Maxi Park Hotel & Spa Sofia
110 Simeonovsko Shosse Blvd Sofia, 1700, Bulgaria
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The end of Eastern Europe
... was the differing attitudes of the people. Having spent something like a total of 7 weeks in Prague, I know first hand how unfriendly the Czechs are. I met a friend in Budapest who's been living there for the past 5 months and he told me the same about the Hungarians; horrible people. Spot on, granted I was on there for a total of 4 days. Just incredible frustrating, horrible people. Spending 1 night in Szeged at McDonald's to use the internet and get some food after an ...
First day/night incountry.
... on using up the parts of animals most Western abattoirs would throw away..." Hummmm, well there's always bread, cheese & wine!
This is my hotel in Sofia. Not a bad place for just 30 Euros per night. They even have wireless Internet! Nice little buffett breakfast this AM. (Jen, you would love the little chocolate filled croissants. Similar to ones we had in Spain but much smaller.) Very friendly young lady ...
Nice to be here
... with horrible people for several days and so nice to see an act of kindness for once.
As I sat down we saw this guy in the corridor in front of our cabin jump up into the ceiling. We weren’t sure what was going on but we did see him before at the beginning of the trip. Anyway after a while he jumped down and took a couple of boxes he had stashed and either they were full of cigarettes or drugs. We all laughed. Apparently we were told ...
Sofia, Bulgaria - Surprisingly Good!
... the 1970's was severely dirtied after the KGB were blamed for the death of Georgi Markov, a dissident writer living in London. When he was walking along Water Bridge in September 1978, he was murdered after being stabbed with a poison-tipped umbrella.
Banya Bashi Mosque is the city's only remaining Mosque. Dating back to the 16th Century, it reflects Ottoman rule which lasted for almost five hundred years. Around the back of the Mosque was a pleasant area with a fountain ...
What's w/the low water fountain in the bathroom?
... given neither of us have any grasp of Bulgarian (the language). I asked our driver to teach me some very basic words so I can be the polite Canadian that would support the stereotype, but nope, I can't remember even one of the phrases or words he shared (Doc's way better at this), except for 'Merci' (said slightly slavicly - is that a word?) that word is both 'thank you' and 'you're welcome', so it's not all ...



