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Page 1: Survival Guide Ohrid JAM 2015

SUR VIVAL GUIDE OHRID JAM 2015

… as a 10th anniversar y from the biggest event in the histor y of

BEST - Jamboree 2005 by SkopYEAH, we’re preparing a new

adventure for you…

O H r i d J A M 2 0 1 5 b y S k o p Y E A H !

October

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Hel lo dear PAR T Ycipant ,

FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS FOR CONSIDERING TO APPLY TO THE

OHRID JAM 2015 BY BEST SKOPYEAH! FOR SOME OF YOU THIS MAY BE

YOUR FIRST BEST EXPERIENCE AND FOR OTHERS IT WILL BE ANOTHER

GREAT BEST MEMORY.

IN EITHER CASE, IT WILL BE 4 UNFORGETTABLE DAYS IN MACEDONIA.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

4 - INTRODUCTION TO MACEDONIA

8 - INTRODUCTION TO SKOPJE

9- WHAT TO VISIT IN SKOPJE

10 - ARRIVAL IN SKOPJE

11- TRANSPORTATION IN SKOPJE

12 - INTRODUCTION TO OHRID

14 - LANGUAGE SCHOOL

16 - WHAT TO BRING

17 - IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

18 - USEFUL LINKS

BEST REGARDS,

ON BEHALF OF BEST GROUP SKOPJE

YOUR ORGANISERS!

This sur vival guide is made to

provide you with some useful

information for your t ravel to

the Republ ic of Macedonia and

to prepare you for your stay.

Local BEST group Skopje has

been work ing hard in order to present the

BEST poss ible JAM for you, and we hope

you are look ing as much for ward to i t as we

a l ready do.

P lease read this document ver y careful ly.

I t t r ies to give you a l l the information you

need, but i f you st i l l have quest ions :

Don’t hes i tate to contac t us !

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

TO M AC E D O N I A

Population : 2,058,539 (2011 est . )

Capital: Skopje is the capi ta l and largest c i ty of the

Republ ic of Macedonia wi th about a th i rd of the total

populat ion.

Other cities of interest: Ohr id, the c i ty of 365

churches, one for each day of the year and Krusevo, the c i ty

where the houses look the same way as hundred years ago.

Time: CET (GMT+1)

Macedonians aren' t considered to be very punctual , and

foreigners of ten have a hard t ime gett ing used to that . I f

you're to meet someone, then get there 5-10minutes later

than the scheduled t ime.. .

Language: Macedonian. But most young people speak

Engl ish rather good. Many people do also speak ei ther one

or more of the fo l lowing: German, French, Spanish (TV

novel las).

Also we have no trouble understanding our Serbian,

Bulgar ian neighbors and the Croat ian, because of the

s imi lar language.

Money: Macedonia is not part of the EU, and we do not

use euros, so when you come to Macedonia you are going

to have to change some money into Macedonian Denars,

a l though you may f ind some places that accept

Euros too. There are exchange of ices at the

a i rport and everywhere else in the c i ty.

Also ATMs are abundant ly avai lable.

Prices: In Macedonia we have the Macedonian

Denar. Approximately, 1 euro is equal to 61.5

denars. Macedonia is considered to be a rather

cheap country to l ive in – especial ly i f you come

from the northern parts of Europe. Now you know!

Below we have l is ted the pr ices for some of the

th ings, you may f ind necessary to buy whi le you

are here:

1 Beer in a disco 1.5€ - 2€ (100 -120 DEN), in a

café/pub: 1.3€ - 1.5€ (80 - 90 DEN),

in a supermarket 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30 - 40) DEN

1 Cocktai l : 2.5€+ (150+ DEN)

1 Pack (20) of c igaret tes: 1€ - 2€ (60 - 120DEN)

1 Bott le of Coca-Cola (2L) in super market: 1.1€

(70 DEN)

1 Ice Cream 0.8€ (50 DEN)

1 Hamburger 1.3€ - 2€ (80 - 120 DEN)

1 Bus Ticket: 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30/35 DEN)

10-tr ip Bus Ticket: 4€ - 5€ (250 DEN/300 DEN)

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

TO M AC E D O N I A

Weather : The weather in Macedonia dur ing the

summer (especial ly in July and August) is very hot,

wi th some occasional summer storms. Dur ing mid-day

in July, the temperatures go from 30-35, but they can

sometimes reach up to 40, and you can only wai t for

the night to get cooled off . I t 's very important to have

a bott le of water wi th you at a l l t imes, and also, never

(ever!) forget to put sunscreen on.

Electricity: L ike most of Europe, Macedonia has 230V

power gr id @50Hz.

Bars and nightlife: There is a wide var iety of bars in

Skopje, including bars wi th l ive jazz, t radi t ional music,

and sophist icated spots to sui t every taste and mood.

Late night cafés serve l iquor as wel l as coffee.

