching!
wow amazing landscape n journey, greeting from malaysia
Thank you very much!
absolutely stunning images captured in this video. The drone footage is great, it really shows the beauty of those places. I saw how people use the fruit to make different traditional products like that homemade alcohol. We also produce that homemade alcohol from plums, we are famous for Maramureș palinca made in the cauldron. I would be curious about your opinion about this drink and about traditional Romanian food, I am waiting for this moment. Thanks again Syifa for this excellent video.
Thank you so much Marin. The homemade alcohol made out of plums that you produce sounds delicious! Yes, I also wonder when will I be able to travel to Romania without the visa challenges 😂😂 Hopefully some day in the future!
wonderfull Albanian villlage & culture thanks have a nice day, long live you syifa
Quite the well presented and beautiful video Syifa ☺️ Thank You once more for making these videos ☺️
Thank you so much Jessie for always watching!
@@SyifaAdriana You are quite welcome
There are good and bad people EVERYWHERE. I love good people. Cheers from Serbia!
Everywhere except smrdija, there exists only bad “peopIe” in the četnik state
Albania hava a good traditional stone house and fertilizer land ""loved it ❤️ Nice your video makes me virtual tour 👍👍
Thank you so much for watching 😊
What is the village name? I just want to know because it's so beautiful and well-preserved. I really want to visit that village in the future. Thank you for sharing this video of everything. The people in the village seem to be very nice and hospitable.
There are a few villages with different names that comprises this area, but the name of the area as a whole is "Fushe Bulqize", just 7 minutes away drive from the main town Bulqiza( which is quite small as well).
"Fushe" in Albanian it means " field, valley". The village where she is staying is called "Leperake, Lepurake" it depends how people pronounce it.
I love watching your more videos from Nepal
Syifa you are wonderful! How nice to see an Indonesian visiting our countries! I am hoping to visit Gjirokaster his year & to recalaim my Hellenic (Yunani) citizenship.
Thankyou so much for your blog 💖lots of love from Nepal 🇳🇵🌎
Desa di Albania sangat indah rumah sederhana tapi interiornya bagus.
Jaga kesehatan Mbak Syifa.
Salam dari Jakarta.
Terima kasih banyak, Sam!
thank you for coming to Albania💜🥰
Thank you so much for watching 😊
Красота! Нужно ехать на Балканы! Мне кажется, что Балканы - это как второй Кавказ
Я согласен! Между Балканами и Кавказом довольно много общего. Я бы сказал, что Балканы гораздо более расслаблены в своем общем поведении, и я очень рекомендую это!
@@SyifaAdriana 👍👍👍
Syifa you are the best traveller for me amongst other in TH-cam coz you explained about the place where you visit in a very understandable way I really enjoyed.
That's too kind, Jawan! Thank you so much 😊
Omggg hiiiii i just found your channel from nadir on the go where you commented!!! Damggg ur travel vlogs are too good💖
Love from Bangladesh 💗🇧🇩
Thank you so much for watching 😊
Thanks much. Pretty video . Hope to see more, wishing all the best !
You grin,all is right with the world,and I'm speechless
Very nice, good job Syifa 🙂
Thank you so much for watching, Petr 😊
Hi Syifa, I regularly watch your channel. It's wonderful to have a woman travel the world; including Vietnam, my hometown, thanks.
Thank you so much for watching, Dang😊Vietnam is still my favorite country in Southeast Asia. I always am longing for Vietnamese food :-)
Hello,Albania is beautiful country, thanks syifa
Harika videolar yapıyorsun syifa teşekkürler 🙏 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 albaina
After long time I will watching this video
Before Nepal 🇳🇵 Kathmandu Vlog's watching
Happy to watch the video. Well done.
Lovely.
