Light Hotel Sofia

... culture - like our taxi driver who took us back to the bus station to the beat of some russian acid jazz played through massive speakers.

The latest chapter for thıs ınbetweener state ıs energy polıcy, wıth the Wall Street Journal bloggıng on whether Bulgarıa wıll sıde wıth Russıa or the European Unıon.

Next stop Istanbul.

... it should have been called the smuggler train. People throwing things out the window, people jumping off the train, border patrol taking people off the train. What a trip! A lot of Serbians smuggle cigarettes and alcohol into Bulgaria. Met 2 Peace Corps volunteers in the hostel that Im staying at. I finally found an adapter so I can upload photos.

... selgus, et karda, mida riietele ehteks panna. Siis rääkis mingi proua pikalt laialt ja peale ühispilti sai promoüritus läbi. Millegi pärast arvan, et peale seda üritust müügiedu ei järgnenud J Käisime peaväljakul, kus valmistuti usinalt aastavahetuseks. Parasjagu toimus ühel tädil soundi proov. See, et taust fonolt tuleb, ei üllatanud, aga siis hakkas ta vahepeal kurtma, et ta mikker ei tööta. J Lugu samal ajal täiega peal. Sattusime ühele lahedale ...

... but I guess its hard to enjoy everything. There were some stunning views of the town from there though. We were truly knackered from the train trip and lack of sleep so went back to our room for a quick nap. We woke the next morning at 8am. Sofia - the Bulgarian Capital That day we were heading to the Capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. We got to the bus station and the next bus leaving was the only one with room (damn weekends) so we booked the bus and had ...

... They make video's and reports about their trip for a French newsprogramm and will edit a movie from all footage made during the journey. Their website: http://www.planeted.eu/core/intro.html Hmm and what's my project again...? I guess I didn't even mention in this blog what the Biketour exactly is about... As thıs was my mayor task here & now I will use this blog for ...

... It's mine," I replied. He left to walk back to Sofia and I walked down to the small kiosk that served as a bus stop. It had been open before the rain started, but it was now closed. I sat under a small shelter and waited. The other three came about forty-five minutes later, and we began the painstaking wait for a bus that we weren't sure was going to come. We thought about walking and trying to find better shelter, but no one ...

... a Russia feel to it; from the Cyrillic letters, to the look of the streets to the look of the churches. At one point I could have sworn that I was standing in the square in front of Peterburg's St. Isaac's cathedral. The differences between Bulgaria and Russia: - people actually look happy here - prices are cheap (finally!!) - the language itself (though shares enough similarities for us to be able to communicate) The highlight of being in Sofia - the ...

... hopped in the taxi. In a lilting baritone voice he gave me the brief rundown on Sofia nightlife, warning me not accept any suspicious offers from gorgeous women in red dresses, nor to trust any other taxi drivers. I was a wee dead man tired from twenty hours of rickety train travel and all this dialogue seemed to ...

We jumped on a bus heading for Sofia. Sometimes, other people get on buses and they have something you want. This time, the girl in front had a Bulgarian Lonely Planet, which by chance was new, so she WAS going to become my new best friend. She was Dutch, but a Pakistani background one. No problems there, the she lent it to me, then she said that she hated the Bulgarian people. That was the end of our brief friendship. Basically, she ...

... It was just a pity that it rained at the top of the trek as we walked amongst the clouds, nevertheless an unforgetable experience. Well i head off to Northern Bulgaria this afternoon, probably will be spending another 3-4 days here before i enter Romania. By the reports from other travellers that have coming south, the Gypsies are quite bad on the train and at the train station, so will have to be on the ball once again. Hope you are all well Grin