Day 69 in Skopje, Macedonia

Woke up and started my morning with the British version of Animal Planet. About 10 I set out and slowly made my way into the old city to grab lunch there as it’s a far more pleasant area to eat in than the new town. From there I exchanged 15 dollars, wanting to have just enough more Macedonian Denars to get out as both Kosovo and Montenegro use the Euro.

From there I haggled with a few taxi drivers for fares out to Lake Matka but they were asking outrages prices so I opted for the bus which I had to wait a half hour for and then take 40min out. But the trip was well worth it when I arrived near a small river and walked up to the beautiful emerald waters of the lake which snake through a canyon of jagged rocks.

Wandered around some trails and visited a monastery before taking the bus back to town and getting dinner at a crazy socialist themed restaurant where a cardboard cutout of Tito greets you and socialist slogans, pictures and propaganda are displayed throughout. It’s of course not meant seriously and was good fun although the menu was fairly boring. I ate for just under 5 EUR.

Tomorrow I go to Kosovo at 9am.

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