What a difference a day makes. Yesterday afternoon was sunny and 26 degrees. This morning we woke up to 5 degrees, grey skies and rain. I was mistaken when I said our guest house was from the 1800s. I was told at breakfast that the 200 year old house was torn down in the 1990s and this replica was built in its place. Our breakfast was all home made; …
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 …