Rose Diplomatique Skopje
Roza Luksemburg 13 Skopje, 1000, Macedonia
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The End of Couch Surfing
... our room which was comprised of nothing but a large floor plan and nothing else. No beds? No problem, we brought airbeds! We dumped our stuff and left to grab a bite to eat.
Once we got back to the apartment we set to blowing up our beds as we were both tired and feeling run down after my birthday weekend. I could feel a cold coming on, and Tom was still recovering from his cold he contracted in Albania. Kat wanted to continue chatting so we sat out on ...
The last few hours before going
... last time stopping at the corner store for envelopes.
I am amazingly excited about what's coming next - time in the States with family and then moving on to China, Turkey, or Malaysia. But those are thoughts for the day after tomorrow. I'll transition into that feeling of excitement and hanging on the edge of something new then. But, right now I feel grateful for my time here and am seeing all of the ...
Episode 24
... the hills not far away we set out to visit the ‘stone dolls’. This proved to be quite a challenge because the heavy rain had washed away a bridge. After asking directions of a few locals we found an alternate route that gave our car a real 4wd work out on muddy farm tracks and gully washouts. It went well:
The stone dolls are eroded sandstone formations. They really do look like very large dolls. There is a local legend about this being a ...
Wine vrs hiking OR in search of Pasta
I was supposed to leave Skopje tonight, but when Bobby called, he said that there wasn't one until the next day. They leave every other day. Oh well…I guess one more day in Skopje. I don’t mind too much. My stomach has been a little iffy so I guess it’s good to not be on a night bus.
Since I knew I wasn’t leaving today (Bobby called yesterday), I went with this young couple to Lake Matka. ...
Skopje -- you can Skip it
... children. One nearly was able to get his hands down into Craig's front pocket and get away with his wallet.
We stopped for lunch at Pivnica An and ate some traditional food (mousaka and beef stew). We then continued exploring the Turkish Quarter including a steep hike to the top of the Kale Fortress and the Chifte Hamman, an old Turkish bath house now used as an art gallery. The art inside the hamman was surprisingly interesting and featured works ...


