NUCLEAR BUNKERS OF ALBANIA 🇦🇱 | Tirana Travel Vlog Part 1 of 2
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- Today we travel Tirana and hunt out the nuclear bunkers that Albania is known for. Albanian history is a little on the...⬇ More Below ✈ Our 220 page guide on how to travel non-stop - geni.us/9VHNx
Travel in Tirana is crazy interesting, Albania has such a crazy history with Enver Hoxha and his communist routine that it's revival has led to these unique bunkers all around the country. Aiming to build 750,000 nuclear bunkers around Albania he didn't quite succeed in that mission, but around Tirana we must have spotted at least 30 or so on our travels. On our road trip south of Albania we spotted hundreds more bunkers - fortunately, as history points out now, there was no nuclear attack and Albania prepared these bunkers without much reason.
You'll quickly pick up from this travel vlog how much we enjoy Tirana, it's a really cool place that hopefully translates well into this video and the others from Tirana we're still to share (including part 2 of this vlog).
Albania has been a real surprise for us, the kind of place we love visiting to film a few different kind of travel vlogs to show off something unique, some crazy history, travel around and do some exploring.
Finding nuclear bunkers wasn't on our to do list but you really can't visit Albania without finding them and being curious!
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Daneger and Stacey if u want to see them dancing u have to go to the club in Albania we have big and cool night clubs if you follow our singers you can see also the clubs where they perform
Daneger and Stacey I have been in the bunkart 2 (actually, it is called bunk art 2 because it is and another bunk art 1 in Tirana, in other location) , it’s really interesting and you really have this time travel, even if I was scared , I’m really glad that I visited the museum 🙌🏼
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Albanian dance a lot in fact
6:30 *144.000 bunkers of all types (source: ex-Albanian army general), not only for the military but also for the civil protection. The bunkers were manufactured because we didn't had any major allies at the time of the Cold War, so the threat of invading Albania from our neighbors was a reality and not paranoia. Declassified documents have shown these war-time plans.
PS: this bunker is just an Art Installation for the entrance of the declassified underground atomic shelter and not the real deal. ;)
Great Vlog. I’m speaking at a conference in Tirana in October - this has given me some great ideas of places to explore.
Nice, hope the conference goes well. Got one more Tirana vlog that will be interesting for you to see
Love from Kurdistan to beautiful Albania. Albanian people are great ❤️❤️👍👍👍👍
Thank u😊
@4D1 hmmm?
Be strong on your war vs turks, true albanians are with you
Love from Albania to Kurdistan 🇦🇱🇹🇯❤️
Free Kurdistan greetings from Albania 🇦🇱
I am Albanian and thank you for visiting Albania . I hope you enjoyed it and you are always welcome to come here . I recommend to come in Albania in December because it's super cool and maybe welcome 2021 here 😊
Welcome to Albania .. 🇦🇱❤️.. you can make holidays cheap and good !
Super interesting! Always been curious about Albania, and I have a hunch this beautiful country will be getting a ton of visitors in the coming years. Great video as always, and can’t wait to see Part 2! Congrats on reaching 100k! 🙌❤️😆
It's true my country us very beautiful the God has given everything
Hey man gald you enjoyed 🤩
Albania is amazing 😍
Thanks you both guys
I love that you talked about sustainability a little with the take away coffees! Didn't think I could like you any better at this point, but here we are
Haha so it's only down from here then if we're on a podium at the moment, we won't let ya down!
@@DanegerAndStacey Sky's the limit 😛
The greatest Albanian, of all time, for me, will always and forever be John Belushi ..
Greatest albanian comedian for sure👍🏻😄
I think I’d go with mother Theresa
Andre TxT of course when you talk about the greatest albanian figure ever than Mother Theresa would certainly be on number one followed by Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg
Albano carrisi.Rita ora,due lipa.Florian MARKU. Alexadar starćević, Djani MARŠAN. Tomislav IVĆIČ, MLADEN GRDOVIĆ. Albanezi tutti
The Greatest Albanian is Skandebeg.Our Greatest King all of time.King of Albania and Epyrus
good work brother amazing albania and your work with the video its perfect
It’s funny, I am from Albania and I just visited San Francisco and the poverty and homelessness I saw there I have never seen in TiranA
They are too proud in albania to admit the truth to you
@@danielabaci9164 who are they , you seem to be albanian too, and what he is saying has nothing to do with admiting but with observing
Yes I am Albanian, I am not talking about aggregate wealth. Obviously silicon valley is way wealthier than Albania, I am talking about poverty. You won’t see that in Albania, ever. Take a walk in Tirana in the morning.
