Sofia train station

Eastern Europe

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November 22nd 2008
After Greece I traveled with two dutch boys from my volunteer camp. We took an overnight train up to Sofia Bulgaria where we stayed for two nights. Me and Sander weren't too impressed by Sofia, but Kees on the other hand loved it. It was hard coming from Greece where it was warm, the people were friendly, and a lot of people spoke english. Sofia was in full on Fall so the weather was pretty col ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more