Blogs from Macedonia, Europe - page 18

Well, my life pretty much consits of these two places. On the terrace is where I play my guitar and @ the center is where I people watch...Or the people watch me. I kind of stick out around here.... read more

Saturday, 20th September 2008 - Alexandria I cycled in the afternood and it felt nice to be on the road again. Short before Alexandria my view fell on a shop where several strange things where offered: broken music instruments, old mashines, tools, and even beds! I liked it :) I stopped and talked to the shop owener Ioannes (Johannis, an about 55 year old man) with a smile. He invited me to a coffee, and in fact I could sleep at his house later. When he closed the shop, I left the bike there and he took me with his car to a big market and fair, where I was invited for food and bought some shoes that I hoped would suit my better for cycling. I made sure that I had his phone number, so ... read more

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

I wrote this last night, April 29th. It’s now the night of the 30th and we’re at a hotel in Athens. I don’t have time to update about today, so enjoy this news from yesterday and I’ll post (with pictures!) as soon as I can. xo Last night was our night in Nis. It’s actually a pretty nice town...there’s a street with lots of little cafes that are extremely cheap thanks to the exchange rate. Nate and I ate at the Pleasure Café...we both had fufu fruit drinks, he had a sub/panini thing, I had a steak salad and we shared yummy raspberry cheesecake...all for less than $15. Nate also bought a new wallet that was handcrafter leather from a Serbian gift store. He doesn’t have anything to put in the wallet...but it’s still nice ☺ ... 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