Balkans 2019 - Monday, June 3 - Skopje, North Macedonia, to Tirana, Albania


< prev. page page 2 of 10 next page >
<< first page last page >>
IMG_8316.jpg
IMG_8316
IMG_8317.JPG
IMG_8317 - Our cozy morning gas and break stop on a rainy day near Tajmishte, N. Macedonia. (90 min to Lake Ohrid)
IMG_8319.JPG
IMG_8319 - Bulgarian donuts. The dough contains plain yogurt.
IMG_8321.JPG
IMG_8321 - Turkish and Greek pastries, flaky and filled
IMG_8325.JPG
IMG_8325 - Tourism is very important to the economy here.
IMG_8326.JPG
IMG_8326
IMG_8330.JPG
IMG_8330 - Montenegro was largely Orthodox Christian but the Ottoman conquest brought Islam especially to this area.
IMG_8340.jpg
IMG_8340 - Christianity was then tolerated but taxed. Many people converted, so many towns still have mosques.
IMG_8344.jpg
IMG_8344
IMG_8354.jpg
IMG_8354 - Solar water heaters on the roof
IMG_8373.jpg
IMG_8373 - More new highway construction for the EU infrastructure requirements
IMG_8384.jpg
IMG_8384

< prev. page page 2 of 10 next page >
<< first page last page >>