In the footsteps of my ancestors

Meet Mickey in Tirana at 14.00 am at the hotel. Me Macedonia / Ohrid came to take her to eat. But maybe a little more than I paid € 90 for three-hour drive. Comfortable and where I want but I'm going to stop. € 35, or made with the same bus route. Good point, but when it passed from Elbasan and I want to be photographed. From Tirana to Ohrid exactly one hour and 45 minutes. It's easy to pass the border, we have made the box office, such as toll bridges, after passport control do you have anything to declare whether he asked after a good look into your eyes when you go through is not convinced. Macedonia is in the same entry.
Full border, we entered that my band members directly Ohrid came to, rather than before the monastery to go decided that very well have done, and I half-hour sent directly to the monastery geliyorum.Sağolsun Miki, this 35 km long way for an additional fee does not want. TGA ours sat in a bottle of wine opened a za Yug - I think that Macedonia's best wine - waiting for me. Macedonian monastery or a very pleasant city of Bitola. Once our ancestors went to the military high schools have turned into a museum. A section of the museum devoted entirely to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The main street has a large open only to pedestrian traffic over here, Mustafa Kemal'eo Eleni'nin home has a great love of food. Eleni'nin already in museums both in Macedonian and Turkish translation of his letter was actually the case. Atatürk Museums Çanakkale been told by the board, was actually lots of photos, statues and busts of Ataturk and our nation for not only the value it adds to the whole world was trying to tell. Not very well kept building, but he preserved until today. My personal opinion, but when I leave here I felt very proud. We tour the monastery in the streets. Chirping, people in the street. There was an opening at the corner of a famous Macedonian folk singers slop. Honorary Consulate of Turkey in the street or in the best location for the consulate is located. The monastery is still in the middle of a song mentioned in the pool and pool seen here in the icy water of the fountain after traces of the beautiful Turkish city of Ohrid whether we go to the farewell.
See much of anything is needed from the blackened air taken into the UNESCO World Heritage sites are coming to our hotel on the shore of Lake Ohrid. 4 stars hotel, but unfortunately he separate standard we know stars do not like. Anyway we'll go to bed at bedtime is very important. My grandfather was born in the city early in the morning we go Struga'ya. Ibrahim Temo was named before we visit the school. It concerns our own family here too and I do not want to talk to. Important part of Macedonia in Ohrid in the money here and there to be the most Turks. Struga a very caring place, founded on the Black Drink River bridges with our City looks like. Ibrahim Temo covers an important part in Struga. Bust in riverside, on behalf of the school, where he was born to make the house museum shows how much importance is given. We spend very much time in Struga. Drink the rivers of the land in a different case, not a lake, river, lake, river pouring out. A rare thing in the world. There is an Struga'nın features poetry evenings held in August every year ... in 1984, won the contest by Fazil Husnu mountain, even today, are in there now. For an afternoon, we invited our relatives are back in Ohrid. Ohrid lake, offers beautiful views to us really. Struga city as it developed from more and more crowded. Kusadasi is similar in some respects. Part of the old city of Ohrid in the Safranbolu houses that resemble a street of houses available. Farewell Rumelia is already too many scenes of the movie was shot in the streets.
Morning to go to a nice restaurant here, the name of the wave. Yes, we in the waves with the same meaning. Albanian Macedonian cuisine in the kitchen compared to my mouth, tasting more appealing. Our shepherd salad on the clear white cheese grating are white wrapped up in something coming Shopska salad, our spicy paste similar to but red peppers with pindjur, eggplant, red pepper paste, garlic and various spices, crushed with ajvar, pastries (pastry), and various meat dishes Ohrid and Struga, as well as the trout in particular really appeals to our tastes. Tikves wine brand, and TGA as a great wine called za Yug. We drank it all during the trip.
Struga in the early hours of the morning the next day to meet with the mayor and a few relatives and go for coffee and lunch Struga'ya strictly segregated, as seen in the area proposed to be going to the Sveti Naum. The starting point here is property of Lake Ohrid. This is also the border with Albania. Naum monastery in the region made by the saint in 905, and are known by that name. If you have come to Ohrid, and here it is 29 km long road would recommend you to see the final. And feathers floating in the courtyard of the monastery who opened the garden and peacocks (tens), gives an air of something else here. Especially if the summer is very crowded, so beware of the traffic in the summer months ... Back to the old city of Ohrid, and wandered a bit more in the Turkish market with trades (about 80% of the shops were Turks) have a chat and eat a light meal after the jump in our car and headed Kalkandelen whether we leave here.
