Hotel Aris Sofia

... in what a big leg of the journey this is: 24 hours, 4 countries (Austria/Hungary/Serbia/Bulgaria), 2 passport stamps, and endless train configeration changes until it was just our sleeper carriage and 2 'commuter' waggons. One lasting impression is the station masters waving us through every hit and miss town along the Bulgarian section. All immaculately turned out in blazers and caps, it seems as though ...

... delays at the Bulgarian border, and soon we were on our way to the capital, Sofia. We'd decided not to visit Cappadocia before coming to Turkey, though it's a bit of a regret now. However, the warmth of the people has really made us want to return, so that will give us an even stronger incentive to make the trip! En route to Sofia, we enjoyed the lovely countryside, with occasional sheperd. It was also a good chance to practice reading the Cyrillic text, which would eventually get pretty ...

Aastavahetus oli meil planeeritud ühes mõnusa interjööriga restos. Nime ei mäleta ja mis sellest ikkagi oleks kasu, sest see oli nende viimane üritus enne pankrotti. Et kuhugi kohta saada, tuleb tellida pakettmenüü. Nende menüü oli vist 6-käiguline ja sisaldas isegi hanemaksa pasteeti. Kell 9 oli paras alustada. Meid oli 9 hinge - 6 eestlast, 2 iisraellast ja 1 sveitslane. Õhtu vaieldamatuks hitiks kujunes rakia, mis on ...

... that only left one option... drive down to Greece and get a ferry across to Italy - How bad? With renewed vigour and the sense of adventure pulsating through our veins, we just drove and drove - we really did need to get out of Eastern Europe to restore our sanity once more and as soon as we crossed the boarder, a sense of relief swept over us, we looked at each other and smiled - we were back in civilisation once more, DESTINATION GREEK COAST.

... own hands, and it really shows in the attention to detail. There are several nice restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the hotel and downtown Sofia is a 10-minute taxi ride. Forget the so-called "luxury" hotels, in the city centre; stay here. The value for money is unbelievable. Peter Middleton, Uk. September 2007-09-21" Thanks for a lovely stay and hope to see you soon, say Hi to Krasi Junior! Kind Regards

... the journey would take hours to complete, we weren't daunted. The last bus headed back to Sofia was at 5:30 and we were determined to make the round trip in time. Unfortunately, no one told us that we were hiking up the anus of Bulgaria's largest Peat Reserve. On top of that, there were really no trails as of such. It took hours to hike up the crumbled and washed-out mess that served as a pathway, and was in greater disrepair than ...

Well, after we found out we were all going to Bucharest on the same day, we decided to stick together for another day (by "we" i mean the British fellows i mentioned earlier). Now, rather then refering to them as "the british guys", i might as well introduce them fully. Alister(sorry if i spelled it wrong), Sean, and Anthony were doing a pre-school trip through eastern Europe en ...

... They called in for backup (an English speaker). The police were very friendly and helpful but since the guy had a receipt from the meter, it was all legal (despite him telling us "no meter. 5"). The police said he thought the guy was a crook too and doesn't think they should be able to do that. Just taught me I need to be extra aware with taxis. We did at least get the fare reduced by a little. After that mess, we went into the central bus station and got Stephanie a ...

A bus and cab ride later we were in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. The weather had turned horrible and cold again so we had to pull out the gortex. There were no Bulgarian grannies to meet us at the bus station so we had to find a hostel. Our first dorm for a very, very, long time!!! It was small which was good, but I still had the worry of snoring strangers that you can't do anything about. The Lonely Planet usually has a suggested walking ...

... i don't believe i should have to endure other people's misfortune on my Sunday drive. Well the people in Greece take this white cross business to the extreme, they build a shrine bigger than the size of a medium size TV with the works, pictures, flowers, candles etc. You don't even have to die to have a shrine (makes the problem worse), only severly injured. You could be driving along the mountainside and think you are coming up to a residential ...