Sveta Sofia

... og deretter til plass Sveta Nedelya. I bakgården mellom hotell Sheraton og presidentpalasset ligger bortgjemt romernes forum og Sveta Georgi, rundkirken som er den eldste i Sofia. Den er fra 4. århundre. Vi var inne og så på freskene fra 1400-tallet. ...

... as he passes (seriously!) and we stand there taking pictures of their goose-stepping antics like the tourists we are. A stroll in the Sofia City Gardens follows (some playing on swings is involved) and we pop into a Russian church on our way to Sofia's ...

...          ( including Ottoman , Neoclassical and Soviet influenced socialistic 20 century architecture). The Sofia tour usually starts at St.Alexander Nevski Cathedral,one of the largest Orthodox church in the world, built in ...

... in 1877-1878. It was very impressive and absolutely massive. Some lovely churches were the Church of St Sofia, St Nikolai Russian Church and Sveta Nedelya Cathedral (also huge). I love the orthodox churches. There are usually no pews but just chairs ...

... (finally!!) - the language itself (though shares enough similarities for us to be able to communicate) The highlight of being in Sofia - the football match. Last night when Tania and I got to our hostel I asked the hostel guy what was happening ...

... so good. Too bad my mini bottle of Tabasco sauce was in my room.   Started on the tourist trail and visited Sveta Nedelya Cathedral, Church of St. George and St. Niokoli Russian Church before we hit all the stalls in the street outside Aleksander ...

... I got to see some friends in the capital and my family back home. On June 1st Liz, Caroline, Lauren, Lesli and Anne arrived in Sofia to start this adventure. We've only had one full day so far and Liz described it pretty well. I want to mention some ...

... presidentpalasset og fulgte bulevard Tzar Osvoboditel til plass Narodno Sabranie, mellom parlamentet og SAS Radisson. Denne bulevarden er selve stasgaten i Sofia. Nå var himmelen svært mørk og vi oppsøkte nærmeste kafé. Det var Flannagan’s i ...

... sale using only the contents of the local "knife amnesty" box.  I decided to move on swiftly. I walked past the beautiful Sofia city gardens and eventually found the Garibaldi internet café on the first floor of a block of flats.  I quickly ...

... 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 ...