Saving its traditional craft
[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…
Sofia
Changing of the guards
[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…
Icon Worship
[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,…
Sophia, towering into the sky
[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…
The road work is still on in Sofia
[August, 2011] We joined a tour which visits ancient Macedonia. The first place was Sofia in Bulgaria. The same metro construction work which I saw three years before when I visited there first time was…
