We are on our way to Lepushë in the Albanian Alps in the north. We will continue our dance classes there in a classroom of the local village school and we will visit a festival that is held there. Tomorrow we will continue our trip in small busses and I 'probably will not have internet there. On our way today we visited Krujë, the only place were the Bazar still functions and with a beautiful etnographic museum.

Here are some impressions:

Qeleshe

Opinga

Jelek

Don't be mistaken: she is more or less in Tiranë style. He has a qeleshe in Kosovo type; his jacket could be more or less from the area of Tiranë, but his trousers are absolutely "not done";-). Nevertheless it was nice to see them walking in the streets of Krujë.

From Krujë towards Shkodër: daily dress of Lezhë

In Shkodër we stopped for a late lunch and the music we hear now is not the heart breaking beautiful clarinet from the south, but a (for my ears) very well known medley of 9/8 melodies on accordeon. Were so close to Montenegro now.

Shkodër:  were two rivers meet

The highway from Shkodër towards Montenegro 1

The highway fr4om Shkodër towards Montenegro 2

An exeption:  danceteacher Genci not posing.....