There is a puls ing night l i fe scene in Skopje wi th a mix

of internat ional people. Heaps of l ive music and DJ

venues with dancing ensure an exci t ing v is i t .

Cafés: Spending t ime in cafés is a nat ional past ime in

Macedonia, which is evident f rom the plent i fu l var iety

of cafés in Skopje. From sophist icated, t rendy cafés,

where one goes to be seen, to cozy, fami ly-run

establ ishments, where one goes to relax - there is

something to meet your every whim.

Shopping: Reserve some of your t ime dur ing

the stay in Skopje for shopping and vis i t Skopje’s

shopping mal ls, shopping streets wi th

domest ic and internat ional department stores,

souvenirs shops, del ight fu l ant ique shops,

handcraf t shops and much more.

Opening Hours:Most of the shopping places and faci l i t ies in

Skopje are open from 09:00 to 20:00 in weekdays

and from 09:00 to

16:00 in Saturday.

Skopje Ci ty Mal l and Ramstore shopping mal l

are open even on Sunday, as wel l as some of the

bigger supermarkets.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Smoking is prohibi ted in

publ ic places (cafes, restaurants), but you can

smoke in the street.

Alcohol is not sold af ter 19:00 in the winter, or

af ter 21:00 in the summer, so stock up ear l ier ! ! !

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Back in 4000 BC Skopje was just a v i l lage. I ts ancient name

Skupi was given by the Romans when they took Macedonia as a province in 146 BC.

They were the f i rst ones to set Skopje as a c i t y. Some remains of their ru le are st i l l present

today, l ike the Skopje Aqueduc t , and other ancient c i t ies l ike Stobi and Heraclea .

 D U R I N G T H E M I D D L E AG E S

M AC E D O N I A WA S U N D E R

OT TO M A N R U L E, W H I C H

B A S I C A L LY D E N E D A B I G PA R T O F

M AC E D O N I A N C U LT U R E A N D T R A D I T I O N S

A S T H E Y S TAY E D H E R E F O R 500 Y E A R S ,

A N D O N E O F TO DAY ’S M O S T V I S I T E D

AT T R AC T I O N S I N S KO PJ E I S T H E O L D

B A Z A A R , B U I LT BY T H E OT TO M A N S .

W  H E N M AC E D O N I A WA S I N

T H E U N I O N O F

Y U G O S L AV I A , 1945 - 1991,

S KO PJ E WA S B E I N G M O S T D E V E LO P E D

F R O M 150 000 TO 600 000 C I T I Z E N S I N

1991. T H O U G H S KO PJ E ’S N E O - C L A S S I -

C A L A R C H I T E C T U R E S T Y L E WA S CO M -

P L E T E LY R U I N E D I N T H E C ATA S T R O P H I -

C A L LY DA M AG I N G E A R T H Q UA K E I N 1963,

S O M E O F T H AT A R C H I T E C T U R E I S S T I L L

F O U N D I N S O M E B U I L D I N G S L I K E T H E

“ R I S TC PA L AC E ”,

S KO PJ E ’S O L D T R A I N S TAT I O N , T H E C I T Y

A S S E M B LY…

T   O DAY S KO PJ E I S A M O D E R N

C I T Y W I T H A N E V E R R A P I D

E X PA N S I O N . S KO PJ E I S S E E I N G

A M A K E O V E R I N B U I L D I N G S , S T R E E T S

A N D S H O P S .

S   TO N E B R I D G E - T H E S TO N E B R I D G E I N T H E C I T Y

S Q UA R E I S B U I LT B E T W E E N 1451 A N D 1469.

T H I S B R I D G E R E P R E S E N T S T H E CO N N E C T I O N

B E T W E E N S KO PJ E ’S PA S T A N D P R E S E N T A N D TO DAY I S

F E AT U R E D A S T H E E M B L E M O F T H E C I T Y O F S KO PJ E . T H E

B R I D G E WA S PA R T I A L LY R E N O VAT E D I N T H E 1990 S .

