We got an early start this morning and visited another tourist attraction here on Lake Ohrid called Saint Naum Monastery. It's part of the National Park Galicica, so no entry fee except into the actual monastery. The parking was free for us since we got there before the money taker. :)) Pays to be early every once in a while. And since we were so early, we had the entire place almost exclusively to ourselves. Not many tourist areas are like that! We were wanderi...

I don't know if it's because we've been on SO.MANY.TOURS., but today we decided to just try to explore on our own. We found a suggested walking tour of Old Town Ohrid and off we went. First stop was Samuil's Fortress, built in the 4th century BC! On our way to it, we passed by the remains of an amphitheater that has been restored and is now used for concerts and such. It's amazing how much remains today of the fortress! You have to park at the base of it and ...

We picked up our rental car and the adventure began! I navigated while Rich drove and we made it to the border without any issues. Just before we got to the border, a gang of motorcycles passed us and got in line. As they got closer, about 4-5 more cyclists joined them, basically cutting in line in front of us. Very frustrating!! We made it through the Bulgarian side and then had to cross into Macedonia. It went smoothly but the whole process took an hour. :(( ...