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Here we are exploring Berat Castle, which is the first really picturesque place we have found in Albania 🇦🇱 other than its beautiful beaches. I don’t want to be negative but it’s very hard to find interesting sites in Albania 🇦🇱 . . . #exploringalbania #albania🇦🇱 #beratcastle #worldschooling #balkans
Albania doesn’t have as many interesting sites compared with Greece. So any time we see some castle ruins on the horizon we are up for exploring. Another strange thing is that lots of people in Albania 🇦🇱 still make their homes in old castles and ruins . . #exploringalbania #albania🇦🇱 #castlealbania #albaniancastles #exploringeurope #balkans
We spent three days on the Albanian riviera - getting over our colds - now we are almost good. What surprised us in this beautiful location was the bunkers we found almost everywhere - including on the beaches (last photo). They are the legacy of the old regime. ... an average of 5.7 bunkers for every square kilometre. These bunkers were built during the communist government of Enver Hoxha from the 1960s to the 1980s; by 1983 a total of 173,371 concrete bunkers had been constructed around the country - from Wikipedia When I talked to locals they were surprised that in Poland even though it was a communist country we didn’t have bunkers everywhere... . . . #albania🇦🇱 #albanianriviera #bunkers #albanianbunkers #exploringalbania
We have been quiet for a week or so as we all got sick 🤒 starting with Nick, then Zoe and now me. So we have slowed down spending days in a campsite and trying to get better. Luckily the weather in Albania 🇦🇱 where we are right now is so much warmer (and I had just bought extra winter jackets 🧥 😆) Plus Albania has friendly donkeys! . . . #ksamilislands #ksamil #donkeysofinstagram #donkeyvisit #albania🇦🇱 #exploringalbania #camperlife #camperlifestyle #camperlifeeurope
My daughters have just told me that the Ancient Greeks believed that the world was a shield with Delphi in the middle. We are in a history lesson now. As it happens we were in Delphi a week ago to ask the Oracle how long we will be travelling for (just joking). It’s wonderful that we can worldschool our girls in such a way. Hope they will grow to be great human beings! . . . #delphi #exploringgreece #oracleofdelphi #northengreece #exploringeurope #worldschooling
I was expecting that lots can happen during our trip but I didn’t expect that we will be playing in the snow ❄️. I didn’t even know that it can snow in Greece. It can !!! quite a lot :) . . . #snowingreece #greece_countryside #exploringgreece #thetravellingtwins #firstsnow2020 #playinginthesnow #snowfight
Oh it is beautiful and it is so cold and windy. Our camper has heating but with current winds it feels like wind decided that our camper is a perfect playground. And rocks our van from side to side. Luckily we have hot water bottles. I always thought they are only for granny use but now I love how they warm up our beds. Did you know that modern conventional hot-water bottles were design and patented by the Croatian inventor Eduard Penkala in 1903 . . . #camperlife #windyweather #hotwaterbottle #exploringgreece #alimos #alimosmarina #greeceiscold #exploringeurope #sunsetatmarina #marinasunset #boatsunset #exploringathens
We visited the new Acropolis Museum. It's a stunningly beautiful modern building hovering above, and sheltering the conserved ruins of an ancient village settlement. More wonderful works are displayed inside, together with explanatory models and visuals, all bi-lingual Greek and English. It’s a perfect place to teach kids about history. We spent few hours in the museum but we could have stay all day. It’s the perfect place to educate yourself and children Nick's verdict: "If I were the director of the British Museum, I'd send the Elgin Marbles here this minute." . . . #acropolismuseum #worldschoolers #worldschooling #worldschoolingfamily #exploringathens #exploringmuseums #givebackthemarbles
Acropolis conquered !!! What a great place! Nick and I visited the Acropolis 6 years ago and it was lovely to come back again, this time with the girls and see it afresh. . It was a bit cold, hence @regattaoutdoors hats. You can even see snow on the mountains surrounding Athens. Scroll for further photos . . Pro tip... entrance to the Acropolis costs €20, but off season you can enter for €10 - and kids and young people up to 26 from European Union can enter for free if you carry a copy of their passport or other proof of age and citizenship. . . . #acropolis #exploringacropolis #exploringgreece #exploringathens #regattagreatoutdoors #regattaoutdoors #thetravellingtwins #greece_travel #greece_lovers #greece_is_awesome