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Images 20 - North Macedonia

North Macedonia - definitely wins the award for 'coolest flag of the trip' so far

View from the north-western shore of Lake Ohrid - the peaceful side, as it transpires...

...looking towards the eastern shore. Lot of noise coming from here.

Making reed rafts on the lake shore...

...finished article

Ohrid, old town - nestling on the lake...

...feels like we could be in Italy or Croatia...

...albeit some of it still looks like this

Backstreets, Ohrid old town

The 'boardwalk', Ohrid

Church of St John at Kaneo, Ohrid...

...probably North Macedonia's most photographed attraction

Church of Saint Sophia, Ohrid...

...and nearly gate-crashing a wedding whilst Ralph sneaks a peek inside

Shading from the heat...

...and being a mountain goat

We're definitely still in the Balkans

Chatting to locals about their boat repairs

The 'Bay of Bones' - a reconstruction of an Iron Age floating settlement on Lake Ohrid. Closed today.


Outside the Monastery of St Naum, getting a proper whiff of their rosemary hedge

The Monastery of St Naum, deserted at 8.30am...

...and shrouded by its rosemary hedge

Tortoise, Monastery of St Naum

Ancient 'Yugo', still very much a common sight here, Ohrid
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