Bottles of Bliss at Bovin Winery

Empire

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June 28th 2012
Geo: 41.4331, 22.0119Finally - after not understanding a single sign that I saw in Greece, I can finally read the signs now that I'm in Macedonia! Well ... I guess that's not quite correct, since I can't actually read Macedonian, but at least some of the Cyrillic characters look a bit familiar, having seen them last year in Bulgaria. It's more than I can say for Greek, which fo ... read more

Europe » Macedonia

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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