O   L D TO W N - T H E O L D TO W N A L S O K N O W N

A S O L D B A Z A A R I S S I T UAT E D I N A N A R E A

B E T W E E N T H E S TO N E B R I D G E A N D T H E B I T

B A Z A A R , A N D B E T W E E N T H E K A L E F O R T R E S S A N D T H E

VA R DA R R I V E R . I N T H E PA S T A L L E CO N O M I C AC T I V I T I E S I N

T H E C I T Y W E R E TA K I N G P L AC E I N T H I S PA R T O F I T. I N T H E

P E R I O D B E T W E E N T H E 16 T H A N D 17 T H C E N T U R I E S , T H E

O L D TO W N R E AC H E D I T S U R B A N A N D E CO N O M I C Z E N I T H ,

D E V E LO P I N G I N TO O N E O F T H E L A R G E S T A N D M O S T

S I G N F I C A N T O R I E N TA L O L D B A Z A A R S I N T H E B A L K A N S . I T

I S F U L L O F B U S T L I N G S H O P S T H AT B E C KO N V I S I TO R S . T H I S

B A Z A A R I S A N I N T E R E S T I N G M I X T U R E O F E A S T E R N A N D

W E S T E R N C U LT U R E

 O L D R A I LWAY S TAT I O N - T H E C LO C K O N T H I S

O L D T R A I N S TAT I O N S TO P P E D AT 5 :17 A M O N

T H E M O R N I N G O F 26 J U LY 1963, W H E N T H I S

P I E C E O F T H E G R A N D M O D E R N I S T S TAT I O N O F S KO PJ E

WA S O N E O F T H E F E W PA R T S O F T H E C I T Y T H AT R E M A I N E D

S TA N D I N G A F T E R A M A S S I V E E A R T H Q UA K E C R U S H E D T H E

C I T Y. I T ' S A R E M I N D E R O F A T R AG I C M O M E N T I N S KO PJ E ' S

H I S TO R Y. TO DAY I T I S A M U S E U M .

M   I L L E N N I U M C R O S S - T H E M I L L E N N I U M

C R O S S , S I T UAT E D O N T H E P E A K O F T H E

M O U N TA I N V O D N O, I S A TO U R I S T

AT T R AC T I O N . AT 66 M H I G H , I T I S T H E B I G G E S T C R O S S I N

T H E W O R L D A N D C A N B E S E E N F R O M 30 K M AWAY. I T WA S

B U I LT TO C E L E B R AT E 2000 Y E A R S O F T H E E X I S T E N C E O F

C H R I S T I A N I T Y A N D O F M AC E D O N I A A S A B I B L I C A L L A N D.

M   AC E D O N I A S Q UA R E - T H I S S Q UA R E I S T H E

L A R G E S T A N D M O S T I M P O R TA N T O F

S KO PJ E ’S S Q UA R E S . I T I S D R A M AT I C A L LY

W I D E N E D BY T H E D E S T R U C T I O N O F T H E M A S S I V E N E O -

C L A S S I C A L N AT I O N A L B A N K A N D A R M Y H O U S E D U R I N G

T H E 1963 E A R T H Q UA K E. T H E M O S T R E M A R K A B L E B U I L D -

I N G I S T H E R I S T I C PA L AC E. H O W E V E R , T H E F O C U S O F T H E

S Q UA R E I S S T I L L T H E S TO N E B R I D G E, A N D I T ’S A P L E A S -

A N T P L AC E TO S P E N D T I M E I N G O O D W E AT H E R .

What to v is i t in SkopjeI ntroduc t ion to Skopje

K   A L E F O R T R E S S - T H I S F O R T R E S S I S S I T UAT E D O N A

H I L L A B O V E T H E C I T Y A N D T H E R E W E R E

S E T T L E M E N T S T H AT E X I S T E D B E F O R E T H E T U R K S

C R E AT E D T H E E X T E N S I V E C A S T L E WA L L S T H AT S U R V I V E D U N T I L

TO DAY. T H E P R E S E N T F O R T R E S S WA S O R I G I N A L LY B U I LT BY T H E

BY Z A N T I N E S I N T H E 6 T H C E N T U R Y. I T I S S U P P O S E D T H AT T H E

S TO N E B LO C K S U S E D I N T H I S CO N S T R U C T I O N W E R E TA K E N

F R O M T H E D E S T R OY E D C I T Y O F S K U P I N E A R BY. A F T E R T H E 1963

E A R T H Q UA K E, K A L E ’S C I R C U L A R , R E C TA N G U L A R A N D S Q UA R E

TO W E R S W E R E CO N S E R V E D A N D R E S TO R E D. TO DAY T H I S F O R -

T R E S S I S T H E O N E O F T H E B E S T S I G H T S E E I N G S P OT S I N S KO PJ E .

M   OT H E R T E R E S A S I T E S - T H E R E A R E S E V E R A L

L A N D M A R K S O F M OT H E R T E R E S A I N S KO PJ E ,

T H E C I T Y W H E R E S H E WA S B O R N , I N C LU D I N G A

M A R K E R O F H E R B I R T H P L AC E, A S TAT U E, A N D A M E M O R I A L

H O U S E. T H E M E M O R I A L H O U S E O F M OT H E R T E R E S A I N S KO PJ E

WA S O P E N E D I N E A R LY 2009.

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G o i n G b y P l a n e t o S k o P j e .

There are t wo inter nat ional a i r por ts

in Macedonia – one in Skopje and the

o t h e r i n O h r i d . O h r i d a i r p o r t i s n o t

much used out of the summer season.

Skopje airpor t "Alexander the Great" is

only 25 k m away from the c ity centre.

T h e re a re re g u l a r a n d c h a r t e r i g h t s

f rom many major European c i t ies to

S k o p j e b y d o m e s t i c a n d fo re i g n a i r

c o m p a n i e s : A d r i a A i r l i n e s , A l i t a l i a ,

A u s t r i a n A i r l i n e s , C r o a t i a A i r l i n e s ,

Wizzair, Malev, Turkish Airlines, JAT etc.

