There's one main reason I like your channel over other travel channels on TH-cam, and that is you actually film the city. Everyone else just films themselves talking into the camera instead of showing where they are at. Thanks for showing us the world and inspiring people to travel. Keep it up.
Yep......good observation. This is why Gabe, Attache, and Wolters World are really the only travel bloggers I watch. I want nothing to do with " cult of personality "
Yes, the "random wandering round a new place" is one of the best parts of traveling, and it's lovely to be able to do it virtually too. We recognized a LOT from this video - particularly the opening walk - as we were there last autumn. Good to see it all again.
16:15 yes, Enver Hoxha proclaimed Albania the world's first atheist state in 1967, that's why Albanians are not particularly religious - mainly they are 60% Muslim in statistics, but there are mostly no headscarves or hijabs on Albanian women and people mainly don't take religion seriously there, are mainly secular in nature. In Kosovo, it is different as Albanians there are nearly 100% Muslim and Yugoslavia was never so strong atheist state as Albania. However, there are also some Catholic traditions in Albania (from Venetian and Skanderbeg times as he was born Orthodox Christian, converted to Islam in Turkey as Janissary but after the battles against Ottomans he converted to Catholic Christianity and was a hero of Christian Europe at time, also for the Pope but not so much for Venetians) and in Albanian diaspora in North Macedonia - we all know Mother Theresa (originally Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) who was born in Skopje into Albanian family. Tirana seems like interesting city and Albania is so special, distinct country. I am looking forward to see videos from Kruje and Kosovo. I also recommend Dürres and Gjirokastër as your video from Berat was really amazing 5 years ago.
I really like how you capture cities around the world. It’s so fascinating to see people actively living their lives in the different countries. It’s interesting how similar peoples’ day-to-day lives seem. I am praying for peace and the people of Ukraine. 🙏🕊☮
When I visited Tirana the Pyramid was just a ruin sitting in the middle of the city. I was actually able to climb up it - a lot of the locals did too. It was a real piece of history - it should be interesting to see what becomes of it once the rebuilding is complete. Cool video!
A blessed good day sir Gabe thanks for your wonderful walk around tour there in Beautiful 😍 Tirana Alabania I love the bunker history tour thanks again stay safe Godbless from your solid fan supporter viewer from the Philippines sir vhin 🇵🇭👏😍🙂🙂👍👍👏👏👏
The first time ever ive heard of Albania, was when i was a kid in the 90s from that simpson episode where that kid was an albanian spy. I clearly remember the red double headed eagle flag. 😁🇦🇱
I visited Kosovo in 2019 and had a great time, Prizren was such an interesting place. Looking forward to some videos from there. I'm heading to Albania 🇦🇱 next month for the first time. Thanks for making me more excited!
Gabe I think those bunkers were a great idea. If Ukraine had them now it would be most useful. One never knows anywhere in the world where they might be useful. In the USA many people in Pennsylvania and I guess around the USA built fallout shelters underground during the cold war. I always thought it crazy but look at the world today. Never second guess when something will be of use. So far that was the most interesting thing in Tirana.
I visited Tirane in autumn 2021. The poster with the pyramid is not how it looked like, it's how it's going to look like after a total renovation / convertion off the pyramid and the whole area. See article below. Tirana Pyramid renovation Dutch-architecture studio MVRDV is set to convert the 11,835-square-metre pyramid in central Tirana into a "peoples monument" that contains cafes, studios, workshops and classrooms where free lessons will be available to young Albanians. MVRDV is converting the Pyramid of Tirana into a youth cultural centre
Not a "cultural center" but a "TUMO center". A center for kids to learn coding. Not sure the classes will be free though. The classes have already started in rented space at Air Albania Stadium, temporarily until the pyramid is finished but because the demand is very high they might have to keep both spaces.
THank you for visiting our country. I need to correct you a little bit. Skanderbeg's statue was placed by Enver Hoxha. Enver Hoxha's statue was placed in the opposite side of the square, together with Skanderbeg, after Hoxha died. The students brought it down and didn't replace it with anything.
I know folks that lived there for a while...its a good digital nomad spot, good amenities, clean and walkable, good wifi..accomodation and food is cheap.
