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Christmas and Bulgaria

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December 26th 2012
I left off on Christmas eve at the hostel. So, I will pick up from there. Unfortunately, Chirstmas eve was not quite as active as was Sunday in Bucharest. So, I went out with my new friends and we popped around to a few different bars. One of the coolest places we went to was called "Deja Vu Russian Cocktail Bar." Apparently, it's the place where Ceauseceu (not sure about the spelling here), w ... 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