I don't seem to be able to blog as well as John does. I can never get the pictures added right, and the background goes bad. But I will give it a try.
Jill and Alyssa came to visit us, and it was like a fresh taste of home for us. They arrived on Saturday, April 2, and left us on April 8. We took the week off from our usual duties, and just toured and played. So relaxing for us. JnA had spent a week in Italy, including attending Easter Sunday mass with the Pope. So we got to hear all about their trip, but unfortunately, we didn't take enough time looking at their pictures. They arrived on Saturday, and we held a traditional dance at the church in their honor. We decorated the church and bought some traditional costumes. The Albanians taught us how to dance. It was so much fun. During the week, we spent some time with our Vlore members, and Jill and Alyssa got to find out why we love them so much. They got a taste of our delightful city streets. Jill and I even had to drive to the bishop's house to get a signature. I don't usually drive that one, but Jill was able to help me stay in the middle so I didn't scrape the car on the walls or run down Keni and Ade. Speaking of "taste," we ate traditional foods, and I will try to include a photo of Jill trying dhalle, a sour milk drink the Albanians love.
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| JnA at Gjirokaster Castle |
Monday and Tuesday we drove the tourist loop of southern Albania. We saw Ali Pashe Tepelene's castle, Sarande, Butrint, Blue Eye, and Gjirokaster. We even saw Greece, but being the obedient missionaries that we are, we did not ride the raft across the pond to say we had been there. On Thursday we went to Kruje. We visited a total of 5 castles, and did lots of souvenir shopping. The weather was perfect. Except for having to say goodbye at the end of the week, it was all we could have wanted.
These pics were taken with my phone, and it only takes blurry pictures. John took some others, but his phone was stolen last week, so these are the best I have. More about that later.
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| It is hard to say good-bye. |
Jill and Alyssa came to visit us, and it was like a fresh taste of home for us. They arrived on Saturday, April 2, and left us on April 8. We took the week off from our usual duties, and just toured and played. So relaxing for us. JnA had spent a week in Italy, including attending Easter Sunday mass with the Pope. So we got to hear all about their trip, but unfortunately, we didn't take enough time looking at their pictures. They arrived on Saturday, and we held a traditional dance at the church in their honor. We decorated the church and bought some traditional costumes. The Albanians taught us how to dance. It was so much fun. During the week, we spent some time with our Vlore members, and Jill and Alyssa got to find out why we love them so much. They got a taste of our delightful city streets. Jill and I even had to drive to the bishop's house to get a signature. I don't usually drive that one, but Jill was able to help me stay in the middle so I didn't scrape the car on the walls or run down Keni and Ade. Speaking of "taste," we ate traditional foods, and I will try to include a photo of Jill trying dhalle, a sour milk drink the Albanians love.
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