So interesting, I need to check out this museum. Interesting tidbit: Albania was not allied with former USSR--it was allied with China. Albania was not part of the Warsaw Pact. During the late Cold War (after mid 60's), the PRC and USSR were not friends, so Albania was this little Maoist output in Europe.
Yes it was, right after WWII and then we broke up and lined up with China for awhile and then we broke up with them too. That is how we ended up as the most isolated country in the world for a decade or so. Even North Korea has never been that isolated.
Not somewhere I would visit maybe the costal areas and the mountain areas would be interesting the cost of living is value for money thanks for sharing🤩
I wish that Gabriel had bought something from the vendor/peddler as he looked somewhat in need of money. Be generous to people, Gabriel, like Harold Baldr is.
Hey Gabriel, I think they should finish the pyramid to show that part of their history. As humans we have a tendency to forget our past. As a shrine to remember what went on before it might let it not happen again. I see what is going on in the world of today and I can't help myself from saying it all happened almost 100 years ago with Germany. It started out the same way and it could happen again. Remember the past or you are destined to repeat it.
@Cris4tay, thanks for the information. I hope once this silliness about the virus is overwith I will be able to leave Thailand and get back in without too much hassle. I want to finish doing all the countries around the Mediterranean. I will probably include some of the Baltic nations too.
Looking forward you visiting Kosovo and how you'll going to represent the history ;) I've visited Albania in 2006 and an interesting thing is their pronunciation of the letter R, soft as the US people pronounce. I don't know how that came into use. I forgot how to say "hi" but I remember how to say cheers, gezuar:)
Gabriel, Interesting video as always. Really enjoyed it! I was wondering, have you ever been to Svalbard? That seems like such an intriguing place to me.
It's just across the water from Italy, but France is the far side of Italy so definitely not as close. There are maps you can look at that tell you where different countries are.
Well the average gets offset by the very rich. So most of the Albanians live with $300 monthly. That is supposed to be the minimum wage but throughout Albania it is the standard wage. Also Tirana is where most of the money circulates, the cars are mostly imported from Germany or other countries, high mileage vehicles, that are sold cheap. Another source for the cars are immigrants.
In graduate school I made friends with an Albanian literary figure from Tirana who warned me not to visit Albania. This person has been trying for years to get out and relocate to the States or UK. I wonder what this writer was warning me about.
Never went to Macedonia, or even Greece, let alone Albanie, but seeing this, I think it is a nice change of pace, some day ! So, thanks for showing us this, Gab ! Btw ... What is the local currency there? just Euro's ?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I'm good bro, my country has many beautiful natural and cultural landscapes. For example, the island of Bali has many foreign tourists.
What's happening in Ukraine will make a delightful destination to visit for those who enjoys ruins, monuments, history and all the stuff that shows how life is great on this planet.....!
I would‘ve liked to visit as I’ve heard it’s cheap and pretty nice too, but there’s a problem… Eastern European countries + black/mixed people don’t tend to provide good results 😬 I wanted to go to a Balkan country and a Slavic country too but from what I’ve heard, people like me aren’t welcome in those countries… it’s a shame but there’s some things you just can’t control ig. But anyway still looks like a pretty cool city 🤟🏽and at least I can watch videos of it lol.
well, Albanians are not racist but some are not educated when it comes to black people(some would use the n-word) or Asians that don't mean to disrespect anyone . You can visit any time and one more thing: you will get a lot of steering cuz there are not many black people.
Gabriel im not sure you notice, but you going deep into the roots and the mindset of communism and show how it expands to all balkans areas. What im impressed is how the islam seems to be very present in Albania but not seems to force it on the others.
@NostaIgia Everyone is free to believe in any religion they want. Why should we force it? And even though you thing that Albania is a muslim country thats is not the complete truth. There is only a minority that practice it. So you would hear that they say that we re muslim but if you ask them what about they know about the religion they would say bare minimum things that everyone knows. So basically we say that we are muslims but we dont practice it, if that makes any sense. You hear the calls for prayers and you hear the churches bells. Sometimes they are just few meters way. We are very tolerant about religion and it doest play a role whatsoever in laws and daily life
We Albanians are not very religious, especially in its practice. We are the most homogeneous people in Europe (according to a study by the University of California in the USA on the genetics of peoples in Europe) but we believe in three religions (Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy and atheism a significant C%). A critique of Gabriel, should reflect in the video and religious objects of Albanian Christians, making a more complete presentation of Albanians to the world. According to the government census in 2011 the composition of the population by religion was: - 56% = Muslim and 44% = Christian and atheist. But we are very tolerant and not coercive about religious belief. We are more connected to our national identity, which unites us into a single nation among the most ancient in Europe, embracing our culture, our history of more than 3000 years, our language and our blood
Some albanian friends of mine are telling mr there are many mosques being build right now. Until now, religion was not a thing that seperated people there, but probably will in the near future.
