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.