18:04, February 17, 2008. Pristina

The Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi (third from left) arrives at the Grand Hotel after signing the controversial document proclaiming unilateral independence from Serbia for his first public appearance as political leader of the newest country in the world. Somehow I was there on hand along with almost nobody else to capture the event on my mobile phone. The five-star Grand Hotel, whose roof Thaçi was about to be interviewed on, was the lively and entertaining media hub for the day's events. Interesting personal observations here included a complete lack of English-language television on any of the large screens, men in expensive suits pissing in the Gents' washbasins, and, strangely for such an event, no prostitutes.

What on earth am I going to do with all these pictures?

Do technical edit
Sort into groups *
Kill the babies

of course

* It looks not unlike Grand Opera…

1. Overture
2. Journey
3. Bus station party
4. Parade of vehicles
5. Militant march
6. Street scenes around 3pm
7. Hotel
8. Arrival of the Prime Minister
9. Crazy KLA guy in car
10. Evening celebrations
11. Interlude
12. The morning after

And I must remember to send the photographs Martin asked for.