Hi Gabriel, The Balkans countries may be another place that the Russians may want to revisit after Ukraine will see how things develop of course much of the world is trying to depress the Russian economy into submission so it's a matter of time to see what happens.
No idea why you just keep showing mosques? calling for prayer when no one follows…? There is Orthodox Church there also Catholic next to the big mosque getting built, Adventist church etc
@@neversaynever9709 nk esht as me u mburr po as me pas turp ne e kemi krimin shum te ulet ne krahasim me shtetet e tjera droga prostuticioni trafikimi i qenieve njerzore etj etj jemi dhe vend i vogel nrm...
@@GabrielTravelerVideos , no problem. I'm glad you left cause it showed that the protest started on March 6, a few days after you left, then the protest became a violent riot on March 9th with many people injured. It was ongoing til Sunday the 13th. Who knows, it may continue. I agree "crazy" especially with everything that's been going on... pandemic, Ukraine, etc. Be safe Gabriel!
Cool that you're going to Kosovo. I was there a few years ago. They will love you they love Americans down there. I was surprised to see a statue of Bill Clinton in the capital 😅
OPA means JUMP in Albanian, it isn't a Greek word! Nor are the kilts in Greece. By the way none of the greek Gods make any sense in Greek! 2/3 of Greece in early 1800s were Albanian. Athens in 1800 had 8000 homes and ~80% were Albanian (Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler - Historian and Voted 100 Greeks of all time). The French archaeologist Edmond About described Athens in the following words3:“Athens itself, when founded, was only an Albanian village. Every night when the sun goes down, you meet Albanian couples around Athens who return from fieldwork.”
There's one main reason I like your channel over other travel channels on TH-cam, and that is you actually film the city. Everyone else just films themselves talking into the camera instead of showing where they are at. Thanks for showing us the world and inspiring people to travel. Keep it up.
Very true
Yep......good observation. This is why Gabe, Attache, and Wolters World are really the only travel bloggers I watch.
I want nothing to do with " cult of personality "
Yes, the "random wandering round a new place" is one of the best parts of traveling, and it's lovely to be able to do it virtually too.
We recognized a LOT from this video - particularly the opening walk - as we were there last autumn. Good to see it all again.
That’s what I do in my videos as well, I film the countries I visit not myself.
@@AnthonyJosh just checked it out. That's what I like to see.
I am going to Albania soon. Much nicer than other western countries.
Very clean, very orderly. Looks great
I need to make my way to Albania , I keep hearing how underrated it is ... All the best Gabriel
Highly recommend, very interesting, non-touristy and super cheap.
🍺Gabriel
Greetings from Montenegro!
I find Albania fascinating. I will be returning. I had a good tour around with a tour guide when I was there.
What a beautiful day in Albania! Thank you Gabriel for sharing 😊❤
Tirana is a hidden gem!
Tirana's population as of December 2021 is actually 912,190.
Wow thats so very much awsome sir .!'
16:15 yes, Enver Hoxha proclaimed Albania the world's first atheist state in 1967, that's why Albanians are not particularly religious - mainly they are 60% Muslim in statistics, but there are mostly no headscarves or hijabs on Albanian women and people mainly don't take religion seriously there, are mainly secular in nature. In Kosovo, it is different as Albanians there are nearly 100% Muslim and Yugoslavia was never so strong atheist state as Albania. However, there are also some Catholic traditions in Albania (from Venetian and Skanderbeg times as he was born Orthodox Christian, converted to Islam in Turkey as Janissary but after the battles against Ottomans he converted to Catholic Christianity and was a hero of Christian Europe at time, also for the Pope but not so much for Venetians) and in Albanian diaspora in North Macedonia - we all know Mother Theresa (originally Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) who was born in Skopje into Albanian family.
