Red Hot Red Salon in Skopje

Followers of this blog may remember our favorite salon in Skopje:  Red Hot Red.

See, for example

https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/03/skopje-red-hot-red-salon.html

This time, our apartment was even closer to Red Hot Red.  My daughter wanted an "ombre" look. I trusted Elena to do a great job. This was right before we left Skopje (still the beginning of summer).  Wish we could see Elena for our back-to-school 'dos.

Also pictured, my daughter also had a mani/pedi on this return trip to Skopje (!)

If you're lucky enough to be in Skopje, we highly recommend Red Hot Red.  :-))

 Red Hot Red's facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Red-Hot-Red-296174457079266/

We love Elena!

And we love when we bump into Aneta :-)

Skopje -- Bellmondo -- Shoes!

Followers of this blog may remember when I was back in Skopje in November/December 2018 that I discovered the Bellmondo shoe store in the GTC shopping center -- and that I had shoes hand-made for me in Macedonia. 

I had seen a pair of shoes on their facebook page that were so interesting/different -- the leather was black and white and had people's faces.  It was such a unique leather.  But the stiletto style was not one that would be good for my everyday wear.  When I inquired if I could have them use that leather in a shoe style that would be more comfortable for me - they were happy to custom make the shoes for me.  (See this post

When I returned to Skopje with my daughter in May/June 2019, I wanted to be sure to take her to Bellmondo. (She loves shoes as much as I do!)

I picked up another pair of custom shoes (this time in the Paris print).  And my daughter found these pumps in the graffiti print:

walking to the GTC shopping mall

Bellmondo's facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/BellmondoLeatherShoes/

Aladdin -- in Skopje -- with Macedonian subtitles

When we were living in Skopje in 2017, we enjoyed seeing movies at the Cineplexx at CityMall.

See, for example

https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-at-cineplexx.html
or
http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/02/sing-at-cineplexx-skopje-city-mall.html

We had the chance to see Aladdin at the Cineplexx at CityMall in Skopje (in between the charity bazaar and the charity concert -- the day before we left Skopje -- not a moment to waste!) 

I still had (what was left of the balance on) the gift cards we won in the gift basket at the fundraiser for QSI in 2017) - so we put those towards our tickets an paid the rest in denars.


We loved the movie. I liked this live action version even better than the original cartoon -- mostly because of the ending. In case you have not yet seen it, I won't spoil it for you.

Here the movies play in their original language - so we were watching the movie in English, with Macedonian subtitles.

having fun with the magic carpet photo op

 

which are always better with your bestie

I waned to get a picture of the Macedonian subtitles - but I also didn't want to look like I was illegally recording the movie -- so I quickly snapped this picture and then put my phone away -- no subtitles - Sorry

I love seeing the movie posters in Macedonian

having fun with the popcorn buckets (this is in the parking garage that is under the mall)

For more about the Cineplexx:

https://www.cineplexx.mk/

https://www.facebook.com/CineplexxMakedonija/

Billboards from the April-May 2019 Presidential Election, Skopje -- Professor Gordana Siljanovska

Previously on this blog I posted about the North Macedonian Presidential Election which was held April 21st followed by a run-off election on May 5th.  See, for example

 https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-3-candidates-running-for-president.html

One of the candidates was a law professor from UKIM -- Professor Gordana Siljanovska (VMRO).

We had the pleasure of meeting when I was in Macedonia on my Fulbright.  In fact, I was a guest lecturer in in her Constitutional Law class:

 http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/03/skopje-guest-lecture-at-ss-cyril-and.html

and she helped me to arrange the use of the courtrooms at the law school for my students' Supreme Court Oral argument simulation:

 https://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/05/us-supreme-court-oral-argument.html


 While we were not able to meet on my brief return visit in May, I did see Prof. Gordana's face around town on billboards.

This book, that was a gift from Professor Siljanovska, is on display in my office