MACEDONIA
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“A unique city full of history, nice people, and way too many statues”
Though traveling here during the COVID-19 pandemic and having to adhere to lockdown and curfew rules, I had a great time in Skopje. It’s a fun city, there’s a lot to do (including casinos) and everyone was really friendly. The city, thanks to the citywide Skopje 2014 project, is FULL of statues, monuments, and other bigger-than-life “things” honoring famous Macedonians throughout the country’s history. For someone who runs a blog, it was awesome, but many locals I talked to didn’t like it, and others online have described the city as “kitsch”. Say what you want, but I had a great time wandering around the city and taking in the sights.
M. Teresa House
The Mother Teresa Memorial House is dedicated to the humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa in Skopje, North Macedonia, where she lived from 1910 to 1928. The memorial house was built on the popular Macedonia Street in the Centar municipality, on the former location of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, where Mother Teresa was baptized.
Fun Fact: According to a Macedonian newspaper, in the first three weeks of its opening, the memorial house was visited by 12,000 people
The last picture on the right is the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, which is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of North Macedonia and the country’s sole legislature.