Life between cultures
Piazza Albania: following a recommendation in Rome
Someone recommended that we visit Piazza Albania in Rome. We went, and I shared a thank-you from the square.
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Life between cultures
Home can be more than one place. I write about returning to Kosovo, finding a familiar community abroad and the people we meet between countries.
Follow the Europe Tour for the journey through Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Berlin and Hamburg. A good place to begin is coffee and Albanian encounters in Prague.
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Rome between the landmarks: our everyday travel notes
Arriving in Rome brought the familiar change of rhythm: bags, a place to stay, something to eat and a new city outside the door. Alongside the.
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Finding Palazzo Scanderbeg in Rome
Near the Trevi Fountain, a familiar name led me to another part of Rome: Palazzo Scanderbeg, at Piazza Scanderbeg 117. For an Albanian visitor, that name…
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A Roman column and the history around it
In Rome, I stopped at the column dedicated to Mary and shared a detail that caught my attention: the work of the firefighters who raised it.
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Two faces of Milan: the Duomo and Bosco Verticale
In Milan, I shared two very different buildings: the Duomo and Bosco Verticale. The city gave me plenty of inspiration.
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Milan through the eyes of a new friend
People are portals. In Milan, Aurela Thacina showed us what that can mean.
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Kosovo’s presidential vote: the facts behind my reaction
On 6 October I shared short reactions while following Kosovo’s presidential vote. One said congratulations; another asked about Glauk Konjufca’s.
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At Königsplatz, a shape that reminded me of the plisi
At Königsplatz in Munich, I noticed headwear on a sculpted figure that reminded me of the Albanian plisi. I shared the clip as a question about…
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Einstein’s Munich years: a correction to my travel note
In Munich, I shared a short post about Einstein’s childhood and youth. The caption gave the years 1889–1894 for the house I was showing. That starting…
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Munich: a surprise from home and a stop at Oktoberfest
Our Munich stop brought a surprise from Prishtina. On October 2, I shared my thanks to Tavnik City and Lyrical Son for that moment.