At the bottom, we visited the Dragalevtsi Monastery and then caught another old bus back into Sofia.
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Hike in Vitosha Nature Park
Vitosha Nature Park is a mountainous area just outside Sofia with a number of hiking trails. An old rugged looking city bus travels up a winding road to the Aleko ski lodge well up the mountain. From there we hiked up into the alpine and eventually took a chairlift back down.
At the bottom, we visited the Dragalevtsi Monastery and then caught another old bus back into Sofia.
At the bottom, we visited the Dragalevtsi Monastery and then caught another old bus back into Sofia.
Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque in Sofia
We had a week in Sofia. During that time we walked far and wide. This post features some of the churches we visited as well as Sofia's only synagogue and only mosque.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Interior
Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker
Saint Nedelya Church
St. Georgi Church
St. Sedmochislenitsi Church
Synagogue
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Interior
Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker
Saint Nedelya Church
St. Sedmochislenitsi Church
Synagogue
Interior
Detail
Banya Bashi Mosque
Flight to Bulgaria and our apartment in Sofia
Since we normally go for several long walks every day, on the day of our flights to Bulgaria we decided to walk to the airport to catch our flight. The trip was uneventful, apart from one late flight and a mad dash through the Munich airport as a result, but we managed to catch every flight. We arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria around 6:30 pm and took the Metro downtown where we met our Airbnb host and checked into our apartment.
Walking to the Kamloops Airport
Our luggage for three months
Welcome to Happy Bulgaria (it's actually a restaurant advertising)
Our apartment is on the top floor on the corner
Kitchen
Livingroom
Bedroom
View from the balcony
As expected we feel a bit disoriented from the change of location and jet lag but are excited to begin exploring Sofia and then the rest of Bulgaria.
Walking to the Kamloops Airport
Our luggage for three months
Welcome to Happy Bulgaria (it's actually a restaurant advertising)
Our apartment is on the top floor on the corner
Kitchen
Livingroom
Bedroom
View from the balcony
As expected we feel a bit disoriented from the change of location and jet lag but are excited to begin exploring Sofia and then the rest of Bulgaria.
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Weekend events in Kamloops
A lot going on this weekend in Kamloops. The downtown streets were closed to traffic for a car show for Saturday. And the annual Ribfest was in Riverside park along with dragon boat races on the river.
A view of the car show from our apartment.
A view of the car show from our apartment.
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