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The Yellow Pavers...
...all Bulgarians know them well. Sofia's city centre is entirely covered with them, stretching from the old Communist Party Quarters to every other civic building in the vicinity...These streets were once lined with people marching in the Communist days... in support of the regime, then again the same streets were filled with millions revolting against the regime in the years coming up to 1989 collapse of the system. I was there too, on the shoulders of my mum, shouting out for freedom.
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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... [read more]
The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... [read more] Blog: Back to the motherland, Bulgaria
Date: June 7th 2006
I spent a very lazy couple of months in Bulgaria in the company of my family and old friends, lounging about and enjoying the simple pleasures in life. It was very gratifying. I soaked up some new stories of what I've missed out on in the past 5 years. Also soaked up some old and forgotten memories, visited the attic upstairs and found some old toys of mine, looked through a collection of old reco ... read more
Date: June 7th 2006
I spent a very lazy couple of months in Bulgaria in the company of my family and old friends, lounging about and enjoying the simple pleasures in life. It was very gratifying. I soaked up some new stories of what I've missed out on in the past 5 years. Also soaked up some old and forgotten memories, visited the attic upstairs and found some old toys of mine, looked through a collection of old reco ... read more
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