{"id":11388,"date":"2026-04-19T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11388"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:52:59","slug":"bunkers-and-celebrations-tirana-continues-to-surprise-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11388","title":{"rendered":"Bunkers and Celebrations – Tirana Continues to Surprise Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
Life in Tirana has been very comfortable because, as much as this life looks like a highlight reel sometimes, it\u2019s still just that\u2014life. But, we have also managed to sneak in some adventure and culture in between our everyday routine.<\/div>\n
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We took a field trip to BUNK\u2019ART 1. It isn\u2019t just a museum\u2014it\u2019s a massive underground bunker built during Albania\u2019s communist era under Enver Hoxha. At the time, there was a deep fear of foreign invasion, and hundreds of thousands of bunkers were constructed across the country. This particular one was designed to protect government officials and withstand a nuclear attack.<\/div>\n
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