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Friday, September 6, 2019

Old Town (Ohrid, Macedonia)

I decided that on my second day in Ohrid, I needed to check out the Old Town.  When I was entering the gates to the Old Town, I saw a sign that said only residents and people staying in the Old Town could enter.  Luckily, there was a huge group of students in front of me. While entering a person asked me where I was from and I just pretended I didn't understand English and just followed the students into the Old Town area.  Once I got into the gates I parted ways and went where I wanted to go.  First I went to a very old church that had original paintings inside.  Nothing was retouched.  It was stunning!  Then I walked near the theater and saw all the students buying magnets from a specific vendor.  I knew the prices had to be good. I decided to purchase a magnet and the seller gave me one for free because he said I was nice.  That was pretty cool.  Then I walked to the fortress and enjoyed great views of the city.  At the end of the day I enjoyed a nice bonfire by the beach with some couchsurfers.  Then I walked back to my hostel and found out I had the whole room to myself.  5 euros for my own room was pretty darn good!

old town
nice terrace
drinking water
Poland
fortress in the distance
lake in the distance
amazing church
side view
info about the church
theater
church in the distance
entrance
entrance to the fortress
view of the lake
view of the fortress
other side of the fortress
me in the fortress
nice views of the fortress
another view
flag of Macedonia
cobble stone streets
leaving the old town area

trying peppers
flower tunnel
clear waters
houses
clear waters
mojito
nice sunset
church
let's make a fire
burn burn burn
first bonfire ever!
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Ohrid, Macedonia

On this trip to the Balkans, I actually made a big mistake before even leaving Praha.  I went to the Prague Railroad station to wait for my bus to Vienna Airport and somehow I sat in the wrong area and didn't see my bus come.  I actually missed my bus.  I waited for over an hour and a half and was wondering what happened to my bus.  I finally found out that it actually showed up on time and I somehow missed it.  Luckily I was able to get my money back and I was able to find another bus to get me to the airport.  It was the first time EVER that I missed transportation on any of my trips.  However, it all worked out and I was able to catch my flight from Vienna.  Once I arrived to my hostel in Ohrid, the owner told me that he overbooked and didn't have a place for me at the hostel.  Luckily, he knew of a property nearby that I could stay at.  The price was just 5 euros/night and I shared the room with one person.  The property was actually MUCH better than the original place where I should've stayed at, so I was very happy.  The views of the Ohrid lake reminded me so much of a seaside view.  It really didn't look like a lake.  I got to enjoy nice views of the lake and met some nice couchsurfers who were also visiting the lake.  It was a nice first day.

catching my early flight~
walking to the hostel
2nd mosque towards the hostel
mosque in the downtown area of the city
other tourists
nice architecture
walking on a boardwalk
church by the water
water taxi
so clear!!
an old church
gate to the water
guys were jumping off the cliff
Macedonia
quite rocky area
lovely day
calm waters
nice view!
me  :)
walking back to the main area of the city
wide sidewalks
sunset
reminded me of a view from california
great sunset
great day!
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