Tuesday, March 16, 2010

albania--coldest place on earth

Albania—coldest and wettest country on the planet. The actual degrees are not so terrible; it's inside the houses where your bones are freezing. Understand that the builders and architects of the homes here must have been, and are, stubborn. They refuse to admit that they need to insulate their homes or have central heating. The walls are about a foot thick with solid concrete with an R value of negative 6.