Monday, November 24, 2014

Goodbye Macedonia Hello Macedonia

In this edition we say goodbye to the Republic of Macedonia and it's drying tobacco leaves, funny loos  and pretty flag and cross the border into, wait for it, Macedonia.


Mrs N is taken very much by the drying 'baccy as we head for the border on dangerous roads

Sit for a while in the wrong queue to enter Macedonia Province of the Hellenic Republic (MPOTHR) - free left hand European citizen lane spotted eventually

Man with big spear

Could we be reminded of the Trent valley by the power generation capability of the plains of northern Greece?

Via Egnatia - we head west towards Rome where all roads lead.  We divert to Ioannina lakeside University town of beauty as our rendevous with a carpenter at Igoumenitsa is disrupted.

Greece welcomes careful cat feeders

Ioannna hotel of delight with parking for our efficient pageant

Castro of Ioannina

Ouzeri within castro

Aviary within castro, Otoman was here

Beautiful lake view of Ioannina


Byzantine church, where is the synagogue?

It's sunset and time to find a traditional non-tourist Greek restauarnt

Not for the average tourist - σαλάτα παντζάρι


Hello hello hello....

στο δεκάρα καταστήματα και σταθμούς λεωφορείων άνθρωποι μιλούν πάνω από situations, τρώνε παντζάρια από το πιάτο γεμάτο και σκατά όλη τη νύχτα στις τουαλέτες (sorry B. Dylan)
Musical interlude




Next episode - I want to break free....

6 comments:

  1. Nice travelogue to a place that I'll probably never get an opportunity to visit. And that beet salad looks wonderful.

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    1. Never say never Richard!
      Thanks for the comment.

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  2. Is beet salat such an unusual dish? Well, I certainly like this stuff. It's a veggie, so you can't do much wrong with it.

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  3. The metal caging around the aviary is really something, especially in contrast to the stonework. Very cool.

    And yes the beet salad looks tasty. Here they typically serve a beet salad over mixed greens then topped with hazelnuts (filberts) and of course blue cheese.

    Thanks for including the kitty pic.

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