Blogs from Sofia City , Bulgaria, Europe - page 16

The travel blog site I'm using crashed last week and lost my blog entries but most of them are saved so I will re-post them and update you on my travels in Bulgaria asap, but now I'm off to catch my flight to Vienna!... read more

So I got the plane this morning and when I got to Sofia, I managed to fight off the persistent taxi drivers by informing them that however cheap it was to get to the city centre, the bus was cheaper, and they didn't really have anything to say to that! The bus was an adventure, to say the least (think not validating your ticket despite knowing it has to be done and getting both fined and chucked off the bus!), and I walked unnecessarily far to get the the hostel, but on the bright side, I made a couple of friends along the way and probably saw most of Sofia, and it will make a great story one day! Funnily enough, despite not showering or sleeping since early yesterday morning, on top of the incidents between ... read more

Hello and greetings from Sofia. Here are some pictures I would like to share with you.... read more

So. Habe mich jetzt einigermassen mit der Stadt hier versoehnt und finde sie nicht mehr ganz sooo langweilig. Laueft man nur lang genug ziellos umher, so findet sich irgendwann schon eine schoene Ecke. Naja, und jetzt sind es ja auch nur noch 2 Stunden bis die Bimmelbahn abfaehrt. Ich hoffe ja innig, ich lande nicht in einem tuerkischen Liegewagen, sondern in einem bulgarischen. Die sollen wohl besser sein. Oder war es andersrum? Jedenfalls werd ich jetzt mal noch meine letzten Lewa auf den Kopf hauen, auch wenn ich schon satt bin und ich eigentlich nicht weiss wofuer. Apropros Lewa: Der festgesetzte Umrechnungskurs zum Euro betraegt 1:1,95883 - na wem kommt die Zahl noch bekannt vor? Richtisch! Der/die/das Lewa war ma 1:1 an die D-Mark gebunden, daher gibt es jetzt diesen lustigen, uns allen noch aus Euro-Umstellungs-Zeiten ... read more

Hello Everyone! This is the first real blog entry, now that I have time to relax for a few minutes. I've been keeping a little journal of things that we've done since the first day, so here is a quick summary: DAY 0 - Flying over the Atlantic There was a full moon out over the calm Atlantic, quite an amazing site to see. I have never seen anything so amazing. DAY 1 - Arrive in Sofia We arrived safely in Sofia and were greeted by Alex's cousins Emo and Sylva. Nobody spoke a word of English, so Alex did all of the translating for us. We drove through the city back to Alex's grandmother's house where we would be staying for the next 2 nights. Marcel & I immediately went for a nap when we ... read more