DAY 69 – LAKE OHRID
Today I left the disgusting Hotel Laki (pronounced lucky) which should probably be renamed Hotel Shetol (pronounced shit hole). Apart from the overwhelming filthiness of the place the staff all gave me the creeps. Last night they refused to give me one shirt from my washed laundry until I went to a distant cash machine and got them five Euros. Honestly, who holds laundry hostage? This morning another traveler was asking for part of her money back because her room was so disgusting. The answer was no of course. Avoid unless you are packing antibiotics.
The is a dense smog that seems to always hang over Skopje and Macedonia. I haven’t seen much heavy industry so I have to assume the problem is caused by cars and smoking. Yep smoking. Virtually every man woman and child here that has the requisite number of fingers smokes. Those that don’t probably smoke using their toes. And they smoke everywhere from restaurants, buses and probably even operating theatres. Gross.
Ohrid is on Lake Ohrid and is like landlocked Macedonia’s beach resort town. Got a room in some old guys basement and walked the town for a few hours.
