Vila Kale Ohrid

So after my rather indigestable hamburger I caught the minibus to Lake Orhid. The rather large woman I sat next to on this trip did not let go of the two handles on the seat in front of her for 4hrs, not even when the bus stopped for a toilet break!! What lovely scenery there was on this crowded mini bus ride!.Couldn't get any bus pics though be...

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 g...

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

Hallo zusammen,

viele Gruesse aus Ohrid in Mazedonien, meinem 123 Land. Der Bus ist morgens um 2 Uhr in Ohrid angekommen, das war mir zu frueh um auf den Sonnenaufgang zu warten (oder ich werde allmaehlich alt, take your pick:-)), also habe ich mir noch ein Zimmer genommen (Hostels gibt es hier keine, aber Privatunterkuenfte, einer hat...

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 climb the cobble...

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 hi...

We ended up spending *bout * week *nd * h*lf *t Golden Be*ch, Th*ssos doing, well, very little. Our tr*vel comp*nions Nick *nd Q kept us entert*ined through their shen*****ns, including te*ching us Bridge. Yep, the old l*dy c*rd g*me is * psychologic*l *nd ment*l ch*llenge, *nd once M*tt le*rned it w*s *n effective w*y to g*mble he w*s hooked :)...

K. Miladinov, "T'ga za jug" (Tęsknota za południem/ Longing for the South), 1860: English: If I had an eagle's wings I would rise and fly on them To our shores, to our own parts, To See Stambol, to See Kuku#353;; And to watch the sunrise: is it Dim there too, as it is here? If the sun still rises dimly, If it meets me there as here, I...

Here's a trivia question for you: Which town is not only situated on the banks of Europe's deepest lake but is also the site of Europe's oldest university? Answer: Ohrid, Macedonia. These two facts should be reason enough to visit but Ohrid also happens to be a scenic and historical town close to the Albanian border. Sold! But wait, there's more...

What a difference 4 hours on a bus makes. We arrived yesterday in Lake Ohrid to find a beautiful lake and sleepy resort town. A resort town in Macedonia you say? Yes, they do exist. We took a busted up old bus on the four hour trip from Skopje but it did have AC which made it bearable. Of course, we had to stop numerous times because it kept sta...