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Northern entrance into Lezhë

Northern entrance into Lezhë, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  ?It is not always easy to identify accurately photos after 18 years! I feel that the three photos on this tip were taken on the northern entrance into Lezhë, on... 

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The old fortress of Lezhë

The old fortress of Lezhë, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  The fortress of Lezhë is a part of a chain of fortresses used by Skënderbeg to communicate fast at long distance. From the fortress of Lezhë, a beacon lit on... 

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Pheasant breeding farm, the staff

Pheasant breeding farm, the staff, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  The staff of the pheasant farm was glad to pose for a photo for us and of course, the guy in our group that had a Polaroid gave them immediately their photo. He... 

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Pheasant breeding farm, internal transports

Pheasant breeding farm, internal transports, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  The farm had it own mean of transportation inside the estate. It was a luxury twin horse drawn twin axles cart. The comfortable cabin had a glass wind screen,... 

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Pheasant breeding farm, eggs

Pheasant breeding farm, eggs, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  On the left, corn to feed the pheasants. On the right, the home made basket, better seen in the enlargement (second photo) is full of pheasant eggs. They have a... 

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Pheasant breeding farm, inside the estate

Pheasant breeding farm, inside the estate, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  The roads inside the farm were very muddy. For a bird watching travel, we had been warned to bring waterproof boots but nobody seemed to take care and finally... 

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Pheasant breeding farm, the entrance

Pheasant breeding farm, the entrance, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  In the wetlands, not far from Lezh?, we visited a pheasant breeding farm. Actually, when we entered into the estate, the first sight was of a large pond with a... 

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Abandoned plant ?

Abandoned plant ?, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  Given the condition the plant was in 1988, I feel pretty sure that it is not working anymore (and I wish it does not!). I hope to check it in summer 2006.... 

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Lavdi Marksizem-Leninismit (1988)

Lavdi Marksizem-Leninismit (1988), Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  In 1988, our bus drove us from Tiranë to Shkodër and back. On the way to Shkoder, I had spotted an impressive plant that looked like a ghostly ruin with rusted... 

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Girls working in the fields (at rest!)

Girls working in the fields (at rest!), Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  One guy of our group had approached a group of girls working in the fields, that had gathered and stopped working to look at these strange human beings,... 

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Fishing in the wetlands

Fishing in the wetlands, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  The fisherman shown on the first picture uses a kalimerre. This kind of fishing is used from Ulcinj, in the south of Montenegro to Saranda, in the south of... 

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Farm in the wetlands

Farm in the wetlands, Rrethi i Lezhes

 JLBG Says:  Not far from the lodge (may be part of the estate, I do not know), in Ishulli I Lezhës, a few farms cultivated a soil that looked very fertile.The first photo... 

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 Count Ciano was the son in law of Mussolini and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the fascist Italian government. He used to hunt in the wetlands of Albania and... 

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Lezhë, gateway to the wetlands

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 This page is based on my 1988 travel. I have built a new Lezhe page, based on our May 2007 visit. and an Ishull Lezhë page based on our 2009 visit. 

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