Tetovo university history department, Dr. Dean. Nebi Dervish met some more our grandfather Albania and Macedonia led freedom about their activities even have information when and also his Abraham Temo'nun Ittihad Progress-related questions answered, after full dark, while here, the Islamic architecture of the most important Ottoman monuments, one of the Pied mosques all (Pasha Mosque, saying that it is known) are browsing. Looking outside the mosque is a great subtle craftsmanship. In 1495 the first built by two sisters in 1833 Abdurrahman Pasha mosques built by the expanded repeat. In the mosque, the walls of great - I have been using this word in particular - the current picture to decorate. Mosques in the Turkish-speaking and worship in which the old uncle and an imam with a little talk after almost walking distance from the city 4 km away from the Vardar river arms built on the historic bridge and at the foot baths Driving. Here had attached great importance to the Ottomans, and many had left work.
In the situation thoroughly blackened air, hours are 21:00 to arrive in Skopje. Before going to the hotel in Skopje will be going out to dinner. Macedonian Balkanica delightful restaurant named book in advance that we have live music as well. Pindjur here before we eat, ajvar, shopska, of Macedonia, as well as fried and stuffed eggplant dish we say. It was so good and was also authentic. Many Macedonians to identify interesting, the restaurant customers, a very nice live music of the group did not applaud, just as we applaud the songs have their own end. Is it wrong to do so, we asked the waiter, but the lineup did not love to cheer Macedonians said they expect the applause ...
Hotel Queen hotel we were staying and a beautiful new morning or get up early and saw the position as we understand in a very central place. Skopje city tours are up to and immediately recovered. I will not describe all of them here, but Kane, Stone Bridge, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, which is now starting to become important again, and the Turks are mostly the Old Market (Carsija) Kursunlu, Shulin City (Perth) and Kapan An (inn), conditions them to see. Very nice, especially the old bazaar. Foot stone bridge over the river Vardar from Skopje through the old to the new Skopje passed. Sultan 2 Murat is a beautiful example of Ottoman architecture, built with stone bridge in Skopje is seen as the symbol of fame.
Then divides the river Vardar Skopje. East of the river is densely inhabited part of the Turks and the novel. Cair Skopje with the name of this region generally, and not according to any development in poverty. There are plenty of mosques. Many veiled women are seen around-that not many of them in Ohrid and Struga. In the last five years, the people we talk to people on the turban and the source of say originating in Turkey stated. Worse still part of this region of the Turkish quarter and dark novels Sutko Orizori nomadic lives of the citizens to quit the place, where cars are pretty daring. Vardar Skopje in this region one of the huge building on the east coast, however, that the United States consulate building. Complete with a giant satellite dish on a base view. Probably in the region of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is here. West of the modern Macedonian Vardar Skopje of living. Taylor crossed the bridge after it encountered an advanced, modern, elegant streets, which are found everywhere in the developed Skopje Turkish brand. Macedonia Street Sister Tereza strange memorial - the so-called modern - a large number of buildings and statues on the street there. People are boiling coffee in the street ... There is also a bustling modern shopping center, however, very proud Macedonians, Ramstore ... in addition to Turkish brands are foreign brands. After spending time here during the dinner came to the House that the Macedonian was our choice for that too was true. Again, the typical cuisine of Macedonia, Balkan music by Macedonian waiters bustle ... all during our trip to be the best in each region provided 12 per person dinner drink - we did not spend more than €. That is very cheap.
Our time is two hours last day in the morning, our guide we will fiddle around us here in the canyon Matka has proposed to take. There we go to see the field straight after. I did not expect to see such a nature. Rather than local people came to this area 20 km away from Skopje. There is an easy and challenging hiking trails. Formation of limestone caves to see the need to take the boat tour, but we do not have time for this, I hope that next time. St. dating from the 14th century. St. Andrew Church. Nicholas Monastery absolutely necessary to see the place. Canoe races on the Treska river canyon yapılıyor.Buraya approximately one hour after taking the time to return to Istanbul, Skopje Alexander the Great, is headed to the airport to bid farewell to our ancestral lands would return to our homeland.

petra travel guide

December 7, 2008 - Sunday Madaba / LUT LAKE / PETRA
Morning 07:00 we woke up. We have a very good sleep, take. Fleece sleeping bag is good, but had taken on, there was a sharp coolness. 07:30 in our breakfast was great. Fresh eggs, fried bread, two kinds of jam, cheese, cream cheese, sauce and a few did not know her name, there was something more. Compared with our previous breakfast, we gave it five stars.
As we understood the evening, at 8 Isha Mr. Odeh also came şöförümüz polite. Have breakfast with us and set out.
