Pauza Magazine Summer 2006 | Page 13

Well, time to head back. I thanked my hosts profusely and expected to board the plane to Skopje at 8 o’clock. We waited and waited until finally they announced the flight was canceled. Ok, so they put me up in a hotel, I got to see some of the football game the people were rallying about in the center, and caught a 7:45 flight to Vienna and then back to Skopje with Macedonia’s own MAT airlines. The service on MAT wasn’t too bad, but they make you buy everything from drinks to sandwiches. At least they give a whole bottle of Coke instead of a small glass with half of it being ice. However, later on they served free coffee and tea. I look forward to more travel adventures. If you have a long wait somewhere, just don’t sit there. Get out and enjoy the places you hadn’t planned to see, but would regret if you didn’t. Oh, and on the way back to Skopje, make sure you practice your Macedonian a bit with some people on the flight. I expected to forget everything, but after a conversation, it was very nice to be able to w ??[?H[??XY?HY?Z[?????????][]X?X??????\?[?[?\?\?[??Y?[?\?K?x?&Y?Y?H?X??[Y[??X??[???]B???][]H?X??^HXZ?H?]?[B??X]^\?Y[??K?]8?&\?[???X?H??HB??? [?H\???[H]?H??Y??[Z[Y\????H[??\?H[?[?X\????????[ ?][H??H[???]?[ ?H?^H?Y?????? ?B?Z\??Y??&]??\???YH[]?\?K??B?Y????X???HZ\????]]??Y??[??Y??H[??Y?\?[?????H?[[Y\??]?\?[?[?K?Y??]???[YH \??YH ??Y?H L??