There was rubbish and people had king beds and tents in the fucking sidewalk. Walking in downtown san francisco I felt way more in danger than I’ve ever felt in Albania.
What is wealth? Is it just the dollar amount or what you can do with it? Is it better to have 1000 super rich billionaires or almost everyone with a paid home, with healthcare even though not the best healthcare in the world, but who wants the best healthcare in the world when you can’t even afford it? That’s the state of a lot of rich countries, almost no one in Albania is suffering from basic needs like shelter, food, education and healthcare.
@@User12345fan Bravo dude you are so correct The wealth and greed of others is why these people are in the street and Albania and countries like it care about their people. I am from the US and travel enough to see the truth that most just can't see.
I just hit the subscribe button cause I love your videos, thnx for these wonderful vlogs😁!!
Appreciate it, thanks
Was never paranoia Albanian had and has enemies no one dere to invade Albania all of these bunkers and military was pretty useful then no offence read more about it
Hajde shqipe 👐🔴⚫welcome in albania. I hope you like our country ❤ 🆒😊
I have visited during the travel there the Bunk’art 2 . There is another Bunk’Art( Bunk’Art 1) and there are the conference rooms, the dictator and his family rooms and other ministers. It’s huge and from what I have been told the decoration its the original. Most of the things are preserved. I loved them both. I suggest everyone that loves history and wants to know more to visit them both. It’s definitely a changing experience . Bunk’Art 1 is even bigger than Bunk’art 2 and with different levels.
So glad you've also been! We didnt get to the number 1, but wish we did
Hoxha lived in government House it was nnot ownd by Hoxha family in the so-called democracy they had nothing no house to live
I'm following you since you were in Berlin in May 2018 and had 26585 followers, now you have made it to 100,000 - congratulations!
Wow, thanks for sticking with us for so long! Next year we're gonna take a German road trip, just seeing Berlin wasn't enough for us
You should go to a dance club if you wanna see dancing people lol
HAHA 🤣 From what we were told it's pretty uncommon... sounds like we've been lied to 🤣
Daneger and Stacey oh they definitely exist! But I think maybe it’s not as common as some other countries in Europe?
@@DanegerAndStacey You should have tried two clubs. Lollipop and Folie.
Yes is true people dancing even outside the club I sow that.
WOAAH! Huge congrats on the 100K. Rooting for you from around the world!
Thanks mate!
Tirana looks cheerful and clean. And yeah, the nice cars do stand out. But that's because Albania - and Serbia and Russia - are the biggest markets for stolen eu cars. So you can get a stolen preowned merc or beemer for a fraction of what they would normally cost.
Very beautiful and realistic video . good job !!!
I’m so glad you travel to Albania because is amazing country amazing people very friendly. Albania 🇦🇱 have a great history. The people are so true and hard working. The support the family . I love Albania I think it’s amazing adorable beautiful wonderful Country. 🥰🥰🥰🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱And you 2 are so adorable beautiful together. Love you 2. So sweet. 🇦🇱♥️♥️♥️♥️🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you very much for this vlog. You're showing another "good" side of Albania and albanin people. 👏
Congratulations on 100K!
Thank you!
I LOVE❤ALBANIA
Hi guys,Congratz on 100K, your hard work always shows in your outstanding content. Can't wait to see you guys with your Play Button that will soon be coming your way. You earned it.😍🥰😁😀👍😎😎💕
Wooooh! Thanks for all the support - excited to get that little tick and the play button as well
Awesome video! Congrats on 100k subs🏆🙌. I still think you guys need to check out culebra island if you’re going all the way to puerto rico😉. It’s the highlight of pr.. if not, check out Cabo Rojo, Gilligans island, camuy caves, rincon, el yunque, and obviously old San Juan and luquillo. The mainland gets overwhelming and stressful quick...
Great video I'm going there monday ❤
Enjoy your trip
It's not Greece, we (Albanians) have our own things, and styles. I've been there I've seen it. No hate, amazing video! 😇
I know but there's definitely similarities :)
That bunker that you went is under all the ministry buildings that you saw in yellow and only a small part is opened as a museum.
