Villa Swiss Ohrid

... Als Tourist hat man dies alles fuer sich.

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.

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Ralf

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:-)

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Ralf

... als Einnahmequelle zu foerdern, hat aber das Problem, dass es keine Kueste hat, das haelt dann doch viele Touristen ab hierhin zu kommen. Dafuer hat es den tiefsten See des Balkans, Lake Ohrid, an dessen Ufer die Stadt Ohrid liegt (300m tief). Dies ist die schoenste Stadt Mazedoniens, einige Kirchen, eine Festung ueber der Stadt und einige alte Gebaeude. Es ist daher auch die touristischste Stadt. So ...

I opt to chill out for the day and stay in Ohrid. Pretty, peaceful, good hostel, friendly people … The girls, recovering Celine and I explore the town. The highlights are the tiny, Orthodox churches from a half century ago. Lots of personality, interesting frescoes with a backdrop of the mountains and lake. The views as we ...

... I lingered a while to take in the view. I have no idea who Carsamoil was or why he was important but I did like using his home as a rest stop after climbing in the 94 degree heat with only a crushed and melted candy bar and some hot water to fuel me skyward.

I am thoroughly enjoying the Balkans and am so glad I have discovered a lot of these places before the masses do one day. How many places in the world ...

... to being a novelty, a woman driving this mental machine! So here in this cove again we had found a paradise only this time we called it heaven! We were right on the water and alone with the sea and the stars, the views and each other. We stayed for 3 days in this magical place, we caught up with the laundry, gave Randon a mighty clean ready for the last leg of the journey to Bulgaria and just chilled out in the shade and the sea....our little heaven in this new country ...

... it is an unauthorized border crossing. They have signs posted everywhere to let you know about the border. It is opposite side of St. Naum of the lake. This village has many small churches, ones that are open and ones that are in caves. This village is particularly known for the many different fish restaurants they have along the lake. They are known for the fresh fish that they catch only from the lake. Their speciality is ...

... t actually 'that' as we were foced to spend two more nights in Tirana. Yep, we attempted to leave as planed 2 days ago, but things didn't actually go... well, as planned. We got the 9am bus and sat on it for 4 hours as it went up, and up, and up, eventually reaching the mountain top Albania/Macedonia boarder crossing. And that's where the problems began and we didnt't get any further. Seemingly Canadians need a visa to enter ...

... said a taxi ride from the bus station should cost only two Euros, which took a bit of convincing on our part upon our mobbed arrival. Five drivers barking different figures (though mostly around €5) while an old lady hawking a private room repeatedly refuses to take "no, we already have a reservation!" for an answer. Finally some young dude offers to give us a lift for €2, and the other drivers start yelling that the guy isn't reliable for some ...

... half imagined impressions, which is my excuse for losing my way quite badly. I think I walked through the undergrowth where I really shouldn't have been walking for a good hour and a half before I happened across a Dutch/Belgian biological research station. As you do, in the middle of Macedonian national parks. Not that I really minded being a bit lost, as the area in which I was walking was really quite beautiful ...