Tanks Rolling Down the Streets of Sofia
Last night my trolley ride home from downtown Sofia was interrupted by a police roadblock and some rather unusual traffic on Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard.
Continue reading...The Radiant and Peaceful Shipka Memorial Church
The most beautiful church in Bulgaria that you’ve probably never heard of.
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Beautiful Ligatures in Serbian Cyrillic
Serbian Cyrillic uses beautiful ligatures for "ль" and "нь".
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Sofia's Marvelous Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Sofia's most famous landmark is marvelous and photogenic.
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From the Firehose
Vakali Rocks a Packed NDK Auditorium
How do you write a review of a performance dance group that wears Viking costumes, uses bones to play their drums, and has pyrotechnics so badass that I could feel them twenty rows back in the audience? I was clapping so hard during Vakali’s performance at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia last week that my hands still hurt?
Vakali group (from their Facebook page)
Village of Gela, Birthplace of Orpheus
As you drive into the village of Gela in southern Bulgaria a sign informs you that this is the birthplace of Orpheus, the legendary Thracian musician and poet. I’m not sure if it’s true, but who wouldn’t be able to “charm all living things and even stones” with their music if they were born in a village with such a view? These are the Rhodope Mountains in the golden afternoon sunlight of early spring.
View of the Rhodope Mountains from Gela, Bulgaria