Archive for December, 2008
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Christmas (sort of) in Durres
Just as the Christmas holiday appropriated many pagan symbols, Albanian New Years has appropriated Christmas symbols. Case in point, the picture below. Joe is standing in front of a beautiful seasonal display, complete with Santa Claus and a tree. But the mostly Muslim Albanians consider these all to be New Year’s symbols. I heard a kid say [...]
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
The Green Flash!
Tonight I finally saw the atmospheric phenomena known as the “The Green Flash .” When you have the right conditions, you can see a little burst of green light from above the sun just as it sets. The trick to seeing one is to live by the sea (or a clear horizon) and to use [...]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Albanian drains strain in vain to contain the rain
(I’ve been waiting a month to write that headline…)
