Stat-choo!!

Have I mentioned to you how much I love statues? Little ones, big ones, hidden ones that no one notices until I point them out, even pictures of statues! I love them all. Luckily, I get to see lots of them all the time. We have some tiny ones inside of our house, my mommies' Albanian dictionary has a photo of the statue of Skanderbeg on the front, every morning we pass the statue of Mother Teresa at Tirana University, and then there are the big and little statues all around town. And that doesn't even begin to include all of the statues I get to see when we travel. And, you guessed it, statue was one of my first words. (Okay, well all I could say then was, "statch!" but now I can say the whole word!)


In Kotor, Montenegro:

In Dubrovnik, Croatia (yep, I even like statues on top of things like buildings, fountains, and birdbaths!)

In Apollonia, Albania (and I like things that look like they are part of a statues...and there were lots and lots of statues just behind us!)

In Tirana, Albania (this is a statue of Skanderbeg, the most well known statue in Albania!)

In Tirana (just outside the National Gallery of Arts--I saw this statue just before we went to go see the exhibition of the 2005 World Press Photos)


In Tirana (at a playground...just outside the one theater that plays English language movies. And in case you're wondering, it currently has only one screen, is playing "Night at the Museum," and no, we definitely have not gone to go see it!)
And check this out...don't forget to notice the statue of Skanderbeg on the dictionary...along with one of the little statues around the house (thanks Nisha Masi!)