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On Oriana’s last day in Bulgaria, my friends and I took her for an evening sightseeing tour of downtown Sofia and a night out dancing chalga (the notorious Balkan pop-folk style). Unfortunately, her camera had frozen three days ago and mine had exploded in my hands on the previous day. So without pictures, I guess you would just have to use your imagination!
In the end of my post series, I would like to share with you three observations:
1. Bulgarian and the Slavic alphabet are not so difficult to pick up. Bulgarian tomatoes and Bulgarian sirene can change the pallet even of the biggest food hater. Oriana likes the pop-folk/chalga rhythm and dances surprisingly well to it, even better than many natives! J
2. I’ve really enjoyed reading Oriana’s blog about our trip because I see how the same experiences have affected us differently and have left us with different impressions.
3. Traveling the world and staying with friends is one of the best things you can do!
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- Oriana’s Epic Journey in Bulgaria (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Two: Gela Bagpipe Festival – the alphabet, the horo, and the gaida (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day One: Seven Rila Lakes (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Five: Preobrazhen Monastery (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Seven: Armin Van Buuren at Cacao Beach (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Four: Shipka and Veliko Turnovo (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Five-2: Let’s Talk About Sex Education (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Three: Yagodinska Cave and Plovdiv (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Four-2: Always Accept When a Guy Invites You to a Dance (zikata.wordpress.com)
Nesebar is as overcrowded with tourists as Sunny Beach, but at least the beautiful ancient architecture of the city makes it feel quaint and charming. Since the Antiquity, this port town has been ruled by the Thracians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Ottomans, and the Bulgarians, and there is plenty of ruins and old buildings that remind tourists of Nesebar’s long history. Unfortunately for us, we didn’t go there on the best beach day.
On the way back to Sofia, we stopped at Burgas, Bulgaria’s biggest port city, to see the Festival of Sand Sculptures. Every July, artists from various countries (I spotted names from Australia Portugal, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, and Bulgaria) take part in the annual festival in the Sea Garden in Burgas. The sand sculptures are built with 3300 tons of special river sand mixed with C200 glue, so that they can hold strong at least until the end of September.
This year, the theme was Cinema. Indeed, the sand sculptures can take you on a journey through the greatest Hollywood movies with their incredible scale and detail – the fine lines on Professor Dumbledore’s face from Harry Potter, the elvish writing from Lord of the Rings, the beads in Jack Sparrow’s hair from Pirates of the Caribbean, the sleeping girl by King Kong’s side. Which sculpture is your favorite?
Related articles
- Oriana’s Epic Journey in Bulgaria (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Seven: Armin Van Buuren at Cacao Beach (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Day Four: Shipka and Veliko Turnovo (zikata.wordpress.com)
- Amazing Sand Sculpture Pictures (neatorama.com)
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