Ambasador Skopje
Pirinska 38 Skopje, 1000, Macedonia
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Rough diamonds in Skopje
... drivers awaiting the morning train from Belgrade – our rucksacks well-packed with compression straps, our feet in hiking shoes, our confused faces staring befuddled into a hand-drawn map to the hostel.
Seeing off their advances and walking confidently away seemed a sensible move, until we found ourselves on a dual carriageway, having walked for a good five or so minutes without seeing a single road sign. We looked back at the predatory pack of ...
FYROM
... Ottoman fortress of Tvrdina Kale. A spectacular view.
Inbetween the crazy jacket situation, I managed to explore enough of the city. Behind the Ottoman fortress is the Turkish bazaar of Carsija. Intricate little streets, narrow cobbled stone roads and independent boutiques, cafes and restaurants. A fascinating place. It is dead when I explore. Above each street hangs a zig zag of cables ...
The other side of the coin
... still in circulation, but this can be a pain on a hot day. Also, people here may not be as accustomed to seeing obvious outsiders, and so you may get some stares. Staring is considered pretty rude where I come from, but here its not necessarily so, and so people have no problem checking you out, even after you've made it clear that you notice them. Try not to let it bother you. They're just curious.
Overall, people are kind and interested in meeting ...
Wine and war zones
... figures of heavily chested women and little shoe shine boys, to giant animals and peculiar modern art. The girls had taken a keen interest in photographing themselves on these statues and were taking an age to make any headway. They encouraged me to join in, and as I was jolly ****** I did so with fervour. Within the space of five minutes I had managed to get myself documented being tea bagged by a giant bull and his immense iron bollocks, and also have ...
Sun and cement in Skopje
... started up, piercing the silence with a whining noise. The path along the cliffs was precarious to say the least - for the most part a narrow winding path of loose stone along a cliff edge. Wonder how many accidents they have (maybe this line of thinking is something to do with Australians in the news for falling off cliffs in Croatia). Further downstream, the river emerging from the dam wall is a popular swimming, picnicking and card playing area.
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