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Walking through the chaotic Tirana – Thoughts of a citizen from abroad

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By Baldur Baldoni* With the beginning of spring I start spending more time on the streets of Tirana. By walking to meetings or for shopping one gains many impressions and this stimulates some bitter thoughts about the recent situation. Imagine you were somebody else in your society – you would be shocked Sometimes I imagine to be somebody else – for example a disabled person or a mother with a child, one in a buggy. While I am sometimes scrambling on bad pedestrian zones (if available and not blocked by cars or hoardings) I start to realize the situation of…

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