Vitosha Park Hotel Sofia
1 Rosario str. Sofia, Bulgaria
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The end of Eastern Europe
... the People's Palace. The Bulgarians, spoken to about 8 people now and only 2 of them have appeared vaguely nice. The other 6 odd have just been very selfish people and couldn't care less about anyone else. I was only in Bratislava for 1 1/2 hours but yes, again the people seemed nice.
But the thing is that none of those countries have been through recent atrocities. None of them have been involved in any wars over the past 40 years, let alone 20. The attitude of ...
First day/night incountry.
... sleep was over, but no. I stayed under for a solid 12 hours! This is the view from my room.
The local brewski is called Zagorka. I must confess that I imbibed a couple of 'em. Not bad, not great -- full flavored lager but a bit bitter. I'll try something different tonight.
Off to do some sightseeing this morning. The guidebook describes a little walking tour of the central city. More on that later.
Cheers!
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Nice to be here
... nice Bulgarian lady and she jokingly says “are you a secret agent?”, I said no but I should be as we laughed about the drug traffickers. I said to her “it just makes the trip interesting” and we laughed again. One stop before we arrived in Sofia the drug trafficker jumps off the train right near me and he has a huge stash of boxes wrapped up in a sheet and he runs off like a bat out of hell, gets yelled at by the lady inspector on ...
Sofia, Bulgaria - Surprisingly Good!
... the woman turned the baby towards us, making a gesture with her hand implying the baby had no food.
Sofia's oldest church, and possibly oldest building, stands in a small courtyard. If we hadn’t known it was there, we would've walked right past it. Called the Rotunda of Sveti Georgi, it dates back to the 4th century. During Turkish rule, it became a Mosque, but now it is a museum.
Needing a break from the relentless heat, we retired to a cafe and ...
What's w/the low water fountain in the bathroom?
... goodies we haven't discovered yet. (Can't figure how Mark made it through U.S. customs with all those nuts/seeds with him. Guess they see a lot of that coming from Canada :~)
Also thanks to Darryl who joined us all for breakfast so early this morning. Was nice to have a group waving us off!
Will download some pictures when I get this site figured out!
Good Morning all!
~kim
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