понеделник, мај 30, 2005

It can only come down

Today's the fifth or sixth consecutive day in which Skopje is generously awarded with yet another thunderstorm. These storms never last long and always take place between 6 and 8 pm. They are far from the Amazonian stuff and never really seem to upset daily routine. However, on one occasion it managed to attack with some succes. A couple of blocks, in one of which I reside, light was dealt with by means of candles - no electricity. Adds to the Merry Christmas feeling. The storms are also fierce enough to obscure the whole Vodno mountain by clouds. Seems that all these storms start at the mountain and then come rolling down. It's an interesting spectacle.

[Edit] Yesterday's storm that rushed down from Vodno took a bit of dirt, stones and little rocks with it. Some streets in eastern Skopje were lesser accessible afterwards.[/edit]