" Vardar Express" i s the bus company

t h a t t r a n s p o r t s p a s s e n g e r s f r o m /

t o t h e S k o p j e a i r p o r t u p t o 9 t i m e s

a day, with schedule adapted to suit

arr ivals and depar tures at the airpor t .

The pr ice is 1 .5 € (100 DEN) one way.

C h e c k t h e t i m e - t a b l e o f

b u s s e s o n t h e f o l l o w i n g l i n k :

h t t p : / / s k p . a i r p o r t s . c o m . m k / B u s -

T r a n s p o r t P o p U p . a s p x ? l = 2 & t = 1

You can take a tax i but don' t accept

price which is higher than 12–20 € (700

- 1200 DEN) . D o some bargaining : - )

G o i n G b y t r a i n t o S k o P j e .

A l l t he t ra ins t hat come into Sk opje

s t o p a t t h e M a i n Tr a i n S t a t i o n i n

Skopje. I f you are arr iving by train tel l

us what time you will arrive and we will

be able to meet you at the t ra in sta-

t ion, s ince the tra in stat ion is only 20

min on foot away from the city center.

A n o t h e r g r e a t w a y t o s a v e m o n e y

i s t o t r a v e l t o t h e a i r p o r t s i n t h e

c i t i e s n e a r S k o p j e . T r y c o n n e c -

t i o n s t h r o u g h S o f i a , B e l g r a d e o r

Thessaloniki. Here you can find the low

cost air l ines and most of the times it is

much cheaper than directly to Skopje.

A f t e r y o u a r r i v e i n S o f i a / B e l g r a d e /

T h e s s a l o n i k i y o u c a n b u y r e t u r n

b u s t i c k e t s t o S k o p j e w h i c h a r e n o

m o r e t h a n 3 0 - 4 0 € , a n d t h e r i d e

t a k e s n o m o r e t h a n 5 h o u r s f r o m

e a c h o f t h e s e c i t i e s t o S k o p j e .

G o i n G b y b u S t o S k o P j e .

T h e M a i n B u s s t a t i o n i n S k o p j e

s e r ve s b u s e s f ro m Ti r a n a (A l b a n i a ) ,

S o f i a ( B u l g a r i a ) , B e l g r a d e ( S e r b i a ) ,

Z a g r e b ( C r o a t i a ) , L j u b l j a n a ( S l o v e -

nia) and Istanbul ( Turkey) , which run

d a i l y , a n d b u s e s f r o m s o m e E u r o -

pean countr ies (Germany) , which can

r u n t w i c e , t h r e e t i m e s a w e e k a n d

a r e n o t v e r y e x p e n s i v e . T h e r e i s a

direc t bus f rom Thessalonik i (Greece)

ever y day except Sunday. Most of the

b u s s e s a r r i v e a t t h e M a i n B u s S t a -

t i o n , b u t t h e re a re s o m e t h at d o n' t .

T h e M a i n B u s S t a t i o n a n d t h e R a i l -

w ay S t a t i o n a re n e x t t o e a c h o t h e r.

YOU CAN TRAVEL IN SKOPJE BY BUS OR BY TAXI, BUT MOST OF THE TIMES IT IS WISER TO CHOOSE THE TAXI.

BUS TICKETS ARE ABOUT 0.5€ - 0.6€ (30/35 DEN), BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT SKOPJE HAS ONLY FEW OF THE

BUS STOPS MARKED. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN SKOPJE TO KNOW WHERE THE BUS STOPS ARE. ALSO MANY OF THE

DRIVERS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. MORE THAN OFTEN PEOPLE USE THE TAXI AS A MEAN OF TRANSPORTATION.

IT IS CHEAP IF YOU ARE ON A SHORT DESTINATION, AND IF YOU RIDE WITH TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, IT CAN BE

CHEAPER THAN THE BUS, NOT TO MENTION FASTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE.

IF YOU ARE STUCK IN TRAFIC, OR GOING ON A SLIGHTLY LONGER TRIP WITHIN TOWN, IT CAN OF COURSE BE

MORE. START TARIFF IS 0.75 €

AND THE MAXIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 3 - 4 €. MAKE SURE YOUR TAXI HAS A METER, AND THE

REST IS SIMPLE.

NOTE: THERE ARE SOME DRIVERS WHO ARE NOT PART OF A TAXI COMPANY, AND THEY CHARGE MORE FOR THE

RIDE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY SEE THAT YOU ARE A FOREIGNER.

IN CASE YOU NEED A TAXI WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CALL THESE TAXI NUMBERS:

GRADSKO SONCE: + 389 2 15 100 +389 72 25 25 25

GLOBAL TAXI (YELLOW-WHITE TAXIS): + 389 2 15 180

LOTUS TAXI (WHITE-BLUE TAXIS): + 389 2 15 15 7

T R A N S P O R TAT I O N I N S KO PJ E

Arr ival in Skopje

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Ohrid and Struga are s i tuated in the south-western region of

Macedonia and Struga is only 15 k m away f rom Ohr id.

