Hotel Tino Ohrid

... Als Tourist hat man dies alles fuer sich. <br><br>Philip II, Vater von Alexander dem Grossen, gruendete nahe Bitola die Stadt Heraclea Lyncestis die bis in die byzantinische Zeit eine bedeutende Stadt war, im 4 Jahrhundert auch wichtige christliche Stadt wurde mit einer Basilika, von der heute noch gute Bodenmosaike erhalten sind. Die Stadt wurde dann von den Goten und erneut von den Slawen gepluendert und verfiel dann.<br><br>Gruss<br>Ralf

Hallo zusammen,<br><br>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:-) <br><br>Gruss<br>Ralf<br>

... meine erste seit Wellington:-)<br><br>Mazedonien ist seit Januar 1992 unabhaengig, das einzige Land aus dem Ex-Jugoslawien, aus dem die jugoslawische Armee ohne Kampf abgezogen ist. Trotzdem ist das Land nicht ohne Probleme, die Griechen moegen den Namen nicht (mehr als die Haelfte des historischen Mazedoniens liegt heute in Griechenland, der Flughafen von Thessaloniki heisst auch Mazedonischer Flughafen ...

... 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).<br><br>After some rain, a beautiful rainbow appears.

... We learned that boaters offer tours of the springs and we decided to look into a trip after visiting the monastery. We entered the Sv. Naum Monastery which is like a true sanctuary. Bubbling springs and tame peacocks roam the grounds.<br><br>We entered the monastery, and the pleasant man collecting entrance fees said we looked like students, so we received the student rate to enter. He also told us a bit of the history of the monastery ...

... farmers were a bit upset with the government and were blockading as well, look there. Lo and behold, a few tractors, green and blue. But he also showed us another road we could take to bypass the barricades. A bystander, probably a farmer himself, pressed himself upon us as a guide and pointed at a slippery but firm path. The Destinator did the rest and we reached Bitola via the backroads. From there we climbed a ...

... she knows all the bad words of the English language.... Tsk tsk. I blame Marija for that! Sashe: What can I say? He is very quiet also. He is extremely nice and considerate. For what I have noticed of him, he takes good care of Marija. That is very important, because then he will have to answer to me if he didn't and I am not afraid that he is a cop. I learned when traveling to other countries and wanting to buy shoes to bring ...

... We dr*nk * bottle of wine *t the Temple of Dionysus *nd stumbled *round the Ancient Agor*. Gus *nd I hiked up to the *mphithe*ter which comm*nds * sweeping view of the isl*nd, m*in l*nd *nd city, *nd is still in use tod*y. Old Greek is c*rved into the m*rble se*ts- m*ybe p*trons cl*iming their f*vorite spots. On our w*y b*ck down to our sh*ndy drinking comr*des we followed * defensive w*ll *long the w*ter *nd we found it. The best oce*n swimming spot ever (Gus *grees ...

... no; I cannot upon this frosts. Give me wings and I will don them; I will fly to our own shores, Go once more to our own places, Go to Ohrid and to Struga. There the sunrise warms the soul, The sun gets bright in mountain woods: Younder gifts in great profusion Richly spread by nature's power. See the clear lake stretching white- Or bluely darkened by ...

... blue water, and the weather was hot enough to make it worth it to keep going in. Refreshing every time. Around 7 we met Al, who had been there for a few hours, at a trendy bar on one of the other beaches. We had a beer and watched the sunset, then took a bus back to Ohrid. Al cooked a good spicy dinner for the 3 of us. We had some good conversation and I was passed out in bed by 12.