Such a weird feeling, when everyone here just wants your money. They kindly offer you to visit a mosque, tell some stories, then they propose to visit clock tower… and then, it’s 5€… in cash, no bill, nothing. It’s very dirty inside, and the view is not nice. And also they try to fool you with the rate, when give you change in denar. Unfortunately they form general impression...
Read moreThe Clock tower is an unique building from 16th century, we visited it last week. The clock mechanism was "brought" from th Hungarian city Szeged after the Turkish occupation. Unfortunately, we could not see inside due to reconstruction it has been scaffolded. Near you can see the Iza Bey mausoleum and grave of the Bey. The reconstruction is being accomplished by...
Read moreGüzel bir görünüme sahip saat kulesi. Üsküp’e gelince Türk Çarşısı’na uğradıktan sonra burayı da ziyaret ettik. Özellikle üstteki turuncu doğal taşlar çok estetik duruyor. Alt kısmındaki beyaz bölüm ise maalesef biraz estetiği bozuyor; üst desen devam etseydi çok daha görkemli olurdu, yıllar geçtikçe revize edilmek durumunda kalınmış olabilir. Tarihi ve etkileyici bir yapı.
A clock tower with a nice appearance. We visited it after stopping by the Turkish Bazaar in Skopje. The orange natural stones at the top look very aesthetic, but the white lower part slightly disrupts the overall look — it would have been even more impressive if the upper pattern continued. Still, it’s a historic and...
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