We packed our bags and left Sofia at 10:00am. Upon leaving the city we drove through winding roads and heavily wooded areas and fields on our way to Koprivshtitsa, a small town east of Sofia. A couple hours later we arrived in Koprivshtitsa, a picturesque town from the 1800s. More than 380 houses are from the National Revival period (mid-1800s). The streets are mostly cobblestone and meander up and down …
Today we planned to see some sights outside of Sofia. We left the apartment at 9:15 . It was a challenge to inch our way out of our tight parking area and drive through the heavy traffic. Once again, Graham helped John by navigating and I sat quietly in the back seat. There were a few traffic signals that left us with questions such as what does a gold diamond mean …
Sofia had so much to explore. We didn’t start until 10:30 this morning because John caught Graham’s cold and wasn’t feeling well. Sofia is a great walking city and we were fortunate enough to be staying in the central area. The architecture of the city is a mix of communist era neoclassical and Western European. From our apartment we walked to Sveta Nedelya Church and square in the heart …
We got up at 4:45 am and were at the train station by 5:45am ( 25 minutes before our train arrived). Things went smoothly both travelling to and at the airport and there was even decent internet while we waited. Once we landed in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, we collected our luggage and got through immigration in mere minutes. Unfortunately our rental car representative was not waiting for …
