25th july 2007 - galati

for the first time in 2 weeks the sun disappears behind a bank of cloud that decreases the strength of its rays somewhat. not until 8am does it break through and start to burn.

the concert yesterday was a success. zdob si zdub played energetically and we didn't let anything slip either. roman, singer and "shaman" brought me little dried fish threaded on a cord from crimea. a delicacy. the audience was large, perhaps the biggest so far. and there were no problems with adjustment as far as our music was concerned either. we felt very much at home. afterwards we sat together for a long time, drank wine and beer and made plans for the next day, that is for today.

today there is no concert, time to rehearse, to work out something together. today is also the entry into the ukraine. hopefully the formalities and associated vexatious waiting times will be kept within limits.

tomorrow we will have visitors, hage, martin heller, media representatives, friends and laura, my daughter. i'm really looking forward to seeing her.