Sveti Naum Monastery Ohrid

Since I opted for the all day boat ride on Lake Ohrid today, I had to be out front by 8:30. There were only 6 of us going: Zoe, Lynne, Graeme, Vicki, Michael and I. Sasha here at the hotel instructed us to go to the flagpole and there we were met by Zoran, our boat pilot/captain. He walked us over to his boat and told us the first thing was to …

"According to the inhabitants, there are 356 churches around Ohrid Lake - one per each day of the year" - says the guidebook. In the evening, our Macedonian host tells us that there are 365 churches around the lake - one per each day of the year..." Wel... It means the guidbook doesn't lie. What about the locals? It's hard to decide, however, only …

... beautiful and took us from the north side of Lake Ohrid, where Ohrid town is, down to the south side to see the Sveti Naum Monastery. 1.5 hours, 200 dinars. The monastery is cute but not as amazing as Lonely Planet made it sound. It was also packed with ...