Fun fact about the colors, that buiding in the background at 11:26 is how the original colors were when they were built by the italians in the 20s. The other building in yellow is how they painted over them. They wanted to do a restauration project with all the ministry buildings to bring them back to their former colors as they are some of the oldest.
Faleminderit.
Amazing cars that you can't afford to fill up... sounds like Miami lol. Just got back from Belize and catching up on your videos.. you're starting to put Albania on my interest level.. Dan
Oh Belize - how was it? Heard such good things
@@DanegerAndStacey Went to San Pedro on Ambergirs Caye and Caye Caulker. San Pedro was ok, but Caye Caulker was awesome. Super chill, no cars, dirt roads, and some of the best snorkeling in the world. You guys should do it. If you guys do it let me know and I'll link you the great airbnb we had.
Wonderful video on Albania. I look to visit SE Europe in 2020.
What an interesting video. It felt like a slight departure from your usual theme which is absolutely the best in my opinion. I read all the comments and felt sensitivity from some of the other viewers. They are entitled to their opinions but I didn't see anything wrong with what you filmed or said. Actually a great presentation of a very unique part of the world. The only way to bring us the feeling and vibe of where you are traveling is to relate to us what the locals tell you. Carry on and keep these great vlogs coming our way. Well done!
We like to mix things up a bit when it's required, it wouldnt feel right as travelers to visit a place like Albania and not even discuss the elephant in the room... or 250,000 elephants scattered around the country. So fascinating! Glad you enjoyed, not everyone likes these 'story time / history' discussion videos.
My name is klevis and I’m Albania hi
Hey Klevis 🙌🏼
The water is for cooling down the square.
I never watch vlogs on youtube but this was so lovely and interesting and you guys are so cool. Subscribed & I can't wait to see more of you two👍😊
That's so nice to hear! Thanks for the love, glad youre enjoying
That was amazing. I am loving this country.
I really enjoyed guys seeing you two 🤩
I love that in Albania you can still film in some of the museums. So many don't allow filming 🎥
So true! We got lucky there
@@DanegerAndStacey congratulations on reaching 100k!!!! 🍾🎂❤🎉🎊🎈
Because it's not an archeological ,or ancient,important history museum
Welcome to Albania guys 😘😘
Guys when you come back from the South, check “house of leaves - the museum of the secret surveillance” which is found literally on the other side of the Bunker you visited this day... you can walk from it and find it near the Orthodox Cathedral (which is visible) from where you exit the bunker... I believe these two places where connected but there is no visible way to pass through them... anyways, there you can learn a lot about communism in Albania and the place inside is fantastic! Oh, go eat something at Artigiano at Bllok (best pizzas ever) or Piceri Era or Il gusto... you can Trip Adviser these places.... if you are up to relax go check out the Tirana’s lake park! But go there in the afternoon when it’s less hot 🥵
Enjoy!
Your videos are always so calming and wonderful ❤ definitely one of my favorite youtubers 😀
That means a lot, thank you!
Amazing Video !! Really great and informative !! Thank you for sharing !!
Congrats on the 100K both, always kept me entertained and even inspired my girlfriend and I to go for a bit of travelling in a year. I remember starting to watch your channel about 2 years ago, with around 500 subs and your the only travel channel I watch which I think it partly due to the realism and how nice you both seem. You certainly deserve the 100K well done mate!
So stoked by that mate, we be keepin it real since day 1... actually that's a lie, our first videos were very forced haha. Thanks for the support along the way, glad you guys are getting your travel on more!
Just here, dropping a like as always. Stay good and enjoy. 👍💪
Thanks ✌🏼
Congratulations on 100K guys! 😃🌍
Woooh thanks!
Nice place
The city, for sure! ❤️
You guys are such a lovely couple ☺️ Thank you for visiting Albania and your reviews about our place!
Been following you guys since you had less than 20K subs. Congrats on the 100K, it's been an amazing journey :)
Thanks for coming along on this journey with us! So much has changed
Ok, this got dark. I guess it’s more like what I was expecting from Albania. So happy to have seen the positive vid first! Now i can see my bias and keep an open mind. 😬
We definitely felt like we had to tackle the contrast - it is a special place for sure, but there's a lot of rough history here. All in all though, it's amazing!
Don't dance!? Haha probably not in clubs you're right. But any real party will have Valle Popullore!
