We were in Durrës on Sunday October 18, 2009 for a baptism. After the baptism we did some member visiting. While walking back to the bus station I took this picture of a socialist realist statue of a partisan. Partisans is the name used for Albanian resistance fighters during WWII. Every city we've visited in Albanian has a "partisan" statue. The Italians landed at Durrës on April 7, 1939 on their mission to occupy Albania before they attacked Greece. The Albanians were badly outnumbered, but during WWII they continued a guerrilla type war against both the Italians and then the Germans.
Also in Durrës is an archaeological museum. Durrës has been inhabited for about 3,000 years. Because Durrës has been, more or less, continuously inhabited throughout this 3,000 year period, there has not been a systematic excavation of the city. When developers find something of interest, they just take the piece and throw it into the front yard of the museum. The above and below photographs are part of the front yard of the archaeological museum.
Family Home Evenings are a lot of fun at our apartment. Mom and I usually give the lesson together and then we have some wonderful dessert.
We were in Durrës on Sunday October 18, 2009 for a baptism. After the baptism we did some member visiting. While walking back to the bus station I took this picture of a socialist realist statue of a partisan. Partisans is the name used for Albanian resistance fighters during WWII. Every city we've visited in Albanian has a "partisan" statue. The Italians landed at Durrës on April 7, 1939 on their mission to occupy Albania before they attacked Greece. The Albanians were badly outnumbered, but during WWII they continued a guerrilla type war against both the Italians and then the Germans.
Also in Durrës is an archaeological museum. Durrës has been inhabited for about 3,000 years. Because Durrës has been, more or less, continuously inhabited throughout this 3,000 year period, there has not been a systematic excavation of the city. When developers find something of interest, they just take the piece and throw it into the front yard of the museum. The above and below photographs are part of the front yard of the archaeological museum.
Family Home Evenings are a lot of fun at our apartment. Mom and I usually give the lesson together and then we have some wonderful dessert.
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