Sofia Apartments

... around the airport.  The Bulgarians get around this by simply not slowing down....ever. The ride from the airport, through Sofia, to our apartment was TERRIFYING.  You probably know that every culture has their own version of personal space. ...

... hair and off our skin. The beds were actually quite comfortable, partly because they were slightly larger than ours back in the apartments, and we managed to get a decent night of sleep. The next morning we woke up early, ate some more amazing ...

... was interviewed about his 13 month travels by a local paper. A Bulgarian literature student of German extraction was in-between apartments. Two English lads were right out of high school to see the world. A English lady was planning to invest in ...

... a car-crushing lot. The sound of crunching scrap metal filled the air. An infinite vista of 15-story gray Communist-era apartments stretched to the horizon in all directions. It was like walking onto the set of the 1980s dystopia version of the ...

... work that's going on - not very conducive for sleep - or rest!  Also, there's someone in one of the other apartments in my building that plays the piano, so I'm "entertained" by his/her practicing! Mitko has been wonderful!  He's been playing ...

... say, I was/am not very happy about it, but it's something that could happen anywhere.  I found out today that 4 other apartments in the same building were robbed this week.  Apparently, someone is picking the locks on the doors.  The rental ...

... It is kind of like a little fortress with two entrance gates, a central orthodox church, a 13th C tower, and a hundred or so apartments lining the inside of the walls. Some of these rooms are the monks quarters, and some of them are rented out to ...

Its 8:30 am. Gary just had breakfast & I got to watch. We ran into 7 people from Sask. last night at supper & 2 more this morning. Four of those people had the procedure last week & the others are spouses, etc. Everyone has had positive ...

... just like the wikipedia picture except theirs was served in a bowl of hot water, to keep it hot I guess. The final flight to Sofia was short, 1 1/2 hours, and not crowded at all.  I'd say about 1/2 full.  Would have been really great except that ...

We head off towards St. Sofia Church and St. Michael's Monastery to find the botanical gardens. We come across a museum, but once inside we realize it is only an art gallery so we pass on this one. We see a lot of little open air street shops/stalls. ...

... miles or so before we were stopped again. To be honest, I think the policeman was bored. He checked our documents and we were on our way again. We eventually made it to Bansko and found our apartment/hotel at around 2am. All was fine, nice ...

... so they're fun anyway. The ride was nice and took us through some neighborhoods. One area reminded me of the Soviet-style block apartments in Poland. At the airport we had met another person with the same layover as us and was also on our train. Since ...

... day and the more I got lost the more I fell in love with Toledo.  The back alleys are gorgeous and the actual apartments look like they’ve been built for a movie set in a rustic Spanish city.  The cathedral of Toledo was magnificent ...