Hi Everybody! I am using a strange keyboard that has y and z switched. Try to overlook that if I have spelling errors with those letters. I also cant use an apostrophe or quotation marks. Walt and I walked over the Old Stone Bridge and explored the Ottoman section of Skopje. A young couple was exiting the Orthodox Church after getting married. Two musicians serenaded them as they left the church. The Kale Fortress overlooks this section of town. Only3 of its original 70 towers remain. This city is 2000 years old and has suffered many floods and earthquakes. When buildings have been rebuilt, modern architectural designs have been chosen that really dont fit in with the old European style buildings. The train station is one of the worst designs. It is a big, gray, ugly ... read more

Hi Everybody! It feels great that we have finally reached one of our targeted destinations. We didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to get around in E. Europe. If we could have entered from farther north, we might have been able to rent a car. There are no rental cars here, no trains between here and Montenegro or Croatia, & no ferry to Croatia (not sure about Montenegro). We are going to investigate buses next. We broke one of our travel rules last night when we arrived here at midnight. It was complete chaos trying to get our luggage. Cars were parked so close that they touched the suitcases. We left the ferry and got in line to have our passports checked. The power went off while we were in line. I have ... read more

Hi Everybody! I apologize for an error in my last blog. We visited the home of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John the Apostle. We have not had internet access for days. We have stayed on several occasions in hotels that were on the outskirts of towns. We also have been very busy! We have seen many ruins both Greek and Roman. A few have been reconstructed using the ancient materials. They were impressive = especially at Ephesus. I have to admit that they are not my thing! I enjoy seeing the geological formations and just the land more. I loved going to the Cappadocia region. The landscape is very unusual there. Thirty million years ago, volcanoes covered this region with ash. The ash solidified into a substance called tuff, a material that ... read more

Hi Everybody! We are at the Hong Kong Airport ready to end our adventure to the Asia. I haven't felt well for several days. The exhaust fumes and constant cigarette smoke has finally gotten to me. I was really dragging when we went to China and you could probably tell it from reading the blog. I thought in this blog, I would mention some things that we have learned. 1. Always carry lots of brand new dollar bills. Don't take any torn, worn, or bills with ink writing on them. 2. Know the visa requirements, entrance fees, and exit fees for every country. 3. Have plenty of pages in your passport. 4. Get shots up-dated, carry antibiotics, cold medicine, medicine for other remedies. 5. Establish a travel face and do not trust strangers who approach you. ... read more