She is from Albania 🖤
Dane & Stacey, your videos are a constant source of entertainment and education for me. They are literally a window to the world while sitting in my office or at home. I love your videos! BTW loved the shout out! XD
No worries dude, thanks for the support!! This video was packed with more info than our normal, took a hell of a lot of brain power haha.
I feel so PROUD when i see these videos about my country 🇦🇱🇦🇱😍 Thank you, god bless you 🙏🏻
About the expensive cars. Tirana has the highest concentration of rich people in Albania. You also have the mafia, and I guess she was trying to hide that fact. You have a lot of young people with super nice cars, comes from drug dealing in Europe/Asia/US. (not all)
For anyone thinking to visit, you won't regret it. This country is amazing and hopefully politicians who love the country will come into power.
Great video. Thank you for visiting my country.
we were just in Tirana recently and did a free walking tour - found out that the water on the square was planned and installed not too long ago - the purpose is to cool the square off due to the temperatures it can get to there - we definitely were glad to have gone to Bunker 2 -definitely depressing info but was so informative about the times that many of the people that you meet on the street lived through. When you think of how recent Albania opened up after communism you can really appreciate how far they have come! Our guide also told us that people didn't have any idea of how to drive and were informed that they needed to get a license to drive - figured that was why we were extra careful when crossing the street as the place is full of fairly new drivers!
Glad you guys took a tour to get around - such a great city isn't it?! We drove a lot of the country and can confirm, they suck at driving but it some how works haha
@@DanegerAndStacey yes, we wish we could have seen more of the country but we did get up to Kruja as well. We sailed to Albania on our own sailboat so we also saw Durres as that is where we entered the country and had our boat in the commercial port. That was quite different for us for sure! We are so glad we stopped for a while in Albania.
Btw at the Skanderbeg square the color of the plated resembles a city
For example green is durres,light brown is shkoder etc..
And water should come out because thoose plates can get HOT...
Don’t miss Kosovo, it’s cheap and amazing 😉
Won't get the chance this time to visit, maybe next year!
@@DanegerAndStacey yey then u should visit Rugove and Istog 😍
Beer and Pizza , I'm wid you guys !!
i just hit the sub button too..i randomly find you guys and i was suprised from your video....thank you for your visit😘😘
Appreciate that, thanks!
6:30 *144.000 bunkers of all types (source: ex-Albanian army general), not only for the military but also for the civil protection. The bunkers were manufactured because we didn't had any major allies at the time of the Cold War, so the threat of invading Albania from our neighbors was a reality and not paranoia. Declassified documents have shown these war-time plans.
PS: this bunker is just an Art Installation for the entrance of the declassified underground atomic shelter and not the real deal. ;)
Today they need to be clean after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Why you looked so shock when you entered in the bunker museum? It's just a museum that you learned about communism in general live and more interesting than other museums in other countries
great videos! hope you get a chance to visit the coast. it’s totally worth it!!!
We have - AMAZING!
I think you guys are the first vloggers that I watched who went to Albania WOW
Thats cool!
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Albania 🇦🇱♥
Bravo 👏
Albania have the best restaurants and bars cheap very good food
Come on. Just few subscribers needed till 100k mark!
Haha so close
Very nice .
AHhahahahahahahahaha "they don't dance and stay looking beautiful" ..... This is the single one thing I hate about my country.... every time I go somewhere my soul screams "WHY DONT THEY DANCE, THIS IS AWKWARD!"
Glad you agree! Lots of locals saying it was BS
Welcom to Albania 🇦🇱 😉
2019 Fier vlore ALBANIA ❤🌐
I am from Albania ...love you gays 😍😍❤❤
*guys
Wow you guys have reached 100k subscriber already??!!! How awesome is that!!!💃💃💃💃💃
Yup - we got there! Thanks for the love
i've watched all your Albania vlogs and I am really happy that both of you had a great time in Albania
Thank you! A few more videos to come still - 1 more today
We greeks and albanians like smoking and drinking coffee we are the same nation and race and we are proud for what we are and do we do not want to change are attitudes or our culture we are human beings and not robots like other nations if any wants to change let other nations change into our culture
We are not the same . Fuck off
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During winter time the square is full of markets and bars where you can take a hot caffè or tea or whatever, then there’s the Christmas tree, under that square is a big parking lot... the water coming from no where is on going during summer cause it’s hot 🥵
Comment #101... Congrats on 100,111 subs!!!!
