Didn’t expect this!

Macedonia was quite a surprise to us. Roads were awesome, facilities were great, food was good, and people are friendly.

There’s ongoing dispute with Greece regarding the use of the name “Macedonia.” Both claim it. There’s a huge statue of Alexander the Great in the city square and when we talked to someone about it and accidentally mentioned that I thought Alexander the Great was Greek they totally corrected me. “No, not Greek! Macedonia!”

We took a trip to Matka Canyon and took a boat ride up stream. It is cold here, though. We did not expect it to be this chilly and none of us, except Justyne, brought anything warm. We’ve been so hot all trip!

We attempted to go to the Millennium Cross but the train up there was broken, we think, due to the heavy winds from the day before. Then, off to the traditional Macedonian village. We thought it was going to be this little cute traditional village with old ladies at their vendor stands. But, it was a fancy, clean, modern model of a traditional village. Very nice but not really a site of any cultural interest.

We ended the day at the City Mall which was quite a nice surprise. Very modern with a food court to rival our best malls. I wanted to take a picture but totally forgot. But, believe me, it was cool. We went to the Cineplex to watch a movie.

This is also the first place where the fruit has been really good so we bought a bunch to take with us. We’ve been so short of veggies and good fruit in this trip. And, everything has been really inexpensive, too! First time for that too!!

Overall, we have been very impressed with Macedonia.

Author: HigmanTravels

We are a family of 5 traveling the world for one year. We are attempting this entire trip around the world via trains, ships/boats, and automobiles -- yes, that's right, no planes. View all posts by HigmanTravels