Paul
Sofia, a city between past and present, ancient and modern, poverty and wealth, but hospitable and proud of its traditions.
These are all the emotions you gave me, curious to see the sights but to live among his people.
Departure from Verona on June 17 with Myair (€ 36.59), the flights were a bit ' handled as two days before I changed the departure from Bologna to Verona, but the return one month before it was moved one day, another surprise at the airport we boarded a plane ... Windjet arrived on time in Sofia. Waiting for me there was a Marrinella employees of the Agency, with whom I had booked an apartment, the transfer was free for at least 7 days stay, including accommodation had been a change in the first two days when I had chosen the apartment was busy, I agreed because I gained 35 euro per day and they gave me a 50 euro. The apartment is in
Paraskeva BUZLUDJA 26, the 3-story building does not is very well kept outside and the stairs are too small lily-classic ... but this is all over the city, just inside the door I have to think again, the inside is completely redone and new, in fact I was the first to rent it. Hall, lounge, two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, all strictly new, three conditioners, three TVs (1 plasma), telephone, internet, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, coffee machine, bathroom with bathrobes set for four, water and coca cola in the refrigerator, tea and coffee.
I go out for a first round, the area is quiet, many also in the interior streets have large trees that make them cool, shaded, I'm looking for a change but since Sunday I just opened the station, though not very convenient to change something. Trying to return home the problems start ... road. I'm lost .... I understand that you have to buy a map in Cyrillic classical sense does not match the license plates of the streets .... although I recommend you read it ... Luckily I
the navigator, without it I would have lost every day in this city ...
The next day I buy a subscription just 5 days for buses (12 Lev), especially in the center there are close to all of the ticket, I suggest you print the tickets in their own language because it is difficult to find people who speak English, also straconsiglio to make the tickets because the controls are very frequent. The media are almost all very old, you can get on and off from any port, the interior is shabby and the noise often one wonders how to go on here ... there is another problem because each line number can be a bus, a trolley bus, tram ... in fact more than once I have the wrong half and found myself somewhere else ...
Start from the central pedestrian street Vitosha where are the best shops, walking to get in front of the church ST. Nedelya, dates from the mid eighteenth century, not far from the church ST. GEORGE (the Rotunda), one of the most ancient monuments, adjacent the ruins of a building in the tenth century frescoes
very old.
Continuing straight on the road name changes to KN. M. Louiza Blvd. The first building on the right is one of the largest malls in the country, ZUM, almost bordering on the opposite side HALI the covered market in a century-old building, right in front of the Banya Bashi Mosque in 1566, entering without shoes on precious carpets that cover even the walls.
Behind the covered market, the Synagogue in Sofia, entry 2 lev, built in the early nineteenth century the central dome 33 meters high. and can accommodate over 1100 people , To enter you have to put the cap.
still walking to get to the bridge LUVOV MOST, you are crossing the main railway station and bus terminal, while before turning left onto S. Stambolov find the selling of women, the city's main food and clothes, very cheap and poor reflection of class, there are also elderly and gypsies selling a basket of salad, an embroidered towel, a pair of socks, used items.
Nedelya turning back to the streets on the right side we pass first to the Archaeological Museum and then to the large building that houses the NATIONAL ART GALLERY and ETNOGRAPHICAL MUSEUM, within only 3 seconds to Lev, displays costumes, objects, documents of the Bulgarian people. On the same street corner
S. Rakovski, the Russian Church of St. Nicola in 1914 with five golden domes, the interior is small but very nice. A few steps and a large open removes all doubt that I have in front of Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the largest building in the Balkans occupies the area of \u200b\u200b4000 square meters, 14 are input ports, hundreds of windows, mosaic paintings, in crypt an exhibition of over 200 icons, in the square the flea market with many military objects, small pictures and icons of saints, Bulgarian crafts, fabrics and tablecloths.
Per comprare i souvenir trovate un negozio all’uscita del museo Etnografico oppure nel sottopasso di piazza Nedelya e in quello davanti ai magazzini Zum . Per mangiare trovate un infinità di ristoranti e locali , e mediamente si spende l’equivalente di 5 euro , bello sedersi in locali lussuosi , prendere una coppa gelato e pagare un conto da 2 euro… Ancora meno si spende nei negozi , curiosi quelli seminterrati dove la vetrina esterna mostra la merce ma per comprare bisogna chinarsi nello sportellino a livello terra , ogni posto è utile per aprire un negozio , a volte in baracche tipo garage . Un'altra cosa che colpisce sono il numero infinito conditioners hanging from the houses, if they see hundreds, often draining the water is directly on the sidewalk, it is easy to take the head ...
Better to walk on the sidewalks looking good on the ground ... is not rare to find an open manhole or a few holes ... raised concrete or even the streets are no better ... Going on the outskirts degradation increases, the sight of huge high 15-storey tower blocks in concrete, each is a "block" with an acronym, A2 .. B1 ... here is more difficult to navigate at times due to the lack of names in the streets. Even house numbers are often missing, or written by hand, or the numbering continues in a side street ...
In città ci sono molti parchi e fontane molto belle , monumenti e statue , oltre a un numero elevato di casinò .
Come escursione fuori Sofia scelgo la seconda città del paese , PLOVDIV , posto sicuramente da vedere per la sua bellezza , parto con il bus alle 7,00 di mattina dalla Central bus station , il biglietto si fa a bordo (10 Lev) ma non per le altre destinazioni dove bisogna acquistarlo all’interno dell’edificio nelle tante biglietterie divise per compagnie , qui essendo scritto tutto in cirillico o avete già trovato su internet la compagnia che vi serve o dovete chiedere all’ufficio informazioni There are however two terminals available in English for research. Two hours and arrive always traveling between fields and green fields, leaves us in front of the station and in front is the bus station for the return, I start walking toward the center of the modern passing in large squares and the central pedestrian street with shops and premises at the end on the right going up the street to get to the Cathedral, continuing to climb the hill to get to the old town, walking on these streets of stone, you can admire the beautiful buildings of the eighteenth century, antiques and souvenir shops and the magnificent Ancient Theatre in Roman times from 3500 seats.
the way back the bus travels 20 km at a speed of 50 km / h ... with a temperature of 35 degrees, so I want to take away the following day to go to faraway places ...
Although this trip was rich in discoveries, especially for their incomprehensible language, difficulties in being understood when you enter the shops, sit in a restaurant and pretend to read the menu ... (there's almost always quiet English ...), those for orientation , fun to wander the streets outside the center, everything exciting.
OK taxi takes me to the airport for 10 with tip and Lev Flight Myair (€ 46.74) in Bergamo.
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Paul
dunebuggy@inwind.it
http://dunebuggy . altervista.org /
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