{"id":23101,"date":"2016-09-10T17:44:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=23101"},"modified":"2016-09-10T17:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T14:44:11","slug":"12-kilometres-a-pied-ca-use-ca-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/12-kilometres-a-pied-ca-use-ca-use\/","title":{"rendered":"12 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 pied, \u00e7a use, \u00e7a use…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really burned the midnight oil with work this past week, so when it was 10AM yesterday by the time I was up, had walked the dogs, and breakfasted, it really was too late to go to the market in Yablanitsa, never mind that I had another really full day of work ahead of me. I decided to postpone my trip to today, even if I knew I would very likely not get a lift.<\/p>\n

I would have actually preferred to do a day trip to Sofia today, but I had an 11AM Skype interview about a possible house sit, so that changed my plans. I did the interview and then left for town around 11:45.<\/p>\n

It was a pleasant walk, surprisingly hot, but increasingly overcast and with an odd breeze. I didn’t mind walking all the way in.<\/p>\n

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Coming into Yablanitsa.<\/p><\/div>\n

I thought I was finally ready to try the “snack bar,” if only for a coffee, but there was a “ne raboti” sign out front, which I’ve come to understand means the business is closed. Dang!<\/p>\n

Instead, I went to a cart place that’s set up across from the plaza, where I knew I could get a kebapche. It’s really not what I was in the mood for, but it was cheap and good, although I didn’t finish all the bread. This was my first time eating at the cart!<\/p>\n

It was only then that I realised that a lot of businesses were closed. Crap! Had I ever come into town for groceries on a Saturday? Thankfully, the supermarket was open! I got what I needed, remembering coffee at the last minute, and was still insufferably pleased with myself that I can say, “I would like a big butter, please,” in Bulgarian. Of course, I treated myself to an orange-chocolate ice cream cone for part of my walk back!<\/p>\n

One phrase I really should have learned earlier in my stay here is “I understand.” The lady at the cash spent way too much time trying to mime that I needed to pay a deposit for the beer bottles and that she was adding it manually to my total, despite my saying, “Yes, okay, very good, not a problem,” repeatedly. I appreciated her efforts!<\/p>\n

I hoped to get the taxi home, but he wasn’t at the town plaza and when I called, he said it would be an hour wait! I could get home in an hour and it’s not like there’s anything to do in Yablanitsa to fill the time! So I declined and headed off on foot. Traffic was light, so I didn’t get a lift.<\/p>\n

However, I ran into a man putting wood in his car about 1KM from home who chatted with me in English (!) for a bit and then said if I could wait a bit, he’d take me the rest of the way. At that point, I just wanted to be home, so I politely declined. It started to sprinkle rain as I left him.<\/p>\n

The dogs still got their walk this afternoon, of course, but now I’m officially beat! I don’t have any work for tomorrow, so I think I will have breakfast before heading out on a much longer hike with them. I probably won’t have any work for Monday either (because it will still be Sunday for my clients), so I may do a run to Sofia then. I just want to make sure museums are open on Mondays.<\/p>\n

Hard to believe I should coming into Belgrade about this time in two weeks. WHERE has the summer gone?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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