Alexander Nevski Church

Built in Russian style in recognition of the Russians liberating the Bulgarians from the Turks. The church is from the 19th century but the interior looks very old from all of the candle smoke.

Sofia Day 1: Three Weddings, a Long Nap, and a Feast

September 8th 2007
Arriving in Sofia We arrived no problem into the station this morning at about 6:30AM absolutely exhausted, only to be told that we couldn't buy our Serbia tickets at the RILA office because there were people waiting in line to buy tickets for trains departing in a few minutes. We asked about the central ticket office and if we could buy there and they said yes. So we went to the central ... read more

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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

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