Monday, January 4, 2021

Grey Doves flying to Macedonia, North Macedonia that is...

2021 is just starting, and we are still locked down – but only on the outside by the politicians. In our hearts and minds we have all freedom to travel to wherever our imagination brings us. In that in mind, lets hop back on the Balkan Express and I shall take you to Macedonia - stop, lets be precise, I shall take you to North Macedonia.

Tu tune into our new voyage, let me play you a song I really love, and which I’m currently learning myself:

Dejgidi ludi mladi godini 

Hey you crazy young years, you flew away like grey doves


Lets start our North Macedonia right in the centre, in the capital Skopje. For our arrival, we chose a a very environmentally friendly way of travelling:


I will now take you onto a 3-in-1 City Tour:

1st: Here a good article about the place: 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Skopje

2nd: Whilst reading, you could listen to some music:


3rd: Look at Skopje images: I took those on my travels from 2016 to 2019:


Let me show you the arches next to the National Museum. I ‘beamed’ Tatcho Drom, there for the finale of a solstice performance in lockdown: Here we are playing Kukja Imam Na Pelister: 


I would like you to finish the day in nice and fulfilling way, by teaching you a song. This is based on the Vardar, the river which flows right through the centre of Skopje and gives it a lot of its charm: Jovano Jovanke:


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