EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

well putting off the star turn at Heaton Park for a while I'll leave you hanging on that one- returning now to the Balkans trips as it won't be long before we are in Italy. My back has improved no end and wasn't it a wonderful day at Heaton Park yesterday where we just scraped over last years sales making it another rare improver year on year, Manchester you can rely on as ever. Anyway back to the Balkans and the centre of Prestina where the Newborn letters were the centre of independence celebrations and apparent graffiti is the signatures of people who were there the historic night two years ago.our own celebrations came courtesy of the Irish pub in the centre of Prestina, Kosovo where we had Guinness plus fish and chips.

Martin made friends with these Union Jack flying mechanics who had worked in the UK and had recently hosted Tony Blair

another befriending by Martin saw him dressed up in a scary version of a station master, the real; one was a super guy who not speaking a word of English became a friend and dug deep into his old cabinet and pulled out some ancient tickets for Martin, he also showered us with chocolates, glass cups and hugs and kisses when we met again after a train journey the following day,we felt our fame as crazy English transport fans was spreading as were our waistlines and Martin's ticket pouch.I tried to grab commercial shots as often as I could, editing is now under way and the results should be coming off the computer each evening this weekthis next one represents typical Kosovo city services with ex Swiss bus at the main Pristina station Fushe Kosove, a few miles out of the city

all line up one of the famous NOHABS with a small load ready to depart at Fushe station