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Steve and I spent most of August 2023 in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. This city is unlike any we have visited. It’s quirky, it’s over-the-top, it’s never boring. We enjoyed seeing hundreds of statues and loved the museums. I hope you enjoy a look at some of the highlights of Skopje.
Cifte Hamman – a 15th-century bath, now an art gallery
The Old Bazaar on a Sunday morning
The Church of St. Clement of Ohrid
Detail on the Phillip II of Macedonia fountain
The Horses Fountain and the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
Detail on the Phillip II of Macedonia fountain
The Bridge of Art
The Bridge of Art
The Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
The Macedonian Memorial for Holocaust Victims
An exhibit in the Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
The Mother Teresa Memorial House
The chapel in the Mother Teresa Memorial House
Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama
A wall of the Skopje Fortress (aka the Kale Fortress)
The 15th-century Stone Bridge
Archaeological Museum of Macedonia and the Bridge of Civilization
Sculptures of four musicians
A unique light
The “Shoeshine Man” sculpture
The Arc de Triomphe
The Bridge of Art
A beautiful, modern building
Umbrella street
“The Bull” sculpture
Warrior on a Horse sculpture
Sculpture of a harpist in front of the National Theater
A statue outside the National Theater in Skopje
One of the four lions on the Goce Delchev Bridge
Another lion on the Goce Delchev Bridge
A statue of Mother Teresa at the Mother Teresa Memorial House
The Skopje Wastewater Treatment plant
Happy traveling, Linda
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Anonymous
Loved it. Thank you
Linda Gerbec
You’re welcome.