Bulgaria

[Apr. 2022] It may not be well known, but it seems that Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, was one of the historically important cities in Europe. The town was conquered and developed by…

[August, 2011] The last experience in the Ancient Macedonia tour was to attend the mass at Aleksandur Nevski church. I did not understand a word, but felt the solemness. And the voice of the choir was…

[August, 2011] We came back to Sofia, where we started our tour. Having whole afternoon, I went to the Ethnological Museum. Bulgaria is famous for its embroideries or lacework, and you can see very nice…

[August, 2011] The last highlight of the Ancient Macedonia tour was this Rila Monastery in Bulgaria. It has to be the last, otherwise, we would not be impressed by all other churches and monasteries if we…

[August, 2011] When we stayed in Bansko, Bulgaria, they happened to have the Opera Festival. At 9pm, it started at the open air theatre. It was really a proper opera performance with the real orchestra, though…

[August, 2011] This is Church of Holy Trinity in Bansko, Bulgaria. It is totally different from those we have seen in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece in this tour, which were full of icons. This one looked…

[August, 2011] This is the ceremony of changing of the guards in Sofia, Bulgaria. They are protecting the Presidency. According to our guide,  the president is a kind of symbol. She said ‘ I don’t think…

[August, 2011] Aleksandur Nevski Church is the largest church in Sofia, Bulgaria. It took 30 years to build from 1882. It can contain 5000 people, apparently. Our guide said that Bulgarian people are not so religious,…

[August, 2011] This is the statue of Sophia in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. According to my guide book, there used to be a statue of Lenin here, but removed in 1989. Now Sophia is…