Easter and Spring Break

Jac and Neo-Rie ran their fist race....... they were really tired

1st of April -  Dress up day 


Easter cake at church

Chereni and Fillip

A little bundle was born

So small - like a little doll

Just look at all the hair

Easter eggs

Helping out next to the river


Making some friends in the street and walking off with them



For our Spring Break we went to Bitola and surrounding areas for Road trip to ancient cities, parks and having some fun and also just doing nothing......

First stop was Stobi---- one of the ancient Roman cities









We stayed in a little house that was all decorated in old Macedonian rugs and clothes and it was really nice. We were the only people there.







Exploring the village and the river


Bitola the Ancient city of Heracleas




This is the road to Rome



Picnic in the Park


Tired of walking the streets of Bitola



Exploring Pelistar Park



Pottery Musuem


Icy lake Prespa


Very nice little town up in the mountains.... want to go back sometime














Exploring the ski lift area and having hot chocolate







a goat.....
I found another ancient city on one of the maps and decided we had to go and find it... It was on the road less traveled.... We found many storks.... on every lappost and roof and everywhere
a strk (stork) 

another one.
 We also found the ancient city.... but it as raining and it was in the middle of this guys fields.... so we took a picture and past on.The name of the Ancient city is Styberra. So now we have explored 4 of the 8 ancient cities in Macedonia.
There is another ancient city there..... but no-one looks after it.
 The map showed that you can drive up to the castle just outside Prilep...... you can't not even with our 4x4 combi......
mmmmmm do not drive further than this rock in Prilep.....

So the castle is somewhere up there..... we just did not make it up there.

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