Old churches and ancient lakes (concluded, part 2) During the second day in Ohrid, we went to see the old town and castle. We had to climb the steep slope as a fortress and castle are located on a hill, but we did not regret the path of progress. We went to the lower gate and paid the entrance fee a nominal amount (not like in Dubrovnik, where we were almost robbed), and walked in a circle along the walls and towers. Before us is an amazing view of the old castle and a lake surrounded by mountains. Then we went to the church of St. Clement and Panteleimon, which was restored using original material. Directly opposite the excavations of the church were excavated and reconstructed the monastery of IV century. We went back down the hill, passing the rest of the church and the old amphitheater, and came to the modern city and its shops. Finally, we stopped at the Turkish quarter, which bought a very simple and hearty meal - hot dogs, similar to the kebab, which we ate in Bosnia. The ancient monastery was once again amazing food cheap and good, it was an added advantage for us. After a good dinner, we decided that it must take advantage of unusually cheap internet, after a "cold shower" in the form of four pounds per hour in Croatia, we just could not believe it when she told us that here the cost is just 60 pence per hour. Sunset on the lake We've done a blog entry and went to look at the sunset to the church of St. John, taking a bottle of red wine and olives. This church is so beautiful - it is located on the edge of the cliff, directly above the lake, and from certain angles looks like in the water. Kind of an old castle sunset was very good, and we did a lot of photos. In the old part of town we noticed a restaurant with traditional Macedonian cuisine and decided to dine there. The waiter was a nice guy with the appearance of Pavarotti, but when we asked him to explain the difference between a grandmother and rustic toast, he simply replied that in the meat. We decided to try both dishes, and found that they were both delicious, something like a kettle. My dish was very smoky, with large slices of paprika. Monastery of St. Naum The next day we went to catch a bus to the monastery of St. Naum, located 29 km from Orchid near the border with Albania. We waited for a bus, when suddenly in front of us stopped the taxi and the driver offered to take us on a fee equivalent to the sum of two and a half pounds. We could not refuse, because to get a taxi was faster and more convenient than the bus. He took a few more passengers to fill the car and dropped them on the road. Peacock We reached the monastery of St. Naum in half an hour on the road, we crossed a national park Galichitsa in which there were hills, reaching up to 200 meters in height. Hence, the lake seemed more beautiful, there were no houses and city buildings in Ohrid. We passed several beaches and villages, and finally reached the monastery of St. Naum. It is another great work of the Byzantine era, situated on the edge of the lake. Inside the monastery is painted by hand. He is very old. Frescoes faded from time to time, but it only reinforces the impression that they leave behind. Ancient murals around the monastery inhabited by many peacocks, who staged the whole show, dismissing fan their feathers and uttering very loud sounds. I came pretty close to one of them, but he ran towards me, so I had to quickly retreat. We went down to the pier for lunch. Jay leaned over the wall to explore the huge snakes, prigrevshihsya in the sun. At this point, my solution would not swim in the lake permanently strengthened. And although the type of snake I sunbathing sends shivers down your skin, I have controlled himself and did a couple of shots that are not being branded a weakling! Swimming in the lake with snakes taxi driver waited for us an hour to drive back into town. We went for a walk in the direction of a beautiful part of the lake, with a small beach, marina and several bars. The sun was hot and the water was very clear. People were bathing, and after watching about an hour, whether nearby snakes, we decided to meet with Jay and spirit of rush toward danger. The water was surprisingly very warm. Amazing to swim in such a large lake. In the evening we returned to our favorite inexpensive restaurant in the Turkish quarter, and Jay decided to try the local Ohrid trout, which proved to be very, very tasty and just as cheap. This is madness! You can buy a whole batch of fish, potatoes and salad for just four pounds. Cheap and tasty Today we are disturbed sleep rain that was not the way, because we had to catch the only bus to Bulgaria's seven in the evening. The second big problem was that at ten o'clock we had to go through the registration procedure at departure, and the city did not have any luggage. We was wound with our heavy luggage in the rain and thought about, not whether we go to a cheap internet cafe to do a blog entry. Our bus to Bulgaria was to take us to Sofia 3-4 in the morning, and there we were going to change seats on another flight to Veliko Tarnovo. Start material:
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