You ask what our c i t y of Ohr id is l ike. To put i t shor t ly : unique. Magnif icent and excit ing.

M yster ious and surpr is ing.

  M O R E E L A B O R AT E LY: I T I S O N E O F T H E M O S T A N C I E N T

TO W N S O F E U R O P E, F L AV O R E D W I T H T H E TA S T E O F T H E

PA S T C E N T U R I E S , P R O U D O N I T S C U LT U R A L H E R I TAG E A N D

T H E U N I Q U E L A K E , B OT H B E LO N G I N G TO T H E U N E S CO ' S W O R L D N AT U R A L

A N D C U LT U R A L H E R I TAG E. O H R I D F E E L S S L I G H T LY N O S TA LG I C , O F T E N

E M A N AT I N G M I D D L E AG E S F E E L I N G S . H I S TO R Y I S P R E S E N T AT N E A R LY

E V E R Y CO R N E R . A N D T H E L A K E. . . O H R I D I S A DY N A M I C C I T Y,

H A R M O N I O U S LY B L E N D I N G I N M AC E D O N I A N , H E L L E N I S T I C , R O M A N ,

S L AV I C , BY Z A N T I N E A N D T U R K I S H M E M O R I E S .

S   O M E O N E H A S S A I D O H R I D I S "A N OTA B L E B R I D G E O F

E U R O P E A N A R T ". I N T H E C L A S S I C A L A N D M E D I E VA L P E R I -

O D S I T U S E D TO B E A N A R T I S T I C , C U LT U R A L A N D S P I R I T UA L

C E N T E R O F T H E B A L K A N S , A N D TO DAY AG A I N N O “C U LT U R A L V U LT U R E S”

C A N R E A S O N A B LY L E AV E O U T O H R I D F R O M T H E I R I T I N E R A R I E S . O H R I D

H A S G I V E N L I T E R AC Y A N D C U LT U R E TO M A N Y P E O P L E. O H R I D F E E L S

S L I G H T LY N O S TA LG I C , O F T E N E M A N AT I N G M I D D L E AG E S F E E L I N G S .

  P E O P L E H E R E A R E I N V E N T I V E A N D C U N N I N G , U S I N G A H E A LT H Y,

W I S E S E N S E O F H U M O R TO S U R V I V E M I S F O R T U N E. T H E Y A R E

I N F O R M A L A N D C A S UA L . B U T A B O V E A L L , T H E P E O P L E A R E

H O S P I TA B L E A N D G E N E R O U S W H O S E B U S T L I N G C I T Y Q U I C K LY ACC E P T S

V I S I TO R S . S H A L L W E G O O N ? W H Y D O N’ T CO M E A N D S E E I T F O R YO U R -

S E L F ? H AV E A LO O K R O U N D. YO U W I L L F E E L W E L L A N D S A F E W H E T H E R

YO U CO M E F O R O N LY A F E W DAY S O R A LO N G E R P E R I O D. S O T H AT YO U

F E E L AT H O M E I N O H R I D.

T   H E C I T Y S H O R E BY N I G H T – T H I S I S A M U S T I N

E V E R Y B O DY ’S O H R I D C H E C K L I S T. T H E L A K E

S H O R E I S F I L L E D W I T H M A N Y P E O P L E WA L K I N G ,

H O L D I N G H A N D S , K I D S R U N N I N G A R O U N D, A N D S A L E S -

M E N O N E V E R Y S T E P O F T H E WAY T R Y I N G TO S E L L I C E -

C R E A M , D O N U T S , A N D M A N Y OT H E R D E L I G H T S . T H E B E S T

WAY TO E X P E R I E N C E T H I S I S TO J U S T TA K E A B E E R A N D

S I T O N O N E O F T H E B E N C H E S BY T H E S H O R E A N D E N J OY

T H E V I E W O F T H E M O O N S H I N E B L AC K G L I T T E R O N TO

T H E L A K E, A N D U N D E R WAT E R S P OT L I G H T S L I K E M O O N S

B R I G H T E N E D T H E S C H O O L S O F F I S H S W I M M I N G I N T H E

T E A L B E LO W. T H I S M AY V E R Y W E L L B E T H E CO O L E S T S P OT

I N O H R I D, B U T YO U H AV E TO B E T H E R E AT N I G H T. B U T

U N F O R T U N AT E LY D U R I N G T H E R E S T O F T H E Y E A R T H E R E

A R E N OT S O M A N Y TO U R I S T S S O I T F E E L S K I N D O F E M P T Y.

