Museum Kind of Day

We went to the National Art Gallery and the National Museum of Natural History yesterday.  It was kind of a rainy day so that was perfect.  I have to say once again I was pleasantly surprised by what was to be found in both collections. I am beginning not to trust the Lonely Planet guide [...]

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Missing You

I was walking to work today and thinking about Sofia and this year.  It’s been a really wonderful, crazy and mixed up time.  I frankly I’m not sure that I could have enjoyed it more than I did.  Well I caught a glimpse of Nevski today and realized how lucky I’ve been to live here [...]

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Street Signs

I got a big kick out of these two street signs in Varna on my recent trip.  First off, this is about one of the hardest Bulgarian town names (or street names) to say and I had to practice and practice before I could get it right earlier this year.  Second, the two different transliterations [...]

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Sozopol

I know that the Black Sea often gets a bad reputation.  I think that most often people think that the place is over built–that it’s endless hotels, resort upon resort and a beach full of umbrellas and people.  But I have to say that I had a great weekend in Sozopol with my MoM and [...]

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Sofia to the Coast and Back

The adventure has started!
My MoM and Aunt arrived in Sofia on Tuesday afternoon.  I was so excited that the next day I promptly got the stomach flu.  Awesome.  Anyhow, I took them around Sofia Wednesday morning until it was decided that I’d be better off sleeping on the couch.  Lucky me, to have my MoM [...]

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Visitors!

I couldn’t be happier.  My mom and Aunt are coming to visit.  They’re flying today from Seattle, WA and will arrive in Sofia tomorrow!! The weather looks like it’s going to be pretty good and I’ve been a busy bee getting ready for their visit.
It’s kind of like waiting for Santa or the Easter Bunny, [...]

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Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Sofia is a place that never ceases to amaze me.  My mom and aunt are coming to visit next week.  They’ll be here for two weeks so I decided that I have time to really show them what Sofia and Bulgaria for that matter is all about.
As a part of their education,  I wanted to [...]

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New Coffee Shop!

I’ve just stared going to a great new coffee shop in Sofia: Colours & Flavours. (Take that Starbucks!)  They are super-duper friendly and they make great coffee.  Really what could be better than that? Well, the only thing that would be better if they were right around the corner from my house instead of closer [...]

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Bulgarian Comic

Apparently when you move to live in Bulgaria, all of a sudden everyone you know starts seeing things about Bulgaria everywhere.  Regularly, people email stories, links or messages saying things like: hey, I saw this article in the New York Times about the chess tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria and thought you’d like it.
Um, Really? You’ve [...]

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Shantel & Bukovina Club Orkestar

I had a rip-roaring good time at the Shantel concert on Sunday night!  This guy (and his band) is unbelievable.  I truly had no idea what to expect.  I’d never heard of him but a group of my Spanish expat friends were going and never being one to turn down a show, I bought a [...]

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