This Sunday afternoon having arrived in Tirana I was going to do a walking tour of the sights in the centre. Where the street with my hotel meets Skanderbeg Square is the city Mosque. I thought it would just be another Mosque but I was amazed by the detailed artwork.

This incorporates the Balkan tradition of intricate hand painted artwork. This is not common to Mosques except a few in the Balkans.

The outer walls had city illustrations. At first I thought Istanbul but they were different and not sure if real illustrations or imaginary places.

Crossing back to Skanderbeg Square I tried taking a selfie or waiting for passers by to ask. Two Drag Queens ran across the street towards me so I had to move away incase in their 'friendliness' they try to pickpocket me!

The National Museum was closed. It reopens at 5pm but will be closed tomorrow on Monday. I decided to leave it for Tuesday to space things out.

Heading south on the main boulevard is 'The Pyramid' just across the river. This was built in communist times as a TV and Radio station but is now derelict. Locals climb the concrete walls to sit perched at the top. It can find interesting re-use as a museum or shopping centre with the right investment.

A but further south on the other side is a bunker and piece of the Berlin Wall in a city park. The main boulevard ends at Mother Theresa Square which has the National University.

On one side of the square was the Archaeological Museum which closes at 2pm daily. I didnt want to walk down here again tomorrow so decided to give it a skip as it was already closed today.

Wikitravel says Ismail Qemali street nearby is 'the hip place' to be but I didnt see anything of interest there. Back on the main st was Pishina Taiwan, a centre with upscale restaurants. Not sure the origin of the Taiwan name?

Heading back north was the city's main Orthodox Church. I wasnt finding much in terms of food however and needed to eat.

Back by Skanderbeg Square I saw a restaurant so plopped myself down and ordered the most filling meal. While I was waiting I realized I had ordered the most expensive item there. It was fluffy fries with spicy coating, a chicken breast, yogurt, and naan bread for 600 Lek ($6) but filling nonetheless.

Walking home the square with my hotel has a small city market. One stall had souvenir Albanian coins but about 5 Euros each ($7.50) so not worth it.

There was also a Carrefour French supermarket and bakery down the street from my hotel so easy to get supplies. Oddly I'd covered most of the sights in this hour or so walk so what was I supposed to do in Tirana the next two days?