C   H U R C H E S – T H E R E A R E M A N Y C H U R C H E S I N

O H R I D. 365 TO B E E X AC T. L I K E W E S A I D, O N E

F O R E AC H DAY O F T H E Y E A R ! O F T H E M A N Y,

S O M E O F T H E M O S T R E M A R K A B L E A R E T H E C H U R C H O F

S T. J O H N AT K A N E O, S T. S O P H I A , S T. PA N T E L E J M O N ( O R

P L AO S H N I K ) , A N D M A N Y OT H E R S , B U T T H E S E A R E T H E

O N E S W H O G E T T H E M O S T V I S I T S . S T. J O H N AT K A N E O

LO C AT E D AT T H E T I P O F T H E S H O R E, R I G H T B E LO W

S A M O I L’S F O R T R E S S , A N D I S O V E R LO O K I N G T H E L A K E A N D

T H E C I T Y O F O H R I D S TA N D I N G V E R Y P R O U D.

  S A M O I L’S F O R T R E S S - T H E S A M O I L F O R T R E S S I S

M E N T I O N E D I N D E S C R I P T I O N S I N T H E

C H R O N I C L E S DAT I N G F R O M 476. TO D AY ' S

S A M O I L F O R T R E S S R E L AT E S TO T H E N A M E O F T H E G R A N D

T Z A R S A M O I L , W H O P R O B A B LY E X T E N D E D A N D B U I LT

T H E F O R T R E S S W H E N H E C H O S E I T F O R H I S S E AT. S A M O I L

F O R T R E S S I S T H E M O S T M O N U M E N TA L CO N S T R U C T I O N

F R O M T H I S P E R I O D. T H E F O R T R E S S TO DAY H A S 18 TO W E R S

A N D 4 G AT E S . T H E C E N T R A L PA R T O F T H E F O R T R E S S H A S

WA L L 10 - 16 M E T E R S H I G H A N D I T H A S S T R O N G D E F E N -

S I V E TO W E R S , F O L LO W E D BY R A M PA R T S I N D I R E C -

T I O N O F T H E L A K E. T H E E N T I R E CO M P L E X I S B E I N G I N

R E CO N S T R U C T I O N .

T   H E A N C I E N T T H E AT E R - I T WA S B U I LT I N 200

B. C . . I T I S T H E O N LY H E L L E N I S T I C T H E AT R E I N

T H E CO U N T R Y ( T H E OT H E R T H R E E I N S C U P I ,

S TO B I A N D H E R A K L E A A R E F R O M R O M A N T I M E S ) . I T I S

U N C L E A R H O W M A N Y P E O P L E I T U S E D TO S E AT, A S O N LY

T H E LO W E R S E C T I O N O F T H E T H E AT R E I S P R E S E R V E D.

T H E O P E N T H E AT E R H A S A P E R F E C T LO C AT I O N : T H E T W O

H I L L S T H AT S U R R O U N D I T K E E P I T P R OT E C T E D F R O M

W I N D S T H AT CO U L D I N T E R F E R E W I T H ACO U S T I C S D U R I N G

P E R F O R M A N C E S .

What to v is i t in Ohr idI ntroduc t ion to Ohr id

O   H R I D ’S A R C H I T E C T U R E - T H E S Y N TAG M A O H R I D

T R A D I T I O N A L A R C H I T E C T U R E R E F E R S TO T H E S T Y L E O F

B U I L D I N G FA M I LY H O U S E S W H I C H WA S D E V E LO P E D I N

T H E 18 T H A N D 19 T H C E N T U R I E S D U E TO T H E FAC T T H AT, D U R I N G

T H E OT TO M A N R E I G N , T H E C H R I S T I A N S W E R E N OT A L LO W E D TO

B U I L D O U T S I D E T H E TO W N WA L L S A N D T H E L AC K O F T H E S PAC E

I N S I D E T H E TO W N WA L L S . T H E P E A K O F T H E O H R I D T R A D I T I O N A L

A R C H I T E C T U R E C E R TA I N LY I S “ K U K ATA N A R O B E V C I” – T H E H O U S E

O F T H E R O B E V FA M I LY. T H E B A S E I S S M A L L E R T H A N T H E U P P E R

F LO O R S . T H AT ’S W H AT M A K E S I T U N I Q U E.

B   E AC H E S - A PA R T F R O M S I G H T S E E I N G , T H E R E A R E A F E W

D I F F E R E N T N AT U R A L B E AC H E S , U S UA L LY T H E F U R T H E R

F R O M T H E C I T Y C E N T E R T H E M O R E S C E N I C T H E Y B E CO M E,

A N D E AC H OT E R S A U N I Q U E B E AC H E X P E R I E N C E. G R A D I S T E B E AC H

I S K N O W N F O R M A N Y YO U N G P E O P L E A N D M U S I C F O R I N S TA N C E,

W H I L E OT H E R S H AV E FA M I L I E S O R T R A N Q U I L AT M O S P H E R E.

B E AC H E S A R E M O S T C R O W D E D I N J U LY A N D AU G U S T, A N D Q U I E T

T H E R E S T O F T H E Y E A R , W H I C H I S A W H O L E D I E R E N T E X P E R I E N C E.

