You thought that I was too tired to go out at night after having walked all day, eaten tons of food and visited innumerable churches, right? Well, yeah, I'm tired, but you know the whole "seize the moment", right? So, the first night I was in Georgia, me Alma (German with Indian origins) and Wouter (Dutch), two hostels mates, decided to have some drink. Alma, having been here for some weeks, knew of a bar that always seemed full. So we reached it, braving the cold, and got in.
Canudos is one of the places that immediately strikes you for the very relaxed atmosphere. Rough woden tables and chairs, Oriental themes and a lit fireplace give a friendly feel. After a few minutes we got in, a band started to play in a corner, mostly covering English and American songs. I don't usually like cover bands, but this was clearly here as a jukebox replacement and they could actually play. We sat on a large wooden table in the back room, where the music allowed us to talk and got beer and glint wine (from Russian Глинтвейн, glintwein, a kind of mulled wine).
The second thing I noticed, after the joyful atmosphere, is that in Georgia, unfortunately, smoke is still allowed indoor. Not everyone was smoking, so the annoyance was not extreme, but the effects were noticeable. After a while, someone started cooking large skewers on the lit fireplace, and I noticed it just when I passed in front of it to go to the counter. No delicious smell of barbecued meat came to me, because cigarette smoke covered everything.
After a while we decided to change place, but after skipping British and Irish pubs we ended up in a rather sad and empty bar which turned out having a Spanish theme. Or at least it was supposed to be. We were the only patrons, the TV was broadcasting a lame kinky show and it felt like the staff couldn't wait for us to scram, so we drank our stuff and hurried back to Canudos, where we stayed more or less until the end.
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