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City of Wisdom & Culture
... in the period of the 2 minutes I was checking their produce wares.
Another comical moment:
I had heard and learned, but I had temporarily forgotten that Bulgarians reverse the nod and shakes of the head for "yes" and "no". I.e. "Yes" is symbolized by the horizontal shake of the head (vs. our "no"), and the "no" is symbolized by the vertical nod of the head (vs. our "yes").
Remember: NODDING = NO. SHAKING = YES.
Upon passing ...
Sofia explained
... photo of a gypsy boy ******* on it generated enough controversy that it was moved to a local museum. * Not so lucky was the former communist leader Georgi Dimitrov who had been entombed in a colossal mausoleum, a la Lenin and Mao, in front of the old Royal Palace. The mausoleum had been built in six days. In 1990, the new government loaded it with dynamite and detonated it on TV. The charges exploded, but the structure was undamaged. Three more attempts failed before it was ...
The end of Eastern Europe
... highly enough.
At the same time, I'd also like to pay tribute to the other truly wonderful cities I've seen in Europe, namely Rome and Budapest. Comparing Rome to Budapest or Vienna is silly, they have very different styles and characteristics, but I just preferred Vienna. Bern was also a beautiful city and remains vividly in my memory, as do Torino and Wiesbaden. The most beautiful town was hands down Florence, no question about that. I thought it was ...
A little Sofia fo' ya.
... sunglasses on, so obviously the ceremony had been here. I found a table with some people and a banner… looked like some kind of demonstration group… sure enough, the youngish guy who spoke some English identified himself as a national trade unions group. So, I shook his hand and told him of my union activism. I then asked what was going on, and he said it was an official visit from the President of Romania. I am kind ...
BULGARIA
... the sea. I believe that the Babylonia pensile gardens were similar to these botanical gardens with high walls that climb the hill, hundreds of species of flowers and trees, many roses of course, waterfalls, stone bridges, many elegant bungalows and of course her grave.
Then you reach Sveti Costantine and Elena sea side resort, a quiet place for families and and old monastery that pretends to fight with hundreds of hotels and the material life!
Albena seaside resort is ...
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