B E S T T I M E TO G O I S I N T H E M O R N I N G . P R O B A B LY T H E B E S T B E AC H

O N O H R I D L A K E I S L J U B A N I Š TA O N T H E S O U T H - W E S T S I D E O F T H E

L A K E. T H E B E AC H I S LO N G , S A N DY W I T H U S UA L LY C L E A N WAT E R .

T H E R E A R E A LOT O F P E O P L E B U T YO U C A N ' T F E E L T H AT S I N C E T H E

B E AC H I S R E A L LY B I G . B E S T T I M E TO G O I S A F T E R 6 P M . A S U N S E T

YO U W O N ' T F O R G E T.

T   H E N AT I O N A L PA R K " G A L I C I C A" I S LO C AT E D B E T W E E N

T H E T W O A N C I E N T L A K E S O F O H R I D A N D P R E S PA .

I N 1958 I T WA S D E S I G N AT E D A S A N AT I O N A L PA R K

B E C AU S E O F I T S V E R Y H I G H B I O D I V E R S I T Y, E X T R E M E LY R I C H

F LO R A A N D FAU N A A N D E XC E P T I O N A L N AT U R A L B E AU T Y. TA K E A

WA L K T H R O U G H T H E G R O U N D S O F T H E PA R K , A N D AT E V E R Y S T E P

YO U C A N F I N D R A R E H E R B S R I C H W I T H E T H E R E A L O I L S , CO LO U R -

F U L C A R P E T S O F M O U N TA I N F LO W E R S , W I L D F R U I T S , O R YO U C A N

S I M P LY E N J OY T H E S E R E N I T Y A N D T H E B R E AT H TA K I N G V I E W S .

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ENGLISH MACEDONIAN МАCEDONIAN (PRONOUNCIATION)

Excuse me Извинете I z v inete

What t ime is i t? Колк у е часот? Kolku e chasot?

I don’t speak Macedonian Не зборувам македонски Ne zboruvam makedonsk i

I don’t understand you Не те разбирам Ne te razbiram

What does i t mean? Што значи тоа? Shto znachi toa?

I don’t k now Не знам Ne znam

Could you te l l me the way to. . . ? Можете ли да ми го к ажете патот

до . . . ?

Mozhete l i da mi go k azhete

patot do. . . ?

Where is the nearest . . . ? К аде е најблиското . . . . ? K ade e najbl iskoto. . . . ?

Pol ice stat ion Полициск а с таница Pol ic isk a stanica

Bus / Tra in / Ai rpor t / Subway

stat ion

Автобуск а / Железничк а /

Аеродром / no subway

Avtobusk a / Zheleznichk a /

Aerodrom / no subway

To / From До / Од Do / Od

Stra ight on Само право Samo pravo

R ight / Lef t Десно / Лево Desno / Levo

Please Молам Molam

One t icket to . . . . , p lease Е ден билет до . . . . ве молам Eden bi let do. . . . ve molam

When and where do tra in / bus /

plane for . . . . leave?

Кога и од к аде заминуваат

возовите / автобусите / авионите?

Koga I od k ade zaminuvaat vozo -

vite / avtobusite / av ionite?

I am t i red Уморен/a с ум Umoren/a sum

D O YO U L I K E H I M / H E R ?

I l ike you Ми се допаѓаш M i se dopagjash

I love you Те сак ам Te sak am

K iss me Бакни ме Bak ni me

You have beaut i ful eyes Имаш у бави очи I mash ubavi ochi

You are handsome / prett y Ти си у бав / у бава Ti s i ubav / ubava

You are so sweet / cute Баш си с ладок / с латк а Bash s i s ladok / s latk a

Do you want to dance with me? Сак аш ли да играш со мене? Sak ash l i da igrash so mene?

Love Љу бов Ljubov

I am a strawberr y, eat me! Јас с ум јаготк а, изеди ме! Jas sum jagotk a, izedi me!

Language school

MACEDONIAN IS ONE OF THE HARDEST LANGUAGES TO LEARN, BUT IF YOU ONCE LEARN THE ALPHABET IT IS

EASY TO LEARN HOW TO READ AND PRONOUNCE BECAUSE IT IS PRONOUNCED JUST LIKE IT IS WRITTEN. WE

USE THE CYRILLIC ALPHABET, SO TO MANY OF YOU THIS MAY BE STRANGE, SINCE MOST OF THE EUROPEAN

COUNTRIES USE THE LATIN ALPHABET.

ENGLISH MACEDONIAN МАCEDONIAN (PRONOUNCIATION)

Hel lo / Goodbye Здраво / Чао Zdravo / Chao

Good morning Добро у тро Dobro utro

Good evening / Good night Добра вечер / Добра ноќ Dobra Vecher / Dobra nok

How are you? / Fine, thanks К ако си? / Добро, фа ла K ako s i? / Dobro, fa la

M y name is . . . . Јас се вик ам. . Jas se v ik am. . .

