Brams Skopje

Blvd. Partizanski Odredi 153 Skopje, Macedonia

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Rough diamonds in Skopje

A travel blog entry by rootsandroutes

... history of struggle between competing external powers had left Macedonia a distinct territory without any particularly coherent identity.

Settling on the monicker of Macedonia – a term borrowed from the Greek region overlapping significantly across its southern perimeter – the Macedonians set about constructing a (partially) imagined national history to unite this nascent state. While Serbia and Albania had their own conflicts and internal problems ...

Seriously, a blank clock?

A travel blog entry by eastin80

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... he wasn't using a meter, but he said 'let's see what the meter says'. Um, you mean your clock? He then proceeded to run several red lights and almost run right over a woman on her bike causing me to swear loudly which was probably the only thing that stopped him.Of course when we stopped he looked at his blank clock and announced that the fare was 300 Denars. I mean seriously, does he think we're IQ challenged ...

BALKANTOUR - Macedonia-Fyrom 1st part

A travel blog entry by vinkor

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... with the modern Shopping center displayed in several floors and galleries, a green park and then Makedonija Ulica, a pedestrian street with elegant bars and modern statues, the celebrative house and statue of Mother Teresa who was born in Skopje upto the old railways station with the clock stopped at the time of the terrible earthquake that destroyed 80% of the city in 1963 and killed thousands of its citizens.
The same building hosts an ...

Wine and war zones

A travel blog entry by jordanblair100

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... of town we walked through the main square and up towards Mc Donalds. It was the first one I had seen since arriving in the Balkans and was dying to take one on. I had tackled and finished my Big Mac before Rina had even returned from cleaning the bird **** out of her hair in the Mc Donalds toilets. It was gorgeous. The fries on the other hand were **** and subsequently made me feel even worse. We decided to sack off Kosovo for the day and head back to the ...

Skopje, Macedonia - A Tale of Two Cities

A travel blog entry by cessna152

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... of Skanderberg, the hero of Albania. “I enjoyed that!” said Michael. I had to agree with him. The views were impressive, the Imam friendly, and the adrenalin rush out of this world.

Kapan Han was just around the corner from the bar. The guide book said it was worth a visit so we headed inside. Built in the 15th century, Kapan Han had once been a medieval inn. The pretty courtyard was where the animals of passing merchants were kept while the men slept in the rooms ...