We traveled by taxi two days, no pleasure to say. We also divided the very comfortable today.
We lost altitude during the trip. After half an hour journey we arrived at the Dead Sea. Israel - Palestine and Jordan, among the rest of this lake can be reached by Israel.
According to information I have gathered from the internet again, few details about the Dead Sea Dead Sea that is ... With books on religion, as well as the three religions mentioned here is referring to. The collapse of the local people have identified as punishment. According to the Quran all kinds of mischief and evil to the city of Sedum which are sent by God the prophet Lut. BC 2000. Do not listen to Prophet Lut, the people of the city disappear as a result of the disaster. Lot of people at the same time that I was known as the arc.
- No plants and fish do not live in the lake. Here comes the name of the dead sea. - Each year, losing the depth of one meter. - Beauty products are made with mud. - 395 meters below sea level - Length: 80 km Width: 14 km - The world's most saline lake. 30% Us 10 times more salty Mediterranean Sea. - Dead Lake is a difference between north and south. 400 m above sea level in the north., Only a few meters in the south.
North side of the lake the best place to swim. Therefore, all the hotels were the north side. One of the existing hotel and we found ourselves at the door. We will swim when he wanted to get tickets. 12 JD Amman Tourist Beach Hotel in the door and we have not. At different depths within the hotel there were a few pools. We drove directly to the beach. Many elderly patients did not intend to enter. Maybe he was swimming in the morning was a slight breeze. I see, but all the water entering J. My intent was obvious all along. I had come prepared, for the bone and hair were definitely recommend goggles. I had done it all before.
Tourist season, so there's no one on the beach were a few plays from the outside. 6-7 hotel staff and two tourists J. Nurten said later he could not bear to enter. Because it was warmer than the air at the Dead Sea, and of course without it, I would not try.
When it comes to the water side, you see a softness already a pickled pepper. If you know of another place "here deyil clean" and may not enter. Put your hands into the water when a strange softness, slippery feel. I softened it makes our hands Let's go, let we have totally softened. The temperature of the water, or hot air J. Warm bath water consistency. Very difficult to face. Especially impossible to sink. Not knowing how to swim the lake-sea, an ideal. For both caps and goggles that could easily put my head but I did not try too much. Little by little began burning. Nurten a saw running towards the shore. Looking for fresh water, sea water, unless the eye has also J. I've been more careful after seeing him. Would feel a complete rehabilitation of the water over yourself. Water, soft, calm, warm weather, a quiet environment. Get much more. Soo nice too ...
From the sea or not we want to go, we shower and get dressed and we're back way. We divide this one is very beautiful. Şöförümüz and also does not smoke. Nurten tadlandırıyor ride with refreshments as usual. Exit is something in continuous possession. Odeh Ossa (şöförümüz) the content, we also have ... Petra'ya from several points on our way we will go further. First, causing the valley. Salt Lake valley, causing our way to the right, left us one of the high rocks and the rock is a rock on the spikes. Approximately 2 meters tall. A thin rock, human silhouettes can be likened to a rock at. Taxi şöförümüz can see rocks easier, easily seen on the border of Israel at some point we stopped and we like to rock, rock silhouette anlattı.Insan story, belonged to the wife of Prophet Lut, Lut that Madame was the final. Sir, according to legend, Madame Lot, because her husband likes to leave the house stoned. For example in this world as a story told in the language of the people Jordan. I think the story was made up of men Ürdün'lü. I was told the driver to translate Nurten. Şöförümüz polite cab, believing the story, but I also agree with criticism that was tilting his head with a courtesy. "Perhaps," said ...
Causing Wadi, a 10-km road. Canyoning, trekking and rock climbing, a very convenient location. Usually in the months of May-September groups gelirmiş.Ölüdeniz here, on the border with Israel because there were checkpoints everywhere. Later on these control points are very interesting things from the shores of the lake will continue duymuştuk.Tuz, şöförümüz says. "Israel, because of the lake's water level was quite low." The way I want to write, Dead Sea, rich in calcium and magnesium. In all markets, stores, everywhere, "Dead Sea Product" by name, the products manufactured and sold in Salt Lake.
Vee, the sea had reached the end of the queue so. Over the sea. We have also very close to the border. Israel looks across the street. Now we go a little further to the east, and are rising.
Dead Sea, Petra, 150 km between. Above sea level, we took long way to go. 13:00, 7 new wonders of the world and as one where we have come to the town of Wadi Musa.
