Exploring Macedonia

taken from bus to the city of Ohrid

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Kad me netko pita kako sam se provela u Makedoniji bez puno razmišljanja mogu reći da sam uživala. Ljudi su topli, skromni i otvoreni; nisam imala nikakvo loše iskustvo.

When someone asks me how I like Macedonia I can really say I enjoyed. People are warm, modest and open; I had no bad experiences.

daisy, Kruševo

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MY EXPERIENCE IN...

HRANA/FOOD:

Kad bih morala izdvojiti stvar koja me se najviše dojmila to bi najvjerojatnije bila hrana. Njihovi specijaliteti su nevjerojatni. Ako ćete ikada putovati tamo, obavezno probajte pecivo Gevrek, Gravce tavce, Makedonsko grne, Turli tavu, Šopsku salatu...

If I could tell you what I liked the most it would probably be food. Their specialties are amazing. If you ever travel there make sure you try Gevrek bun, Gravce tavce, Makedonsko grne, Turli tava, Šopska salata...

Pizza, Grne with a bun, Sopska salad and beer; Kruševo

Krushevian grne

 Šopska salad, St. Naum (Ohrid lake)

Home made fruit cake, Prespa lake

RAZGLEDAVANJE/SIGHTSEEING:

U Skopju možete vidjeti jako puno spomenika, ali najveći se nalazi na glavnom trgu i predstavlja Aleksandra Makedonskog, a visok je 23 metara.  Posjetila sam i brdo Vodno, na koje se može samo žićarom, no pogled s vrha je nevjerojatan (vidi se cijelo Skopje), te spomen kuću Majci Tereziji. Zanimljiv dio Skopja je i stara Čaršija gdje možete kupiti unikatne stvari po niskoj cjeni (ali ako se cjenkate). ;)

There are bunch of monuments you can visit in Skopje, but the biggest one is a monument - fountain located on the town square (Aleksandar Macedonian) 23 m high. 

I also visited Vodno hill on which you have to go with a cable car, but the view from the top is absolutely magnificent (you can see whole Skopje),and memorial house of Mother Teresa. Interesting part of Skopje is also old Carsija, where you can buy pretty unique things (if you haggle, at least).  ;)

Aleksandar Macedonian monument 

My mother and I on Vodno 

View from Vodno

Mother Teresa memorial house 

Old Čaršija

*Na prespanskom jezeru bila sam samo 3 dana, no zaista sam uživala. Plaža je bila pješćana, pa uopće nije izgledalo kao da sam na jezeru. Tamo je također i povjesni spomenik, najstarija crkva na Balkanu.

I was on Prespa lake for only 3 days but I sure did enjoy. The beach was sandy so you couldn't even tell it's a lake. There is also a historical monument there, the oldest church in the Balkans.

sandy beach on Prespa lake

Prespa beach

oldest church in the Balkans, Kurbinovo

frescoes

wedding photo shoot near the church

*Nakon Prespe, posjetila sam Kruševo, prekrasan planinski gradić, rodni grad Toše Proeskog, velikog balkanskog pjevača. To je vjerojatno najljepši gradić koji sam vidjela, no nikako mi se ne sviđa što je Tošina smrt komercijalizirana.

After Prespa I went to Kruševo, beautiful city in monutains, home town of Toše Proeski, great balkanian singer. That's probably the most beautiful city I've seen but the thing I don't like is that Toše's death has been pretty commercialized. 

Kruševo city

Meditating on top of Kruševo

View from top on Kruševo

Toše Proeski memorial house 

Toše's grave 

*Prekrasnu bistru vodu, 366 samostana i crkava (jedna za svaki dan u godini), stare zidine, gomilu dućana i turista, sve to ima Ohridsko jezero. 

Stunningly clear water, 366 chuches (one for each day of the year), old walls, bunch of stores and tourists has only - Ohrid lake.

Ohrid sky

Ohrid 

 
Ohrid walls

Kaneo, Ohrid

Macedonian boat, Ohrid 

sleepy tourists

clifs near Albanian border, Ohrid lake

St. Naum church, Ohrid 

Peacock in st. Naum 

Ohrid sunset 

RELIGION AND MUSIC:

Ako Makedonci nešto imaju razvijeno, onda je to osjećaj za religiju i glazbu. Ne znam je li to bila slučajnost, no cijelo vrijeme bila sam okružena glazbom i muzičarima, a crkve i križevi na svakom koraku.. 

If Macedonians have something developed than it's a sense of music and religion. I don't know weather it was a coincidence but I was surrounded by music and musicians the whole time, and you can see churches and crosses on every step of your way. 

Stefan Panevski, Ohrid lake

 Folklor on Ohrid



Musicians on St. Naum

Cousin's viola

Ortodox candles

Church of St. Peter and Pavle, Prespa lake

 Cross in Vodno

Panteleimon church in Vodno, Skopje 

St. Petka church in St. Naum, Ohrid

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:

Nikad ovo ne bih pogodila no ljudi u Makedoniji ne brinu previše za svoje životinje. Svugdje možete vidjeti pse, krave i konje, no većinom su gladni, pretučeni i uplašeni..

I would never have guessed this but people in Macedonia don't really care about animals. You can see dogs, cows and horses where ever you look, but they are mainly hungry, beaten and scared..

I to bi bilo to. Jeste li ikad bili u Makedoniji?

And that would be it. Have you ever visited Macedonia?

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I'm Feeling: clean

Music: Lana Del Rey - National Anthem

Food: olives all the way (day)

Drink: Radler lemon