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On Macedonia’s Lake Ohrid is the most photographed building in the country. It is the Church of St John at Kaneo. Nearby, is supposedly where the Cyrillic alphabet was created. Monks developed the alphabet, using bits of the Greek and Roman alphabets, to help the Baltic people read The Bible.
[Read more…] about Why is Macedonia’s most photographed building so hard to find?
Crossing into Albania, we felt like we travelled back in time 70 years. We drove from Montenegro, which is an EU country, and arrived in someplace akin to Amish Country. The streets were crowded with people on bikes, horse-drawn carts, and old women in native dress pushing wheel barrows.
We really didn’t set out to visit the filming locations of Game of Thrones. It just happens that the producers chose beautiful, interesting spots in which to film the show. [Read more…] about Playing Game of Thrones (again) in Dubrovnik
Since we had a rental car, we decided to drive to some of the scenic towns near Mostar. Here’s a brief overview of the spots we visited. [Read more…] about Day trips in Bosnia
In Sarajevo, we rented a car and drove to Mostar, a city in the west of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar is most famous for its bridge. No pun intended; “most” actually means bridge in Bosnian.
The bridge is 21m (about 70ft) hight, and was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century. Locals jump off the bridge…for money. Due to the height, they must execute the pencil drop perfectly, or risk injury. Only about 1,000 tourists have successfully completed the jump. Some have died. During the war, the bridge was heavily bombed, but has been restored.
