Macedonia

Macedonia: The Show Must Go On: "An Ottoman invasion and a short period of Byzantine rule aside, today's FYROM remained part of the Slavic world, and the name Macedonia became widely spread across Europe, replacing the ancient Greek meaning of the word and the Hellenic tribe and area associated with it. But I don't want to bore you to death, and I don't intend to enter into another endless historical discussion with my Greek friends. For nowadays Macedonia has other things to worry about than its Greek neighbours." Hajo takes a brief look at Macedonia's history.
Lake Ohrid: "When I first saw the city at daylight from our balcony, I didn't trust my eyes. Lake Ohrid spread in front of me, resembling the Bay of Naples from a hotel room in Sorrento. And as I turned my eyes to the snow-white mountain peaks, I had to think of skiing holidays spent in the Swiss Alps. This mix of settings remained with us throughout the entire journey: alpine and Mediterranean surroundings, the underlying dust of the former Yugoslav empire, and monuments of the old and new Macedonia." Hajo spends some time in the beautiful city and lake valley of Ohrid.