Sofia, Bulgaria

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Sofia was neat, a small city for a capital city but still pretty cool. There is graffitti everywhere, even in the nicer areas. Not a whole lot of historical sights though, we managed to find the largest Sephardi Jewish Synagogue and a few old government buildings. There is this giant hot spring under the city and the water flows up through fountains throughout the city; there is one popular spot that ppl will bring their water bottles and jugs to fill up for drinking water. You can drink the tap water, but this spring water is really good! Its very warm, but sweet too. We filled up our water bottleswith it and then grabbed ice cream.

We spent sofia with 2 guys from Holland and an Austrian, Karel, Faije, and Nikolai. Wedecided to get our own room, which was in this late 18th century, 3 story building, and the room was beautiful. Cheap too! So far, spending in the east has been pretty cheap. Sofia was okay, however we were spoiled by how crazy Istanbul is. Here r some photos! The rest on facebook!

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