And so we set off due north to visit the republic north of Macedonia, aka North Macedonia. We also unknowingly crossed a time zone. Since we were watching Greek television channels. It wasn’t until the following day there we realized we were GMT+1 and not the Greek GMT+2!
The tourist season had not really started yet we were not the only visitors – this poor stork perhaps regretted his early flight north while the cold wind blew round him.
Our previous trip in this country had been to Prelip, a less-developed region with tobacco production being the main activity. Here it was clear on entering the town that tourism had two facets: dental as evidenced from the prevalence of dental clinics around and almost every hotel had its casino. Presumably club members can request the stretch limousine services!
The nearby Lake Doirani also attracts visitors. We had glorious weather there, particularly enjoying the combination of the beautiful gold of the rushes and the blue of the lake water.
One of the reasons for our trip away was to
celebrate both our birthdays. The waiter was kind enough to help in that but it
seems ‘candle' translated into ‘pyrotechnics’ there!
We discovered a lovely local wine, Tramnec,
described as ‘aromatic and juicy’ - indeed, it was.
And we enjoyed some fine meals there from
steaks and chicken to pizza and pasta.
Here you
see Z was eating in good company with Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix
looking on!
This is the reception area of our hotel and the darkness of the photographs taken inside can be explained by the name of the hotel: Paint it Black – for so was the décor.
Clearly the hotel owner was a fan of the music and musicians of an earlier era.
What was
certain was that with the amazing posters on display and the awesome music
being played, our hotel in Gevgelija really, really rocked!
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