Category Archives: Macedonia
Is this the most beautiful cemetery in the world?
Macedonia is full of cemeteries. Or maybe I just got this impression because every larger town has more than one resting place for its ancestors, always at least a Christian, a Muslim and a Jewish one. The latter hardly have any … Continue reading
Dark clouds are not necessarily bad
… at least not for photographers. I took so many photos of the church of Saint John at Kaneo in Ohrid in Macedonia, but I’ll share the ones which show that this was not a perfect day. It had been raining … Continue reading
He was a Football Fan
(Photographed at the cemetery of Prilep in Macedonia.)
We didn’t have money for a real church
After a very steep climb on my hike from Prilep to Treskavec Monastery in Macedonia, I was greeted by this model of a church in the middle of a field which will never be harvested due to its inaccessibility and altitude. I thought … Continue reading
Flower Power
(Photographed in Prilep in Macedonia.)
Imam Ali and the USA
Preparing for my trip to Macedonia, I read an article about the Bektashi Sufi. I particularly liked this photo of the office which is decorated with a painting of Imam Ali, the successor of the Prophet Muhammad according to the Shia … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 