Monday, August 14, 2006

Lake Ohrid... the most beautiful place in the world...

So, today, aftera about one hour of sleep, me and Sneska grogily forced ourselves to get out of bed... A friend of her dad's was driving us to Lake Ohrid, but we had to leave at 5:30am. We loaded our stuff in the car, me expecting to fall back asleep on the way. But the whole drive there was absolutely beautiful... Mountains and small villages on the sides of the mountains... old churches and mosques everywhere you look... After about three hours we arrived in Ohrid. It is a beautiful place as well, with cobblestone streets, gorgeous architecture, and a lake surrounded by rolling mountain hills... People rent out rooms in their homes during the tourist season, so we got a really nice room with a family near the lake. My favorite part is that we have a balcony that we can sit on and see for miles... from the lake to the castle on top of the mountain to the tile rooftops of this district to the gorgeous flower garden (roses, fountains, walkways, basically the works) that is in the front yard of this picturesque home. Needless to say, the first thing on the agenda was good food and a long nap. We got some pizza for lunch, which was very good, expect that they put ketchup on top of the pizza over here... very strange to me, but Sneska loves it :) After our nap, we met up with another of Sneska's friends and we are planning on sitting hanging out by the water... There is a beautiful old church that is lit up at night, and we may go sit and enjoy the view from there for a while... I will be here until Wednesday and then we are traveling to another city called Vitola nearby for a day. I will check in when I can, but don't worry if I don't write for a couple of days while I am here... We may be too busy working on our tans at the beach or eating American donuts (that's what they are called here, but we don't have anything like them in the states... strange... :) Anyways, hope all is well at home... I miss y'all a lot (and people who can understand what I am saying when I say "y'all" :)

1 Comments:

Blogger James said...

Ketsup on pizza?! Wooooooah.

12:40 PM

 

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