Tirana seems like interesting city and Albania is so special, distinct country. I am looking forward to see videos from Kruje and Kosovo. I also recommend Dürres and Gjirokastër as your video from Berat was really amazing 5 years ago.
Nice little video around tirana! Welcome to Albania!
Looking to retire there early at 55 in about four years plus I can still commute to the UK cheap from there and neighbouring countries.
I wish you had a great time in my country friend! This is a good represent in the world.
Welcome back 🖐
Intresting. When u go at school in ,Norway, you learn apselutlly notting about stuff like this 👍
6 years ago i meet an girl Tourist from Norway, she was very surprised because before coming in Albania she think Albania is like Africa. WTF
I love your taste in music, again.
Awesome my man!
You do a very good job with that!
MUCH love!
Lived in Tirana for a month last year, and it was great to see it all again in your video. Thank you.
I really like how you capture cities around the world. It’s so fascinating to see people actively living their lives in the different countries. It’s interesting how similar peoples’ day-to-day lives seem. I am praying for peace and the people of Ukraine. 🙏🕊☮
Heading here next week! thanks for your video, super useful
When I visited Tirana the Pyramid was just a ruin sitting in the middle of the city. I was actually able to climb up it - a lot of the locals did too. It was a real piece of history - it should be interesting to see what becomes of it once the rebuilding is complete. Cool video!
A blessed good day sir Gabe thanks for your wonderful walk around tour there in Beautiful 😍 Tirana Alabania I love the bunker history tour thanks again stay safe Godbless from your solid fan supporter viewer from the Philippines sir vhin 🇵🇭👏😍🙂🙂👍👍👏👏👏
The bunker MIGHT NOT BE A WASTE OF TIME . 2022 is a good time to have them ✅✅✅✅✅✅
The first time ever ive heard of Albania, was when i was a kid in the 90s from that simpson episode where that kid was an albanian spy. I clearly remember the red double headed eagle flag. 😁🇦🇱
Fact its the one of the oldest and most beautiful flag in Europe more than 600 years 🇦🇱❤
I visited Kosovo in 2019 and had a great time, Prizren was such an interesting place. Looking forward to some videos from there.
I'm heading to Albania 🇦🇱 next month for the first time. Thanks for making me more excited!
I would recomend asking people on the streets for places to eat, and see. You might enjoy the visit more. Young people are keen to helping others. 🙂
@@MyNevermind and help him donate his kidney
@@web3wizard381 I dont know where you are trying to get with this. But hey, you do you!
Thanks for the tour of TIRANA. Hope I will have a chance to visit the city in the near future.
Gabe I think those bunkers were a great idea. If Ukraine had them now it would be most useful. One never knows anywhere in the world where they might be useful. In the USA many people in Pennsylvania and I guess around the USA built fallout shelters underground during the cold war. I always thought it crazy but look at the world today. Never second guess when something will be of use. So far that was the most interesting thing in Tirana.
Greetings from an Albanian in Philadelphia,
I visited Tirane in autumn 2021.
The poster with the pyramid is not how it looked like, it's how it's going to look like after a total renovation / convertion off the pyramid and the whole area. See article below.
Tirana Pyramid renovation
Dutch-architecture studio MVRDV is set to convert the 11,835-square-metre pyramid in central Tirana into a "peoples monument" that contains cafes, studios, workshops and classrooms where free lessons will be available to young Albanians. MVRDV is converting the Pyramid of Tirana into a youth cultural centre
Not a "cultural center" but a "TUMO center". A center for kids to learn coding. Not sure the classes will be free though. The classes have already started in rented space at Air Albania Stadium, temporarily until the pyramid is finished but because the demand is very high they might have to keep both spaces.
THank you for visiting our country. I need to correct you a little bit. Skanderbeg's statue was placed by Enver Hoxha. Enver Hoxha's statue was placed in the opposite side of the square, together with Skanderbeg, after Hoxha died. The students brought it down and didn't replace it with anything.
Good to know, thanks for the info.
It looks nice and very modern. I like it.👍😊
I truly have enjoyed your videos so much. Been following your traveling for years. God Bless, stay safe. ONE LOVE
I enjoyed BunkArt 2 on my last visit. I haven't done BunkArt yet. Nice to see this video after work. Love it. Kosovo, I have been to Pristina.
