Wednesday, November 28

French gheto

yesterday after the language class i was very hungry because I ran straight from the business incubator to the language class. i was late anyways because there was a big traffic jam on the bridge. the tur towards the government building was blocked by a police car with flashlights on. there was a huge crowd of people, probably protesting... still have not checked why, but one guess was that those are albanians asking for state holidays on nov 28-29 because they are Albania's independence and liberation days. Kosovars(-ans) have these 2 days off.
Anyways after the language class I joined 4 Frenchmen (Karen, Pierre, Antoine and Dominique - excentric French woman in her 50ies(?) and in red) to Dominique's favorite restaurant. All her friends hang out there and she knows the owner and everybody there. The meal was really delicious - perfect sharska pleskavica with kajmak, but the place was rather cold and also not extremely cheap (I have a tendency now to compare all the prices with Kaj Zlate). Then we walked and Antoine biked on Dominique's funny little bike towards Smala Stanica (that is the interactive art galery and cafe where also the erotic art exhibition was). Inese and Carsten were waiting for us already there. We told them to take some places to sit, but there were none. Luckily Carsten now some people and a waitress from one French party at some French woman's house and they sat with them. So when we came, we were completely surrounded by French. Finally they could really enjoy French ruling over English. I met a Macedonian guy who was studying French oral interpretation, 2 French girls who are doing internship at the French embassy, one Chinese looking French girl and another 2 girls... did not manage to talk to them because after one Skopsko I left. Music was getting on my nerves, too loud and not very good Jazz (if it can be called so, some crazy improvisation). Also the smoke and French language.
Yeah, actually the event was called НОЌИ НА РАДИО РАВЕЛ И ПРИЈАТЕЛИТЕ (nights of Ravel radio and its friends). There will be several such nights at Smala Stanica and the live music will be broadcasted live on Ravel radio station.
I walked home, quite a long walk, but walking is good. Tonight I want to go to sleep a bit earlier because I am finally getting work that starts before 12...dog days are over (for a while at least).

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