What is your name? К ако се вик аш? K ako se v ik ash?

Thank you Фала Fala

Yes / No / Perhaps Да / Не / Можеби Da / Ne/ Mozhebi

One, t wo, three, four, f ive,

s ix ,seven, e ight , n ine, ten

Е ден, Два, Три, Четири, Пет,

Шес т,Седум, Ос ум, Девет, Десет

Eden, D va, Tr i , Chet i r i , Pet ,

Shest ,S edum, Osum, Devet , Deset

I n Restaurants and Shops

How much does i t cost? Колк у чини ова? Kolku chini ova?

I want this Го сак ам ова Go sak am ova

Where is the toi let , p lease? К аде е тоа летот ве молам? K ade e toaletot ve molam?

I ’m hungr y / th i rst y Гладен с ум / Жеден с ум Gladen sum / Zheden sum

I want a beer / tea / cof fee

please

Сак ам пиво / чај / к афе ве молам Sak am pivo / chaj / k afe ve molam

Phrases we hope you won’t need to use:

We are in Macedonia , aren’t

we?

Ние сме во Македонија , зар не? N ie sme vo Makedoni ja , zar ne?

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W H AT TO B R I N G ?

M AC E D O N I A N C U I S I N E

This is more of a to - do l i s t before you pack and come over here to par t y. Be prepared!

* Your t ravel ing t ickets (plane, bus, t ra in)

* Passpor t

* Visa/ I nvitat ion letter ( i f th is appl ies to you – i f in doubt ask us)

* Travel/ health insurance

* Cel l phone (so e i ther your fami ly or organizers can contac t you)

* This Sur vival Guide

* L ist of contac t info of the organizers – l i s ted in this sur vival guide

* Student ID

* Money / Credit Cards

* Medic ine ( i f you need any)

* Towel

* Toothbrush and other toi let accessor ies (shavers, shampoo etc. )

* Food / dr inks for the I nternat ional Evening

* A f lag represent ing your countr y ( i t can be a big f lag, or a smal l paper f lag – for the internat ional

evening)

* Clothes – in the ear ly autumn for M acedonia i t i s better to pack 60% l ight c lothes, take a jacket and pack

few pairs of longer t rousers, jeans and blouses for the nights, because nights are cold in Ohr id.

* Pair of ex tra shoes

* Digita l camera – we wi l l t r y to gather a l l the photos af ter the course : - )

* I f you have an instrument that you can play, and won’t mind br inging, than i t wi l l get the atmosphere

going, for sure!

* Sunglasses : - )

* Good mood and lots of energy! ! ! And of course BEST spir i t ! ! !

I n Macedonia we eat our 3 main meals in these hours :

Breakfast 08 :00-10:00

Lunch 14:00-16:00

Dinner 20:00-22:00

And then we eat some meals in bet ween : - )

For breakfast we usual ly have bread with butter, pate, JAM, nutel la , cereals with mi lk , sandwich with ham and cheese etc.

For lunch we usual ly have some soup and a lways some meat y dish: pork chops with potatoes, t radit ional musak a, etc.

For dinner we usual ly go out and have hamburgers, p izza , pasta…

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I M P O R TA N T P H O N E N U M B E R S

Countr y Code: +389

I nternat ional Cal l Pref ix : 00

The Macedonian te lephone number ing plan, i s the system used for ass igning te lephone numbers in the Republ ic of Macedonia . I t i s regulated by the Agenc y for e lec tronic commu-nicat ions AEK , which holds responsibi l i t y for te lecommunicat ions.

The countr y cal l ing code of the Republ ic of Macedonia is +389. Area codes should a lways be dia led, even within the countr y, because of the many f ixed and mobi le operators.

Mobi le phone codes :

Code Usage

070, 071, 072 T-mobi le

075, 076 One

077, 078 VIP

Specia l ser v ice numbers

192 - Pol ice

193 - Fi re br igade

194 - Ambulance

195 - Center for Announces and Dangers

Useful l inks :

http://wik i t ravel .org/en/Skopje

w w w.sas.com.mk

w w w.mztranspor tad.com.mk

sk p.a i rpor ts .com.mk

w w w.jsp.com.mk

Gett ing f rom Skopje to Ohr idBus departs from Skopje Bus arrives in Ohrid

05:30 08:3006:00 09:3006:55 10:0507:00 10:1508:00 11:3010:00 13:1511:00 14:0013:00 16:0014:00 17:1514:45 17:4516:00 19:0016:30 19:4518:30 22:0019:30 22:45

MAIN ORGANISER: DIMITAR TANEVSKI

PHONE: +389 78 277 697 E-MAIL: [email protected]

MAIN ORGANISER:BINASA DRNDARPHONE: +389 71 607 877 E-MAIL: [email protected]

[email protected]

facebook.com/bestskopjetwitter.com/BESTSkopje

Моre information:www.jam15.best.org.mk

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