Blogs from Sofia Province, Bulgaria, Europe

We arrived in sunny and very hot Plovdiv by train from Sofia one day before the start of the official Euromeet. I was feeling a bit wilted from the stifling heat inside our train compartment, but except for the lack of air-conditioning on board, I had enjoyed the ride in our shared compartment with Rick and friends. Several of us shared a taxi to Hotel Ego and by this time I was more than ready for a cool shower and some rest before striking out for dinner. Lingering in the cool shower began to wash away the effects from the heat of the day and I felt ready to enjoy our first night in Plovdiv. Along with other friends staying at this same hotel, we all met in the lobby so that we could set out ... read more

Bulgaria day 8: Homeward bound, more urban exploring and a summary Last day and a few hours to kill so we decide to go for a walk around Borovets....well there are a few pokestops and Pokegyms to take as well. Our watches are also screaming at us to do more exercise as well. We did manage to do some more urban exploring but the one building we walked into (there was no door!) looked like it had someone living there despite its dilapidated state. They could either afford ski boots or had acquired them but we didn’t stay long enough to find out. We returned the key to a box near reception in the main building but I refused to even look at the receptionist after previous experiences there. Claire managed the drive back to the ... read more

Bulgaria day 1-2 Four grumps, thunder, urban exploring and bodily functions Day one wasn’t actually spent in Bulgaria but I always like to mention the getting to the airport and then the inevitable delays getting to our destination country. We managed the appalling roadworks on the M6 without too much trouble....THREE years and counting....but a wrong turn later on saw me having to drive over a bridge that my satnav didn’t know existed. And it cost me £2! Which I had to pay online when we got to the airport. At John Lennon airport we parked on the Imagine car park which fills you with wonderful imagery from the song. The grotty shed on an industrial estate left all of that to the imagination. The best and quickest security checks ever has encouraged us to fly ... read more

Trochu dostipany smer metro a konecna stanica vitosha. Na google maps tato stanica neni zakreslena ale existuje :) V metre este kupeny celodenny listok na mhd, tetula mi ho este naskenovala, bo inak by mi nefungoval na metro. Nechapem preco ale proste to tak je. Cakal som,ze na konecnej budu volake obchodiky, kde kupim ranajky a volaku poziven a hlavne vodu na cestu. No nikde nic, vseko este zatvorene az na jednu fastfood pizzeriu. Zdrave ranajky za mnou este ale treba kupit volaco na cestu, hadam cestou nieco bude. Trocha vody som si naplnil na ubytku z vodovodu (podla cs pitna) ale dalo sa mi dat do flasi len asi 0,7l, bo debilne plytke umyvadlo. Mensie hladanie bus zastavky odkial ide c.93. Odchadza z vychodnej strany nakupneho centra paradise. Na zastavke digitalny oznamovac odchodov busov. Luxus ... read more

Hi All! Had another fantastic (but roller coaster of a) week... The change of plans on Monday meant that Mum and Josh were now coming to Sofia which was great to look forward to at such short notice. Monday - Did the language course in the morning and then went to the Pink House in the afternoon. Had a bit of a gathering in the evening with some of the erasmus students and played hide and seek in our mansion of a house. It was good fu :) Tuesday - We got up early to go to the Mental Health Centre to so our weekly group exploring the individuals lives (using the Kawa model for all you OT's reading this).It was more successful than we expected and were very impressed with the results. Chilled out in ... read more