Friday 9 August 2013

Bulgarian Travels #3 - Sofia

This is the third and final installment in the Bulgarian Travels series (for now!). The previous posts can be found here and here.

So, at the end of our trip, the husband and I booked a little apartment for a few days in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital. The reason was two-fold: we wanted to have a little holiday and some relaxing time just the two of us, and it also coincided with our 1 year anniversary! Perfect timing :)
We are definite city sight-seers, and love cramming things in, but i hurt my foot a few days previously. This meant we had to take it a bit slower, but that was probably a good thing!
We are definite city sight-seers, and love cramming things in, but i hurt my foot a few days previously. This meant we had to take it a bit slower, but that was probably a good thing!


 Inside our little apartment

 Our apartment block


 Sveti Georgi - the oldest building in Sofia, built in the 4th Century 



 Ivan Vazov National Theatre

 Russian Church

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - easily the most iconic building in Sofia


 Amphitheatre - discovered when they were building a hotel... so they just built the hotel on top! It is a little hidden gem, and the hotels lets tourists wander round the remains for free!

 Have you read about the ongoing protests in Sofia? This was on Day 30, when it was noisy, but violence-free!

 Our anniversary meal - we chose Italian :)


 European Parliament

 Mount Vitosha, overshadowing Vitosha Boulevard


 Mineral Baths


 The fascinating Archeological Museum is located in an old Synagogue


Hope you've enjoyed reading about Bulgaria! It's such a beautiful country; well worth a visit!

Fran xx

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