Dead Sea (Dead Sea) Arab descent living in the vicinity Nebati'ler, BC 4th century the Persians were threatening the entire Mesopotamian valley Moses fled their refuge. This valley is very difficult to reach them by voting on the rocks, they create an underground city. PETRA'yı ... Collect the information that is in the city, AD Was destroyed by the Romans in 106. Edible point Duşara largest pagan gods, the great goddess was also Ellat. Vegetable entry point, if considered as the beginning of Arab writing.
Petra, in 2007 described "the seven new wonders of the world" could manage to take first place in the list. Succeeded why I say, we had participated in the contest on the same date with Sophia. But unfortunately were unable to enter the list. Enter the list of seven wonders of the world to make sure you've heard but I did a little research. To add a few notes istiyorum.Dünya 'Seven Wonders of the first historians, Herodotus was a concept put forward by. Seven Wonders of the world, all of which were built by humans, made up of outstanding works of ancient structures and if. BC's list of seven wonders The 2nd also took its final form. Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Rotos, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Most recently in Portugal's capital Lisbon has been declared "World's new seven wonders" of the Jordan Petra ancient city, Great Wall of China, in Brazil Christ Redeemer, Peru's Machu Picchu the ancient city, Mexico's Chichen Itza Pyramid, Rome Colosseum in Italy and the Taj Mahal monument in India mezarı'dır.
The above results in six years with the internet or mobile phone messages to the website www.new7wonders.com was determined by their votes.
Set our hotel we had already, rather Madaba'daki sağolsunlar tourism officials were setting. Moreover, the bottom was Petra'nın. Sun Set www.petrasunset.com (reservation@petrasunset.comBu mail address is protected from spam bots, need Javascript enabled to view it). Our room, it was not worse than what we're staying in Amman. Even more clean and our room ferahtı.Sevimli taxi pulled şöförümüze whether we say goodbye. Petra'ya Madaba'dan Dead Sea then taxi to develop we have to pay 60 JD. Taxi şöförümüz a knowledgeable man who plays internationally. Between customers and contact people before they come to Amman. Very smooth, very knowledgeable guide and taxi şöföründen looks like. For contact; Odeh Al Karadsheh Ossa. 079-557 8749Planımız slightly hung-Mobile.
Petra had to take 1.5 days normally, but at the time was quite late. Let's try our luck again at the entrance and went to Petra'nın. 16:30 but the inputs' were already up. We have only two hours. Doing nothing is better than doing something in half the time and we've toured Wadi Musa. A typical tourist town. Hotels, restaurants, money exchange offices and a place where plenty of souvenir shops. Today was a day too ehlikeyf. We passed the day in almost all taxis. We also face a Ölüdeniz. So I have not been much movement. Petra'ya reciprocate when we are. We went up the valley towards the center of town and we went down again. Rest The Dream Land to our dinner. ate. I'm not trying to avoid, so I wanted vegetables, soup, salad and Arabic. I know he wants from women is all appetizers. Tadlardan new mint - we wanted a drink with lemon. Sour is something incredible. Remember, even when my mouth is numb J. Shop around for dinner again, we have over 7-8 ödedik.Akşam JD. Our daughter could not take anything or restless. Anyway, I got something to eat a few pieces of text books and also relieved. In this trip, so quiet I'm not in others. I came to myself I'm quiet. For dinner we went to a restaurant where tourists. 11 JD to the hotel we have to pay.
December 8, 2008 Monday - Day - PETRA
Although we have taken up time was awaken by the sound of prayer. Normally this is not so loud call to prayer, the special was only on holidays. 05:00 'te woke up. Breakfast will be in 05:30. Eggs, jam, cream cheese, yogurt, fruit juice, etc.. We were hungry belly nicely. Prayer is still being read.
When a gray right out of the hotel 06'ya Petra'ya We were the right way. From the box office for two days given JD 26 and we get our tickets. JD 21 a day, two daily 26 JD. We can not walk the next day to finish fifth at the JD did not take the risk.
Come before us with the entrance to the first in a group of about 10-15 people. Petra'ya iron gate, we entered correctly. For owners of horses and donkeys in the plains had a dedicated section. They saw us wake up and they jumped on their horses and came to our side. "Taxi cab" was shouted. It was also their livelihood. We had quite a plan yesterday about the visit of Petra. Our tourism office where we set priorities with the map and planned our route. Our aim was to gain time. I've compiled notes the important and non-interest had a healthy plan.
One of the most spectacular tourist regions of the Middle East. Prophet Salih also have lived in the region. In a moment we felt ourselves in the Indiana Jones movies. A deep valley, many people could not calculate size, my neck was heavy. Look at you, right in your grave. The sign says in front of the Royal Cemetery. Would continue, would come over a wide area. Structure immediately in front of you. Herhalinden hands of the masters to come from a particular building, more in the rock. You ask, Treasury Building. Council would continue building, the street with no columns. You can not believe your eyes, or not so that when the 4000-seat amphitheater on the left. On your right Bizans'lılara Rome and the churches, temples and tombs ...
