After all the hopping around & jam-packed days frequently hitting 20K steps, we were ready to chill. Before heading to Albania for our cycling tour, we spent the extra 2ish weeks seeing a bit more of the Balkans. Our first stop on this tour was in North Macedonia; we got an AirBnB & very seriously just chilled out. Our days involved going out for "big macchiatos" each morning exploring the plethora of great shops in our neighborhood, Kyle catching up on work, Kelsey binging Gilmore Girls, and at night going out for dinner & getting acquainted with Macedonian wines.


There was a great running path for Kyle along the river & a very modern gym for Kelsey. We also spent a day going down to the old town to wandering the Bazaar, drinking Turkish coffee, & hanging out at a beer garden. Hilariously in retrospect, we left this day of exploring to our last day which meant while every other day of our stay was perfect autumnal September weather, our exploration was mostly in the pouring rain. Don't procrastinate friends.


Reading:

  • Kyle: Samples of several books
  • Kelsey: Binged Gilmore Girls

Listening To: