Albania met the delegation of the Football Club "Sheriff" with a scorching sun. In Tirana, on the street, well over thirty degrees. Local people do not recommend walking at lunch time. At the same time, they are happy to spend their time in the fresh air. Most of the terraces we met on the way to Elbasan were full of people.

 

The first thing that catches your eye is a large number of luxury cars. In all the reference books, this small state is listed on the list of the poorest countries in Europe. By the number of "Mercedes" and jeeps, probably this place is among the first. German cars are also used as a taxi.

 

The second impression is roads. They are not just in good condition. If you do not take into account the small area that FC "Sheriff" drove through the mountainous terrain, where the road was narrow (besides, again, very good quality), then this highway is laid to Elbasan. You go along the canvas, in which it is very difficult to find a crack. If it is, of course possible.

 

Hotel "Univers", a small three-story building with only 30 rooms. In addition to our team, no one lives here. The hosts were very hospitable. The police patrol is on duty at the hotel, protecting the peace of our guys. It seems that we are participants of the World Championship.

 

In the evening the team will conduct training at the local "Elbasan Arena". About it, we'll tell you in a separate post. We remind you that Sergey Sokolov's photo report on the flight can be found here.

 

Press service of FC "Sheriff"