Iva and Blagoy's house

Goodbye Europe

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August 16th 2014
We are finally leaving Europe behind after seven weeks of some great experiences and support from a wide collection of old and new friends. Sofia was our final destination in Europe, where we had been invited to stay by Iva, who I had last seen at Cambridge in 1982. Not for the first time my retired PhD supervisor, Tony Kirby, had come up trumps and put us in touch after just a few days of ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Sofia Province

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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