Really beautiful video, I'm very glad to see you again
I wanna be the mama’s Sofia guest for sure, she is super hospitalized
Syifa can I have your breakfast please, I thought that was a lot for one person lol😅
Hahaha yeah Agus, the breakfast was plentiful I basically eat only once/twice a day 😂 I think she will be more than happy to adopt you to be her son! 😂
I suggest you to visit the villages of the Elbasan Mountains, they are wonderful places and hospitable people. (Villages: Gur i Zi, Labinot Mal, Qerret, Shmil, Bene)
Your all videos amasing.
pozdrav syifa👍🍀🌹
serbia
Pozdrav i tebi!
Albania is blessed Country that in the past was the part of Ottoman Empire...Subhanallah , thank for your effort Syifa ..to presentate this beautiful country
Albania unlike other Balkan and non-Balkan countries It was ruled and inhabited by ethnic Albanians during the Ottoman period not by turks...also part of today greece north macedonia serbia montenegro ect were ruled by powerful Albanian pashas and beys
মাশাল্লাহ অনেক সুন্দর জায়গা আলহামদুলিল্লাহ
As long as you'd stay as guest, mama Sofia will treat you like own daughter . It's part of albanian culture
ahhah it was quite funny to hear the albanians discuss about the table being empty white the table was full
Syifa Adriana te așteptăm și în România!
what a Place so beautiful!
Thank you so much for watching 😊
Nice, as always. Not sure if the etymology of the name Kulla has a more ancient meaning in Arabic for Castle, cause I checked and in Arabic today it's called, Qalea. I'll try to do more research on this, cause I found it interesting.
Qalea è simile con kala(in albanese)=castello.Kulla è un altra cosa.
woah....love the drone shot....stunning. love from Bandung
Thanks a lot for your comment. I waited for a specific time to fly the drone so that it came out beautifully!
Well done and thank you for sharing with everyone.
Syifa...I'm a big fan of you bcz your video capchering style and presentation so..plse upload videos without delay. all the best 👍
Thank you Syifa. Its amazing and very beautiful view and culture. I like. Thanks for the video. Stay Safe Syifa. Bye
Wow i love my country albania
What a wonderful place to relaxed💞🤗
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Teh syifa gimana cara nya bisa travelin kya gitu.? Pengen dong ikut😊..
Love you deAR Adriana , love to settle with you in Albania
So amazing
Albania series is osm 😍
Nice Sightseeing 🌲 🍇
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏lindo vídeo, com belas imagens, obrigado 👍👍👍👍
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing
So beautiful village
Great:)👍💕
GREAT of kindness
you have a calming way about you thanks from Palo alto California USA
Please go to Mrizi I Zanave in Lezha city
I enjoyed your every vlog❤️
Amazing video about village life.
Thank you so much for watching Sohail 😊
Jong lady, the castles in Albania are built everywhere since the ancient times and from that traditional and life style are built the houses with the shape of the great castles. It’s not what you saying that it’s a ottoman influence. The influence of words has nothing to do with the very ancient Albanian traditions. The ottomans are from Central Asia and there they never had built castles. They did see what the castles were when they occupied the new lands in the Balkan.
Venha para o Brasil
Nice Travel 🥰
Nice
Wowww Albania looks beautiful
another beautiful video, Syifa. Other travel vloggers "show" us and "tell" us (often loudly) their experiences, but you just softly and sensitively **share** your experience. I have to ask about the dronie footage though - is it yours, or do you source it from somewhere - it is magnificent!
Aubrey, thank you so much for your kind comment! What a real compliment to receive this. Something that I would keep in mind to keep showing my authentic self being a highly sensitive human being myself. Drone footage was all taken by me. I specifically waited until late afternoon so the sun was low. It soften the look of these footage and makes it more cinematic. Thank you again for your kind appreciation!
Smg sehat slalu dan tetap hati hati
So beautiful 😍 thank u for sharing
Albaniaaaaa ❤
Welcome
simply amazing video
Sudah menjadi tontonan wajib kita sekeluarga.
Trimakasih 🙏
Terima kasih banyak Putu dan sekeluarga. Salam hangat!