Luggage has yet to arrive.... It turned out to be a beautiful day driving up north to Shkoder . I had heard prior to my trip not to travel North in Albania, but that was a misjudged statement because not only was it beautiful countrysides, but all of the people were so helpful and nice. I do not speak Albanian, and it is very comforting to know that most Albanians speak English to a certain extent. Most of the photos are of the country drive between Tirana and Shkoder (took approx 2 hours). We picked up Katarina, the Head of Antiquities for Greece this morning and drove to Shkoder to meet with more archaeologists and tourism directors. Here we discussed the issues facing not only Albania but also Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, and Croatia (basically the coastline
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