Street in old town Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

The entrance to the small two-room National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid located on the banks of Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

The wood yet paper-like sign outside the entrance to the small two-room National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid located on the banks of Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

Along with being a fabric addict, I also love paper so it was such a treat to stop in at the small two-room National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid located on the banks of Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Marina very kindly and gladly offered to demonstrate first stirring the paper-making solution of water, cotton and oak tree. (May 14, 2019)

Inside the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the old town of Ohrid, North Macedonia, Marina is using a screen to collect the water, cotton and oak tress to create a sheet of paper. (May 14, 2019)

Inside the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the old town of Ohrid, North Macedonia, with a machine used to press and dry out the paper. (May 14, 2019)

And, now we have a piece of paper at the once dried, it becomes paper at the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the old town of Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

Ohrid has been printing paper since the 16th century and this workshop/museum/shop, the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia, has one of only two copies of the Gutenberg Press in the world. Marina gave a personal demonstration on how the press, with the plates, are used to print on the paper. The Gutenberg Press, from the 15th century, helped Europe became the first in mechanized printing. (May 14, 2019)

Various paper products with art work of the city of Ohrid, saints, icons, leather bound journals and even women in traditional wedding attire along with other paper products are available at the workshop/museum and shop of the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

Various paper products with art work of the city of Ohrid, saints, icons, leather bound journals and even women in traditional wedding attire along with other paper products are available at the workshop/museum and shop of the National Workshop for Handmade Paper in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia. (May 14, 2019)

The goal for this afternoon’s hike, Samuel’s Fortress, above theChurch of St. John, and then onto the ancient theater with a stop for a late lunch/early dinner and a magnificent view. (May 15, 2019)

Views of Ohrid and Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, as I make my way up toward the Church of St. John and onto the Samuel Fortress. (May 15, 2019)

Walking to the Church of St. John at Kaneo at Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 15, 2019)

Getting closer to the Church of St. John at Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. (May 15, 2019)

Me having climbed up the hill, past the Church of St. John on my way to Samuell Fortress higher up on the hill. (May 15, 2019)

Views of old town Ohrid and Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia from the Samuel Fortress. (May 15, 2019)

Inside the Samuel Fortress in the old town of Ohrid, North Macedonia. (May 15, 2019)