Mirage Burgas
93 Slaveikov Complex Burgas, Burgas, 8000, Bulgaria
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Two Tongues, One Mouth
Continuing in the spirit of adventurous eating, tonight I ate tongue for the first time. It was greasy and delicious!
On our way back from the restaurant, we came across a Bulgarian folklore festival. After dancing a few sets, the performers took to the streets. Soon, the entire audience was dancing the Horo, myself included. I love spontaneous ...
Castles in the Sky
A day ahead of the popular Spirit of Burgas Festival, we took a bus to Burgas to see the annual sand figure exhibition. This year's theme was movies, and we were surrounded by larger-than-life King Kongs, Harry Potters, Gladiators, and Avatars.
All my sand castles consist of a small mound of sand, the surrounding obligatory mote, and a leaf on top to represent a flag. Clearly, I've got a lot to learn!
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Armin Van Buuren
... 4 in the morning, I told Militza I had a birthday present for her-- a spot in the front row. After a bit of maneuvering on my part, we shimmied our way into two front-row spots. Pressed up against the gate next to the stage, our necks tilted upwards at unhealthy angles, we were a mere feet from the heavy bass of Armin Van Buuren. Every time he raised his arms ...
Hungry, Angry, Ugly
... of the word "f*ck," along with all its various uses (complete, of course, with detailed examples).
--> Me, reading a Bulgarian word with the ever-elusive "uuh" sound to a response of laughter, then hearing the bald-faced lie, "Good! Perfect! That was perfect!"
--> Militza's mom, admitting that she could never tell if I was hungry, angry, or ugly, since all the "...gry" words in English sound the ...
Dog Days
Although I've never been to Cancun, I imagine Sunny Beach to be just like it-- a beach town overrun with the debauchery and hedonism of bright lights, long strips, and heavy teenage boozing. In this spirit, the two of us went out dancing for Militza's birthday.
Walking home in the middle of the night (technically morning-- clubs in Europe tend start around the time I'd be coming ...



