Hotel Metropol Ohrid

Hallo zusammen,

bin vor 6 Uhr aufgestanden um den Bus nach Bitola zu erwischen. Dies war eine bedeutende ottomanische Stadt mit einigen Konsuln aus anderen Laendern. Daher gibt es einige nette alte Gebaeude, einige Moscheen und einen kleinen Basar, wie ihn jede islamische Stadt hat.

Die Stadt ist natuerlich nicht uebermaessig gross, hatte 3h Aufenthalt, neben der Stadt gibt es allerdings noch eine weitere Sehenswuerdigkeit 2km ...

Hallo zusammen,

anbei noch einige Nachtaufnahmen aus Ohrid. Endlich weiss ich, dass ich mein Trauma vom Raubueberfall ueberwunden habe, wenn ich durch eine dunkle osteuropaeische Stadt wandere:-)

Gruss
Ralf

... etwas ueber ein Drittel ist Mazedonien, der Rest liegt in Bulgarien) und blockieren Mazedoniens Versuche der NATO oder EU beizutreten. Und es gibt eine recht grosse albanische Minderheit, was ebenfalls fuer Reibungen sorgt.

Die beiden beruehmtesten Mazedonien sind Mutter Teresa, die einer albanischen Familie aus Mazedonien entstammt und natuerlich Alexander der Grosse.

Mazedonien versucht den ...

... the cobblestone roads to the fortress are great. The pace is slow and relaxing. There is a great path that winds in and out of the beaches on its way to a great old church. The old man giving us a tour is delighted that we are so interested and offers us Raiki (a local brandy).

After some rain, a beautiful rainbow appears.

... up from below. Ducks and herons were everywhere and the place was just incredibly peaceful. Nikola did a great job telling us about the history of the area. He is also a wonderful photographer and is planning to participate in an exhibition displaying his work in Poland in early 2010.

After the boat ride we went back to the Sv Naum complex and had a nice lunch overlooking the lake. We then strolled around a bit more and came to the ...

le défi ici c'est l'écriture cyrillique (comme le russe)... c'est vrai que ce n'est pas toujours evident... par exemple: le H est un N; LE n a l'envers est un I; le X est un K ; le C est un S; le P est un R... ETC... C'EST ASSEZ POUR PERDRE SON LATIN... aujourd'hui il fait encore froid, 17 C, le jour sans le vent... le contact avec le jesuite hier n'a pas ete terrible... sur le plan liturgique, c'etait pas fort non plus... aujourd"hui je suis alle en bateau de croisiere sur le lac ...

... a little village called Kalishta in Struga. Hotel Makpetrol is really nice, but they have no lifts(elevators). Of course we are on the 3rd floor too! The view is beautiful, off of our balcony we can see the pool area and leading down to the beach. We decided to head down to the pool area for some relaxation before Sashe and Suzana arrived. At first Marija didn't want to get into the pool, but she felt sorry for me because I ...

... oce*n utopi*. So, D*vid's birthd*y w*s spent lounging, sunb*thing *nd swimming *t this secluded spot, followed by * m*ssive Greek lunch of ro*st go*t (kid on * spit), cheese stuffed red peppers, grilled octopus, s*rdines, eggpl*nt s*l*d, tz*ziki, grilled fet*, bre*d, *nd * mixed pl*tter *bund*nt in me*t. Two d*ys l*ter it w*s time for everyone to get going. The L*nd Rover decided to turn its oil light on- but th*nkfully it w*s only * few d*ys *t the mech*nic until it w*s ...

... me sretit; ako pak mrachno s'nceto svetit, na p't dalechni ja kje se stegnam, i v drugi str'ni kje si pobegnam, k'de s'nceto svetlo ugrevjat, k'de neboto dzvezdi posevjat. Ovde je mrachno i mrak m'obviva i temna m'gla zemja pokriva, mrazoj i snegoj, i pepelnici, silni vetrishcha i vijulici, okolu m'gli i mrazoj zemni, a v gr'di studoj, i misli temni. Ne ...

... for every day of the year if you don't have a calendar handy. (I'm not sure what they do on leap years; maybe temporarily convert a mosque or inflate a bouncy castle and stick a castle up top . . .) Half a dozen men are waiting for us as we get off the bus, reminding us of those crazy days in India or Tanzania. Each of them has a private room they would like us to rent and each has a unique niche in the market ...