Skopje

Skopje

the city with more statues than people
Skopje - the city with more statues than people

Location: 

Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM)

Duration: 

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Journey: 

The Balkan Peninsula

personal highlights

  1. Host: hard to find (all the streets changed), but utterly hospitable
  2. Monuments: are there more statues than living people in Skopje?
  3. Mother Teresa: birthplace with a Monument and Memorial House
  4. Mountain Vodno: hiking, stunning view, Millenium Cross (missed)
  5. Lake Matka: beautiful nature, deep canyon and wildlife  (missed)

image sources

  1. Some view over city @ Kale (Fortress)
  2. Tower with Macedonia flag @ Kale (Fortress)
  3. Mother Teresa statue @ her Memorial House
  4. Guilty cat in garbage @ Skopje Art Bridge
  5. Monuments @ Park Woman-Warrior

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