National Museum

The clock at the front of the national museum is frozen at 5.17am, the time of the devastating earthquake in 1963.

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Part 17: Skopje (Days 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46)

October 10th 2008
The only possible reason there is no direct train from Sofia to Skopje can be to see who is man enough to take the bus. This was the most unrelaxing six-hour trip ever. Our coach wound its way high up the mountainside in the pouring rain along narrow, unlit roads. Of course, as it was through a border point there were plenty of trucks coming the other way, causing our driver to lean ever closer to ... read more

Europe » Macedonia » Skopje

International recognition of Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 was delayed by Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols. Greece finally lifted its trade blockade in 1995 and the two cou... ... read more

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