We were so good come early. We do not mean much in the middle of the day to Petra. Maaşallah hey. Somewhere in the middle of the meal and rest breaks are provided. We've come too prepared. Our water, our food with the new friends we met in mevcuttu.Gün sırtçantamızda everything, we have a yarn to them. Nurten, souvenir shops in the Bedouin tent, the young men to work in one of the Arabic "happy holidays," he said. Man turned and daggers "is not your holidays that you" have said something like. When the Muslims say "How Muslims Are you? Your hair your head open, "said something like. Men over women is well behind us said it did not want to discuss. We have continued our tour. Somewhere in a little more, I want to get up, I wanted to return to the women is "we'll meet in the" we said. When I finished my tour and return the above Nurten found in Bedouin tents. Bedouin boy would become the homies, they were making contact, exchange J. We also encountered four people in a Turkish group. One of the women is recognized. Unless they encounter mountain peak in one of the tour. J. Small world
We continue, not stop. Way women is one man's accent (when speaking in Arabic) is Mardin'li understand. Mardin'liymiş unless his mother, so was the main accents J. An affection an affection. Until that comes up sometimes in women is asking questions, sometimes photographs. Let God ruining their conversation. They ask me that "you do not know why in Arabic" the. I said, "I'm not the Arabs say," I told J.
Petra'nın go to one of the sights. They said one hour but it'll come out here, but it lasted for half an hour. We went fast, or we do not know. Trouble walking for the elderly and those who take a taxi they say, is not always possible to find a donkey. 800 digits at the end of the valley of Petra (author of I'm a liar, Well, I did not think to count) to follow the path of the Ad-Deir 220.metresinde mountains we came to the monastery carved into the mountain. Height of 45 meters, 50 meters wide. We have just a few photographs and monasteries were stationed in front of the cafe was founded. Turkish groups are the other four people in the meantime.
We either raise the air was cool, the sun went down, became more beautiful. Poets of the "most beautiful times of the day" we were told yesterday. "I took my jacket if cold / day of their finest hours / Lavinia nowhere to go" ... Özdemir Asaf. Petra'da a place for himself if I gave the name, I'd give the name above the entrance of the Treasury Building.
We spend about an hour. We wander over to another shop, a Bedouin, from the top frame we got to watch the entire valley. We started slowly transformed. Had visited all of the most important places in our program anyway, people are walking in a pleasant way to convert ...
Nurten when the homies (taxi drivers, that the mule skinner) again went our way. Of course very valuable for them. Arabic speaking tourists as well as a female, and they talk about love. Get much more. They have a yarn to exit. All models are also volunteers to elderly patients. Sağolsun, during the tour was a lot of photographs. My machine is too often fails to work often took photographs of elderly. Both machines were new, as well as from Nepal to work after this photo was very hot. Petra'nın in very nice restaurants. Extremely comfortable and clean toilets. When fully removed at the end of a tour group also met with Turkish. Flag of the Turkish side, behind the "Yardımeli" was written. We met to go next. Palestinian refugee camps, a group of victims who have made donations. And they saw us they were surprised and rejoiced. You have to come up here without a tour or something they said the two women.
Afternoon 06:30 pm to begin our tour at 17:00 had ended. So when the lights went in the air, had decided to quit. Approximately 10 hours, almost all the places we planned was enough. Moreover, the break in a few places and we had dinner.
Countries, had managed to enter the list of great and have learned to turn it black by the end of course. As in other tourist places where demonstrations are being held in the night. Night in Petra also said this evening they were illuminated with candles roads are a pleasant atmosphere. I did not want to go, is very tiring and boring. Indeed, it was said.
Evening, Petra Night Petra'nın for the entry of women is leaving I was walking toward the hotel, the "homies" he heard the sound. I wonder if I am wrong, I put my mind and I still see around me. Uh, milking his head dangling from the windshield of a car and my Kanka J. Senay I knew that they could encounter in Jordan did not really predict. Because we had arrived early and had little time we would come back early. Homies came a week and had two small children. Program would have to do. Anyway, one of the children in her arms were going Night'a Petra in one directory. Weather was cold but good for them from the hotel, "Go look absolutely beautiful," they say something. We have a little chat and we left in haste because the program was about to start. Petra in turn, gave them my ticket. Because there was a diary entry, and it was not cheap. Had to be assessed