Fried liver

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January 17th 2009
I write this from Sabiha Gökçen airport, waiting for my flight to London to board. I got here two hours early and it was delayed an hour. I’ve only been in Istanbul for about 13 hours—Dan and I arrived from Sofia via bus at 5:30AM this morning. It’s been a strange day and an eventful week. Let’s start from the beginning. On Monday morning Dan and I left for Edirne, which is, I believe, ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria

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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