Random wondering is always the best part of a visit anywhere i think, Nice video as usual Gabriel
Love the Ukranian flags that line the main thoroughfare at 31:53
I think he didn’t knottiest the Ukrainian flag 🇺🇦, or he would of said something.
Interesting city
Thank you Gabriel for sharing .
Thanks a lot for visiting our Brother 🇦🇱🇽🇰
And again, great video! I like the vibe of your videos :)
I spent 2 months in Tirana and just left today, would have been awesome to run into you as I was walking the same streets and areas
Cool, I left two days ago. Where did you go from there?
@@GabrielTravelerVideos back to the USA, Texas. In 1 month I’ll be going to Costa Rica. Love your videos!
Sweet, sounds like a good plan.
Another fantastic video Gabe
JOHN BELUSHI famous AMERICAN comic actor of Albanian heritage.
I know folks that lived there for a while...its a good digital nomad spot, good amenities, clean and walkable, good wifi..accomodation and food is cheap.
So interesting, I need to check out this museum. Interesting tidbit: Albania was not allied with former USSR--it was allied with China. Albania was not part of the Warsaw Pact. During the late Cold War (after mid 60's), the PRC and USSR were not friends, so Albania was this little Maoist output in Europe.
Yes it was, right after WWII and then we broke up and lined up with China for awhile and then we broke up with them too. That is how we ended up as the most isolated country in the world for a decade or so. Even North Korea has never been that isolated.
Not somewhere I would visit maybe the costal areas and the mountain areas would be interesting the cost of living is value for money thanks for sharing🤩
Yup, can confirm that costs are low if you are a european australian or from north america. But if you have an Albanian salary, its meh. 😄
"I have no refrigerator" Gabriel Morris
Man, your sense of humour is great.
I wish that Gabriel had bought something from the vendor/peddler as he looked somewhat in need of money. Be generous to people, Gabriel, like Harold Baldr is.
that is called being tight ,, nothing funny about it
@@susiejakes3019 well said i totally agree with you ,,, the worst thing is because he was trying to be funny
Hey Gabriel, I think they should finish the pyramid to show that part of their history. As humans we have a tendency to forget our past. As a shrine to remember what went on before it might let it not happen again.
I see what is going on in the world of today and I can't help myself from saying it all happened almost 100 years ago with Germany. It started out the same way and it could happen again.
Remember the past or you are destined to repeat it.
@Cris4tay, thanks for the information. I hope once this silliness about the virus is overwith I will be able to leave Thailand and get back in without too much hassle. I want to finish doing all the countries around the Mediterranean. I will probably include some of the Baltic nations too.
@Cris4tay you missed Maluma today ;p
What a lovely video and channel,have a lovely week and stay safe debs xx new fan .....
This place is cool
I know your job is not all fun and games, but I still envy it : )
Very interesting about the bunkers especially with what is happening in Ukraine.
actually a very nice city this Tirana is
They were charging admission to the Mosque when I was there a few years ago.
Looking forward you visiting Kosovo and how you'll going to represent the history ;)
I've visited Albania in 2006 and an interesting thing is their pronunciation of the letter R, soft as the US people pronounce. I don't know how that came into use.
I forgot how to say "hi" but I remember how to say cheers, gezuar:)
Love to go Albania one day looks amazing really relaxed vibe, will you be heading to Croatia?
What instrument is this at 16:50 ? 🤔
It is bagpipes or GAJDE in Albanian, pronounced GUYDA.
Gabriel: *stumbles upon dilapidated building*
"Oh look at these ancient ruins!" 😂
Gabriel, Interesting video as always. Really enjoyed it! I was wondering, have you ever been to Svalbard? That seems like such an intriguing place to me.
I haven't yet, sounds like a really interesting place. I also want to visit Tromso.
Cool video G.
I did not know Albania being so close to Italy would be so different
It is not that different, to be honest..
Thumbs up 👍😁
30:21 true love
Yeah 👍
Assuming this is close to italy and france ?
Or a cheap 45 minute flight from Bari, Italy to Tirana.
It's just across the water from Italy, but France is the far side of Italy so definitely not as close. There are maps you can look at that tell you where different countries are.