Thanks so much for all your lvoe
Good moring Albania 😁😁😀😀
Headed here in a few weeks after the riviera, I think you will love Sarande :)
Massive congrats on reaching 100k subscribers! I knew from when I first started following you that it was just a matter of time 😁 The contrast between that bunker museum sequence and the sheer joy on your faces with the beer and pizza was good to watch! Now onwards to 200k and beyond!! 🤘
Onwards to 200k! That's definitely the contrast of travel huh, ups, downs, unexpected experiences and taking it all in - a journey for sure!
100k!! Congrats!
Thanks Bruce! Appreciate all your support
In Albania you(owner and customer) will get a heavy fine for smoking inside, thats why all the smokers sit outside.
The bunker in the city center was open only a few years ago for mouseum purpose, the entrance is new.
Nobody fines anybody..
@@danielabaci9164 except they do
You guys should go to Vlorë, very nice there...
Thanks for good videos 👍😊
Hey! you guys are my kind of people ... so positive And you love beer and pizza, my favorites here in NY! nice videos!!!
Cheers Jackson!
CONGRATULATIONS 🎈🎉🎊🍾💕💕❗️. 100K 😀❗️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Loni:👩🏼🦰&Al:👱🏻♂️😍😍😍😍
Thanks for the ongoing support guys, means a lot
Albania its a beautiful country and very traditional people are very helpful
😍 great job. 🙏 faleminderit
I am albanian and one thing bad we have is laziness. We are soooooo lazyyyyyyyyy!!!! It took 5 years for the building i live in to be made
Hahaha yeah that would be frustrating
Liam villiers:
Thanks so much for the shout out guys! Made my day! Also the bunker is Chills AF!
Cheers Liam - deserved mate, thanks for the support! Chills AF for sure in that bunker, left us feeling all kindsa weird.
About the water coming out from the ground, you were there in full summer, any idea how hot it would get there without the water?
Never spotted that before in any other city, makes sense though
Would hardly call 4 beers between you both as "carried away"... More an enjoyable lunch break... Especially at that price... 😎
Silver ▶️ here it comes... 👏🍻
Maybe we meant 4 beers each? Jokes, we're light weights now haha. Excited for that silver play button!
Great video. We were watching some of your first videos the other day. As a new channel it's inspiring to see how far you both have come and are so much more comfortable with the camera. We look forward to seeing your new videos.
Appreciate that guys, thanks. Best of luck with your channel.
DUFF!! HAHA near my work!!! Daaamn you've been so close to me! omg. love you guys!
Sa keq qe s'i paske taku 😝 ti qerasje me ndonjegje e te tregoje mikpritjen e shqiptareve 😅😅😝
@@TechSignn s'ka ngelur tia tregoj une mikepritjen atyre sepse ata e kane kuptuar. Nese i degjove me vemendje. :P
@@Elidicious po lere se te gjithe kshu thone neper video 🤪
@@TechSignn nuk eshte chat privat ketu. We should not be writing Albanian here.
@@Elidicious Sorry 😋 Then I'm writing you in privat 😉😋
Beautiful video,congratulation bro!!!
Paulin FC Bayern Munchen in Albanien ist wunderschön und voll Billig essen drinken alles billig und schön
You both speak so well and cover enough history to intrigue our travel lust! Thanks for making such lovely videos. Stacey you always look so perfect and pretty. Traveling always exhausts me; I look like dumbfounded scarecrow -- very embarrassing.
Haha you gave us a good laugh out loud with that one! If you had a camera in your face you might find you pause for a moment longer to just look like a scarecrow and not dumbfounded 🤣
Ah, if only. The dumbfounded look is from exhaustion which in my case means totally brain dead! I dont know how wisps of hair become stuck up through my glasses and look like antennas though maybe someday I'll be able to tune in UFO's!
Nice couple, handsome guy look #KevinCostner and cute girl look latin+azian girl 😉. I hope are enjoy in your travel ALB (musseum, historic-goverments buildings, foods, south of sea) maybe you don't like trafic of cars, but the people are very friendly for tourist. Good travel in all 🌏 👐👐☺
Hahaha thanks.
I wouldn’t go in when you described what’s down there
Albanians love dancing!!
*laughs in communist*
Hello i from Albania 😆😅😎💥❤