On Sunday, February 28, 2010, we drove to Shkoder to attend Church and speak in Sacrament meeting. There are 4 missionaries in Shkoder. This is photograph of the chapel in Shkoder. Its located on the bottom floor of a 2 story building. Only one member came to Church on Sunday.
Shkoder is a pretty important city in Albania. It was the capital of the Illyrian state from the 3rd century B.C. until the Roman conquest. There is a lot of Italian influence in Shkoder. It was part of the Venetian Republic from 1396 until it was conquered by the Ottomans in 1479 after a very long siege. There are a couple of universities in the town and many consider Shkoder to be the cultural capital of Albania.
Just outside of town is the 18th century Mesi Bridge. I had been here before in the summer, but there was no water running in the river then.
Shkoder is the center of Catholicism in Albania. The above photograph shows, on the left, the bell tower of the Catholic Church. In the center is the Greek Orthodox Church and on the extreme right are the minarets of the Ebu Bakr Mosque.
Photograph of Shkoder, Albania taken from the Rozafa Castle. You can see some of the flooding that has taken place here because of all the rain. The photograph is taken looking north and off in the distance is the country of Montenegro (formerly part of Yugoslavia).
On Sunday, February 28, 2010, we drove to Shkoder to attend Church and speak in Sacrament meeting. There are 4 missionaries in Shkoder. This is photograph of the chapel in Shkoder. Its located on the bottom floor of a 2 story building. Only one member came to Church on Sunday.
Shkoder is a pretty important city in Albania. It was the capital of the Illyrian state from the 3rd century B.C. until the Roman conquest. There is a lot of Italian influence in Shkoder. It was part of the Venetian Republic from 1396 until it was conquered by the Ottomans in 1479 after a very long siege. There are a couple of universities in the town and many consider Shkoder to be the cultural capital of Albania.
Just outside of town is the 18th century Mesi Bridge. I had been here before in the summer, but there was no water running in the river then.
Shkoder is the center of Catholicism in Albania. The above photograph shows, on the left, the bell tower of the Catholic Church. In the center is the Greek Orthodox Church and on the extreme right are the minarets of the Ebu Bakr Mosque. 
Photograph of Shkoder, Albania taken from the Rozafa Castle. You can see some of the flooding that has taken place here because of all the rain. The photograph is taken looking north and off in the distance is the country of Montenegro (formerly part of Yugoslavia).
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