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33 Bratya Miladinovi Str Sofia, 1303, Bulgaria
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Day 5 - Ottoman Trek
... a few quiet ones and then decided it was home time for us. So we got a taxi and OMG - craziest taxi driver in the world! Apart from the fact that it was like a night club in the taxi with the music blaring, this dude only knew how to drive flat out or come to a screaching halt! He would skid to take off and skid to stop! Scariest dude EVER! He even waved his fist at another taxi driver and called him ...
Old churches in Sofia & Overnight Train - Istanbul
... this gave us the ability to hear the choir in the upper chamber. We also stopped in an old palace-turned-museum to purchase some souvenirs.
Our last hours in Sofia were spent with Nikolay, first at the virology lab and then at a small cafe where we had a very late lunch. My stomach has finally come around, so I treated myself to a hearty Bulgarian sachi (meat dish/way of preparing the meat) and Bulgarian beer.
Dennis and I arrived at ...
The Ace of Spades
... are terrible places to travel in my opinion. They are crowded, expensive, fake, and full of people from all over the place who are generally in a bad mood.
Arriving in Sofia I wondered about as usual, found a slice of questionable pizza and followed the sound of music to a nice park where there was a free heavy metal concert. I'm assuming these were local up and coming (or not) bands. I watched several bands for hours as they played Guns n ...
Our First Day 'out'
... returning-to-hotel-post-procedure) Canadian group after being together for a late supper.
After being discharged mid-morning, Doc & I ventured out a few kilometers by Taxi, settling on people watching in the square of the "National Palace of Culture" for several hours. (The perimeter sporting several open-air beer tents - interestingly bustling with patrons by 1 pm :~) Two very large, very cold beer ...
Off to Plovdiv
... different periods, including an old fortress. From it, you can see the city sprawled out in all directions below, as well as the other hills and the Rhodpe mountains and the Stara Planina in the distance.
I walked the entire time I was there, going up and going down roads, lots of steps, climbing rocks, etc. By the time I boarded the bus for my return at 5 pm, my legs were very tired and sore. The ride back to Sofia revealed a ...


