Mark was in Chicago for the week for work so when he returned on Friday I was really glad to see him (and not just because there was another earthquake while he was gone, either) We met at TEG to see The Gentlemen and indulge in some popcorn and fountain pop. It was a delicious and entertaining date night.
On Saturday Kristin, Erin, Mark and I attended a traditional albanian cooking class. We learned to make tave kosi, which is known as the albanian independence dish because it was a favorite of Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister of independent Albania. We also made lakror, a two layer pie filled with leeks and cheese, and for dessert we made sheqerpare, which in english translates to 'sugar coins'. In addition to learning to make delicious dishes, our hosts, brother and sister from a village in southern albania, treated us to homemade wine, raki and baked raki. While raki isn't my favorite, whether it's cold, dried or baked, the homemade red wine was quite delicious. After eating our fill (and having leftovers to take home) we headed back to our apartment where we played a bunch of jackbox tv games.
On Sunday I made Mark and I a delicious breakfast and then we went to get massages. After, we went to Colonial for our usual post massage drink. We had planned to try a new place for dinner, but found out that it was closed, so we went to SALT, a favorite of ours. For dessert we enjoyed Cocciolat Italiani, another one of our favorites.
It was a great weekend spent together in Tirana, finally 😊
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