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Gentiana and Xhemajl: a dua.com story in Berlin
Gentiana and Xhemajl met through dua. They married in 2025. In Berlin, I got to share a conversation with them.
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Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Berlin and Hamburg: people we met, museums we visited and moments between the stops. Begin with why we wanted to meet Albanians along the way, then join the conversations in Prague and Gentiana and Xhemajl in Berlin.
In Vienna, visit the Ernst Fuchs Museum or Skanderbeg’s helmet. Then follow the road from Berlin to Hamburg.
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Working from a café: a Berlin note
Starbucks was a poor place for me to work at this Berlin stop. That was my blunt reaction.
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Berlin: a question about remembrance
In Berlin, I asked how German soldiers killed in war are remembered. I said there was no monument for them. That was too sweeping. The better…
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How the Brandenburg Gate’s Quadriga returned from Paris
Napoleon took Berlin’s Quadriga to Paris in 1806; it returned in 1814. The verified chronology and why today’s sculpture is a later replica.
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Back at the Berlin billboard location
Back at the Berlin location of our dua billboard: “I only date… Albanians”.
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Day seven in Berlin: a pause at the campsite
Day seven. Berlin. A campsite among trees, then a game and the question: who is going to win?
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Skanderbeg and Albanian identity: correcting my museum claim
A correction to my Skanderbeg post: what I attributed to the Vienna museum, which claims remain unverified and where to check the inscription.
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The Europe trip and the people we meet
Why a Europe trip? Why meet Albanians along the way? Those were the questions I put out during the journey.
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Prague speaks Albanian: coffee, shops and encounters
First, an invitation for coffee in Prague. Later: “Prague speaks Albanian”.
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Wenceslas Square: a present-day view with history behind it
A night scene at Wenceslas Square beside a black-and-white image. The same place asks you to hold two times in mind. People are living an ordinary…