macedonia
looking at this house brings back memories:
in first half of 2001 sauseschritt visited skopje. sitting together with friends on the balcony of a house close to the city park of skopje (see below), enjoying their hospitality and the warmth of the early summer sun. nevertheless, the situation in macedonia at that time was very serious. one could hear the noise of military conflict (bombing) only a few kilometers from there. you could not only hear, but also "feel" the explosions on that balcony. for months my friends were ready to escape a possible war in the city via the southern route to skopje. and they were waiting what would happen next: doing their jobs with their things packed and their car ready to leave. well, the conflict was settled before the war really broke out and nowadays a
fragile peace, which is sometimes in question, can be sustained. we tend to forget these things very quickly .....

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an easy question, maybe: where would you like to stay in skopje?

hotel kanet: euro 45.- per night
hotel aleksandar palace: euro 170.- per night
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did you get hold of your most wanted person during your last conference? it was difficult, you were not successful? other mighty persons joined mr. and ms. wanted and didn´t let you enter their circle? you succeeded and you could finally talk to him/her and he/she answered that he/she has already answered your urgent request? negatively, of course! you do know, that this is a lie? welcome to the club!


jagdszenen aus skopje
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the stone bridge rises magnificently over the river vardar in the central part of skopje, the capital of macedonia. the bridge connects the old and the new part of the city, and is the primary element of the daily communication of its inhabitants and visitors. there is no visitor who visited skopje and did not walk over it. the bridge connection the two part of Skopje not only physically, but also with time. all important events throughout history and all the events of today take place on it. this is the reason why the bridge deserves special treatment and care, because the loss of the bridge would mean the loss for an entire city. we talk about the kameniot most and bridges represent important symbols in the balkans.




diesseits und jenseits der vardar:
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the old railway station of skopje was built in 1940/41 and the local tourist information tells us, that it was the most beautifull on the balkans at that time. the clock on the frontside stopped at 5.17 at the moment when skopje, on july 26, 1963, was destroyed by an disastrous earthquake. today the city museum of skopje is located in this building.


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