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Detail of Central Baths
Pizza and Wine
Inside the Central Market Hall
Beef Veliko Tarnovo style
HI does anyone know how long it takes on a train from sofia to bourgas?
Do they run all year round?
Idea on the price single or return
Hi! Bourgas is a pretty major city and so the trains run year round. The Bulgarian railways site is www.bdz.bg and there is an english button a the top. The site is really easy to use and has all the info you'll need. BTW on the site it is Burgas (without the o).
Timings vary according to the particaular train as do fares. There are 2 express trains daily with a journey time of about 7 and a half hours, the fare is 21.50 BGN one way. The fast trains, of which there are 5 daily) don't take that much longer and cost from 17.20. Most trains are direct but a couple of them require changes at Karnobat.
Hope this helps and if you need any further info please feel free to get in touch.
Vitosha street ends in this great square under a wire fences tram lines sky and in front of there is a huge building with greek columns...its quite beautiful
From mostel is the first important building you can see going through Nevski chatedral crossing the huge gardens closer to the main post office in the city
We move heads sideways (ear to shoulder) to indicate 'yes' and nod to say 'no' . Our nod, however, is more like raising the chin up instead of lowering it down.
To avoid confusion you may just want to say YES and NO ... and try not to move your head too much! ;-)
The Bulgarian traditional beliefs define the 2 weeks after Xmas as the time of various evile spirits -- vampires, 'talasumi' (ghosts), samodivi (evil women spirits), and other demons. This is the time between the birth of Jesus and his baptising. During this period the evil spirits leave the underworld to terrorise the peaceful folk.
These days are called 'mrusni' (dirty) or 'poganni'. For two weeks everyone should go home before dark to avoid becoming victim of the assorted evils. Christenings, weddings and wakes are not held for the same reason.
Instead, the dirty days are for rest and partying. Women shouldn't do household work apart from making and clearing the table. They shouldn't tidy up, weave, sew, etc. Men should also do no work apart from feeding the livestock.
During the two weeks, the vilages are protected by the 'kukeri'. They wear scary clothes & masks, and carry big bells to frighten the evil spirits & illnesses away. The masks are either of various animals or of a typical character - devil, priest, bride, or a black man. Only the 'bride' is allowed in the house to ritually sweep out the evil spirits and illnesses. The hosts give money in return.
IN some houses, the young recently married women are 'stolen' and hidden, because this will bring rich harvest. Then the 'kukeri' chase the 'thieves' and the hosts pay double ransom.
Note: in some areas of Bulgaria, the Kukeri ritual is performed just before Spring.
We found the Church of St George the Victorious (Sveti Georgi Pobedonosez) by chance when we were looking for the Indian Restaurant Kohinoor.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any info about this church on neither the internet nor in any guide books. However, if you are in the area near the so called 5 corners street crossing you shouldn't miss a visit of this lovely gem.
Directions:
The Church of St George the Victorious is situated about 20 minutes on foot south of Sofia's touristy city centre. It can be found between the western ends of the streets ul. Khan Asparuh and the wide bul. Patriarch Evtimii.
Address:
Church of St George the Victorious, bul. Patriarch Evtimii 90, Sofia
It is just a bar, but really a nice one. I enjoy going there since it was situated near "Slaveikov" Sq., but the bar changed its location. Well, it is in the ideal center of the city again, near the night club "Briliantin", so you can always have a chance to go there for a drink. Just do it! There is a great variety of drinks and you can always ask the bartender to make the cocktail you want. The music is very nice, the staff is really great and the service is also very good:) No dress code.
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