Blogs from Ohrid, Macedonia, Europe - page 6

Nachdem wir den gestrigen Abend mit „griechischen Spezialitäten“ ;-) haben ausklingen lassen, wurden wir heut früh von strahlendem Sonnenschein und nur noch 20°C geweckt. Den Weg in Richtung mazedonische Grenze habe ich trotz des erholsamen Schlafs in unserem Designer-Zimmer weitestgehend verschlafen, bis wir durch Zufall über einen Wasserfall stolperten. Kurz den Anblick genossen und klein Dennis ans Steuer gelassen. Bis zur mazedonischen Grenze konnten wir unsere Gelüste noch im Rahmen der Möglichkeiten auslassen, doch dann sollte für uns die Hölle beginnen. Der Grenzübergang war kurz und schmerzlos, doch dann kam von J die Info, dass man sich hier besser an die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen hält, da Ausländer wohl bevorzugt aus dem Verkehr gezogen werden. Das ist für uns natürlich kein Problem, da wir ja eh regelkonform fahren! ;-) Aber 40 und weniger in der Stadt und auch auf ... read more

The bus got into Skopje at 545am. I had to change bus and the bus to Ohrid left just pass 6am. Got into Ohrid at 945am. At the bus station an elderly gentleman asked me if I was looking for accommodation and I said yes. He was riding a bicycle so we walked to his house which was a 10 minute walk from the bus station. He said he can give me a room with an attached bathroom for Euros 15 per night and a room without an attached toilet for Euro 15 a night. Vesna from Belgrade told me I should check-out Apartment Kosta as it is in the city centre and near the lake. I told him I will check apartment Kosta and come back, he tried to do a better deal by saying ... read more

Yes you can judge by the title that Lex is in completely recovered health... otherwise it would be something more serious!! Unfortunately just Ez here again as the internet was down at the internet cafe (comeon... what kinda internet cafe has net that goes down!!) and lex got a bit tired and headed off for bed! As i was saying... she made it through (with the help of a few wee pills called painkillers - marvels of modern science!) as she was in intense pain and we had a few sleepless nights and worried moments! Still not sure on what it was or what the cause was (though Zoki maintains it was sitting on coldstones which she did for all of a minute on a hot day!) Macedonians national sport seems to be: feeling cold and ... read more

SEXA PLANT While travelling in Venezuella, when I first encountered the extreme unreliability of the locals in developing countries, I invented the SEXA PLANT (MINA TZEMACH) method of orienting: before each turn-about I take, I ask 10 locals, and do complex calculations, which weights their age, gender, look and size of breast (in case the gender is "female"). The map (if I have any) is not weighted much more than 2 old men in these calculation- I think that instead of using expensive means such as sattelites photos, these countries simply pay expressionist artists for drawing their topographical maps. But when I rode from Sophia to Aleko, all the locals had the same answer, when I asked them on the way: "up". And they were right. This place was simply "up" - the highest you can ... read more

well i certainly am happy to be out of skopje. parts of it were really cool, but overall i just felt unsafe and being alone certainly didn't help...probably the best part was being able to sit in my room in my underwear in front of the air conditioner... this morning i was a weirdo and was up and out of my room by 9 to explore what i could in skopje before noon. the main center square, ploshtad makedonija, is really cool and lined with cafes and shops and whatnot, but i think i already told you that. i continued up across kamen most into the old part of the city, which apparently is also the albanian part of the city. the turkish influence basically slaps you across the face...i visited the national art gallery which ... read more