When are you visiting Ghana
Greetings 🖖 from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Greetings from Albania 🇦🇱 Respect for Ukraine 🇺🇦 people ! Stay safe!
💙💛
Durres is so much worth to see than Tirana.. just my opinion:) Durres mosque is very impressive.
Interesting city. Excited to see Kosovo
Hi. From Tirana is it easy to get to places by bus. Do they go to places with beach.
You can go from Tirana to Durres, it's not far and there should be plenty of buses.
The bunkers seem paranoid, but in today's events, not so much.
Solid point.
my flicht to odessa that i have work and houses canceld and i will be soon in tirana via belgrad.
The average salary in Albania is 526.829 USD/Month. Yet the streets are full of very expensive cars. How com?
They love expensive cars😆
And they know how to get them🤔
Well the average gets offset by the very rich.
So most of the Albanians live with $300 monthly. That is supposed to be the minimum wage but throughout Albania it is the standard wage. Also Tirana is where most of the money circulates, the cars are mostly imported from Germany or other countries, high mileage vehicles, that are sold cheap. Another source for the cars are immigrants.
@@vjc4964 Yup, we make dumb financial decisions. Also its not about love, owning a car is a status quo for most. 😄
most Albanians work outside Albania and the first thing they like to buy is german cars
So basically you are saying that in Albania there are not any company owners, property owners or rich people? Think again.... 😄
Nice description. Are you finally come in Greece? I am waiting you for Greek souvlaki(pie)
That new Mosque is a Gift from Saudi Arabia.
Those bunkers could become in need soon?
Gabriel when you wonder around how do you find your way back to your hotel?
Either I recognize where I am or else google maps.
In graduate school I made friends with an Albanian literary figure from Tirana who warned me not to visit Albania. This person has been trying for years to get out and relocate to the States or UK. I wonder what this writer was warning me about.
Is he left wing?
Left wing for sure
@@HellonearthlABB Not left wing.
You will thoroughly enjoy Tirana if you decide to come. Do not pay attention to stereotypes 😅
It would have been worth asking him why specifically he was warning you not to visit
At least the Roman roads don’t have pot - holes. 👍
Never went to Macedonia, or even Greece, let alone Albanie, but seeing this, I think it is a nice change of pace, some day ! So, thanks for showing us this, Gab !
Btw ... What is the local currency there? just Euro's ?
Lek, but euro's or dollars will do
1€=125 lek
The 100lek coin is the 1€ coin of Albania. 🙂
@@MyNevermind Thanks
Albanian Lek named after Aleksander the great. Even though the so called macedonians (who are actually bulgarians claim him as theirs).
No meals Gabriel?
Hello Gabriel. Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Howdy, how's it going? I need to see more of your country.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I'm good bro, my country has many beautiful natural and cultural landscapes. For example, the island of Bali has many foreign tourists.
Yes I've been to Bali, Gili Air and Lombok. I have old videos from there: th-cam.com/video/Ch2aXq-olxQ/w-d-xo.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos already 8 years ago. there are also many other places to explore.
What's happening in Ukraine will make a delightful destination to visit for those who enjoys ruins, monuments, history and all the stuff that shows how life is great on this planet.....!
What camera did u use in this video Gab 👍🏻
DJI Osmo, there's a link to it in the description.
I would‘ve liked to visit as I’ve heard it’s cheap and pretty nice too, but there’s a problem…
Eastern European countries + black/mixed people don’t tend to provide good results 😬 I wanted to go to a Balkan country and a Slavic country too but from what I’ve heard, people like me aren’t welcome in those countries… it’s a shame but there’s some things you just can’t control ig. But anyway still looks like a pretty cool city 🤟🏽and at least I can watch videos of it lol.
well, Albanians are not racist but some are not educated when it comes to black people(some would use the n-word) or Asians that don't mean to disrespect anyone . You can visit any time and one more thing: you will get a lot of steering cuz there are not many black people.
mostly by old people
700 000 bunkers have built by Enver Hoxha
Correction: The pyramid has been decided to be converted into a TUMO CENTER where kids learn coding.
Excellent.
What is the food like there? 😊
Edible
Gabriel im not sure you notice, but you going deep into the roots and the mindset of communism and show how it expands to all balkans areas. What im impressed is how the islam seems to be very present in Albania but not seems to force it on the others.
