Albania 🇦🇱 + North Macedonia 🇲🇰 | 4 Days, 3 Cities

Day 1 Thu: Eindhoven (NL) ✈️ Tirana, Albania Day 2 Fri: Tirana ➡️ Ohrid, North Macedonia Day 3 Sat: Ohrid ➡️ Skopje, North Macedonia Day 4 Sun: Skopje ✈️ Eindhoven Airline: Wizz Air Inter-City Transport 🇦🇱 Tirana (8:00 AM) → 🇲🇰 Ohrid (11:00 AM) 🚌 Booked via FlixBus (local partner). ❗ Arrive early—passports checked at border. Staff collect all passports temporarily. 🇲🇰 Ohrid (9:30 AM) → 🇲🇰 Skopje (12:30 PM) 🚌 Booked via GetByBus. Airport Transfers 🇦🇱 Tirana Airport → City Center: Walk past KFC → find airport bus 🚌. Pay onboard (cash/card accepted). 🇲🇰 Skopje City → Airport: Pre-booked taxi 🚕. Local Transport Mostly walked 🚶‍♂️. 🇦🇱 Tirana bus station: Take bus #2 or #8 (marked "TEG"), 40 Lek. Pay cash onboard. Tirana Highlights 🇦🇱 ☑️ Pyramid of Tirana ☑️ Skanderbeg Square ☑️ Et'hem Bej Mosque (remove shoes to enter) ☑️ Tirana Castle 🍽️ Byrek (savory pastry) from local bakeries 🍽️ Te Pacja 2004: Beef soup + braised veal head (slightly gamy but delicious with chili!) 🥤 Sen Tea Ohrid Highlights 🇲🇰 "Jerusalem of the Balkans" — churches + crystal lake! ☑️ Chinar Tree 🌳 ☑️ Ohrid City Square ☑️ Lakeside Boardwalk ☑️ St. John Church ⛪ ☑️ Samuel’s Fortress 🏰 ☑️ Fort Cafe ☕ ☑️ Ancient Theatre 🎭 🍽️ Viva Ksantika kaj Tanja (cash only 💵) 🍽️ Restaurant Kajche (cards ok 💳) 🚢 Optional: Lake boat trip 🚌 Bus to Skopje: Depart from Classic Company station Skopje Highlights 🇲🇰 🚶 Bus station → downtown: short walk ☑️ Archbishop Cathedral ⛪ ☑️ Mother Teresa Memorial House ☑️ Porta Macedonia (triumphal arch) ☑️ Macedonia Square ☑️ Vardar River bridges & statues 🗿 ☑️ Old Bazaar (Ottoman-era market) ☑️ Skopje Fortress 🏯 ✝️ Skipped: Millennium Cross (too far) 🍽️ Soul Kitchen 🍰 Baklava Nexho (try their baklava!) 🍽️ ✖️ SushiCo (not recommended) #ABookInspiredJourney #BalkanAdventure #EuropeOffbeat