Jenn and Barry go to restaurants.
We had an early Christmas Eve dinner (4:00 pm) at Tony’s American Restaurant, a mere ten-minute stroll from our apartment. Tony’s is the restaurant where we had a lovely traditional Thanksgiving dinner last month. I was quite miffed at myself…
Albanians have holidays, right? Of course! I tried to explain Thanksgiving to a young Albanian woman. But I don’t think I got the idea across. Well, here are the basics. Our American myth… Our myth is that the Pilgrims celebrated…
Here’s a great place to eat — The Kitchen in the Blloku district. I had to go to the bank (Union Bank) and the all purpose health/beauty store (Rossman & Lala) so why not stop for lunch? Here’s the exterior…
We are in our tenth month of living in Albania. Our 1,000 lek ($11.50) per-hour-three-hours-once-a-week-cleaning lady, Flora Hyseni has been with us from our first week. She came to us via referral from Sonila, our go-to guide from the ExPatsInAlbania.com…
Traditional dinners in Albania are a treat, and we expect that they will cost a lot. In the future we will go to a classic place like Oda. But for now, we’re eating that traditional meal for $10.00 We went…
Barry discovered a charming restaurant down a side street that is just a three-minute walk from our apartment. It’s called Restorant Berlin (I don’t know why) and has been in business since 1992. Check it out here: We were…