@NostaIgia Everyone is free to believe in any religion they want. Why should we force it? And even though you thing that Albania is a muslim country thats is not the complete truth. There is only a minority that practice it. So you would hear that they say that we re muslim but if you ask them what about they know about the religion they would say bare minimum things that everyone knows. So basically we say that we are muslims but we dont practice it, if that makes any sense. You hear the calls for prayers and you hear the churches bells. Sometimes they are just few meters way. We are very tolerant about religion and it doest play a role whatsoever in laws and daily life
We Albanians are not very religious, especially in its practice. We are the most homogeneous people in Europe (according to a study by the University of California in the USA on the genetics of peoples in Europe) but we believe in three religions (Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy and atheism a significant C%). A critique of Gabriel, should reflect in the video and religious objects of Albanian Christians, making a more complete presentation of Albanians to the world. According to the government census in 2011 the composition of the population by religion was: - 56% = Muslim and 44% = Christian and atheist. But we are very tolerant and not coercive about religious belief. We are more connected to our national identity, which unites us into a single nation among the most ancient in Europe, embracing our culture, our history of more than 3000 years, our language and our blood
Some albanian friends of mine are telling mr there are many mosques being build right now. Until now, religion was not a thing that seperated people there,
but probably will in the near future.
As are churches
@@banobani3787 onlny minority practice it but still build biggest mosque in capital city very confusing😅
Hi Gabriel, The Balkans countries may be another place that the Russians may want to revisit after Ukraine will see how things develop of course much of the world is trying to depress the Russian economy into submission so it's a matter of time to see what happens.
I don’t think the Russians would fare well in Albania. Of course they will enjoy if they come as tourists.
Tirana population is 1.2 milion but 500K are locals data of population others are incomes
No idea why you just keep showing mosques? calling for prayer when no one follows…? There is Orthodox Church there also Catholic next to the big mosque getting built,
Adventist church etc
Hello Gabriel try Azerbaidjan.
Good idea.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos have you been there before?
No, not yet.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos ok mister you will really like it.
Hi Gabriel are you still in Tirana?
I left a couple days ago.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos i follow all your videos since 2016 and i really would of liked to have met you. Are you syill in Albania in this moment?
Cool, thanks a lot for watching. No, it was a quick trip to Albania this time, I went next to Kosovo. But a few more videos coming from Albania.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos thank you for replying. I wish you all the best
Do they still grow lot's of Ganja in Albania. It used to be a major supplier to Europe.
Yes bro they grow it everywere even more than before no one can stop that 😂
@@Shqipe_alb7 no bro i dont think so
@@neversaynever9709 i live here so i think i know something more u ca not stop it while there is demand always people will grow ganja
@@Shqipe_alb7 mire mo vlla por nuk eshte dicka te ndihemi krenar
@@neversaynever9709 nk esht as me u mburr po as me pas turp ne e kemi krimin shum te ulet ne krahasim me shtetet e tjera droga prostuticioni trafikimi i qenieve njerzore etj etj jemi dhe vend i vogel nrm...
Gabe, lucky you left Ajaccio. There was a riot today in the city over jailed nationalist. It's on the news
Crazy, I hadn't heard about that, thanks for letting me know.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos , no problem. I'm glad you left cause it showed that the protest started on March 6, a few days after you left, then the protest became a violent riot on March 9th with many people injured. It was ongoing til Sunday the 13th. Who knows, it may continue. I agree "crazy" especially with everything that's been going on... pandemic, Ukraine, etc. Be safe Gabriel!
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Cool that you're going to Kosovo. I was there a few years ago. They will love you they love Americans down there. I was surprised to see a statue of Bill Clinton in the capital 😅
OPA means JUMP in Albanian, it isn't a Greek word! Nor are the kilts in Greece. By the way none of the greek Gods make any sense in Greek!
2/3 of Greece in early 1800s were Albanian. Athens in 1800 had 8000 homes and ~80% were Albanian (Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler - Historian and Voted 100 Greeks of all time).
The French archaeologist Edmond About described Athens in the following words3:“Athens itself, when founded, was only an Albanian village. Every night when the sun goes down, you meet Albanian couples around Athens who return from fieldwork.”
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