I have traveled to Macedonia 11 times in the past 11 years and spent a month there each year. My wife is Macedonian and we visit her Mother each time in Bitola.
Sadly my wife's Mother past away this year in February and we returned...there to finish off the legal matters involved in her passing.
Personally I love Macedonia and their people. The food is exceptional.
While in Macedonia, I always try to travel though out the country and I have probably visited more cities and villages then most Macedonians.
In 2011 I traveled to Krusevo to see the "Toshe" Pavillion and grave site. At that time I had dinner at SAPE's restaurant and gave Sape a Toronto Police Shoulder Patch, which he placed on his guitar on the wall in his restaurant.
Fast forward to 2018 and we are at Sape's Restaurant in Kreshevo and he recognized me right away. and took me into the restaurant to show me the Toronto Police Shoulder Patch on his guitar on the wall. We took some group photos of it.
Sadly Sape's Mother had just passed away on the 2nd of August 2018 and SAPE'S Father was in the restaurant and you could see the horrible sadness of loss in his face from his wife's passing. It was so heart wrenching to see. the sorrow in Sape's and his Father's face. It was so emotional and we cried. It was so sad!!!
And then Sape cooked us the best meal we have ever enjoyed in Macedonia. Sape is a giant of a man and his cooking skills equal his size. When you go Macedonia, a trip to Krusevo , "the eagles nest" is really something you will thoroughly enjoy and to complete that trip, you must eat at Sape's Restaurant. What a Great Cook!!!!
With Love and Sorrow for your Mothers passing.
Dave C
Toronto CanadaMore