Sofia, Bulgaria
Today the bike is coming out of its hiding place in the hostel's basement and we are off to Vidin.
Sofia was a great travel warmup: there are majestic buildings and boulevards, artsy cafe's (like The Apartment in photo below: 8-room apartment, each room different color and music), Roman ruins scattered around the city like an open air museum, spring water faucets where locals fill up gallon-size jugs, back/knee-ruining basement stores (as basements were cheaper to convert to stores than main floors during post-communism store opening frenzy), hidden doorways that lead to candle-lit hideout bars.
There are also many signs of poverty, grandma's on street corners selling everything from handmade baby socks to foraged greens, buildings and parks crumbling apart, streets that are more pothole than asphalt.
Hoi Heidi, wat heb je al
ReplyDeleteHoi Heidi, ben ik nog niet zo handig in, ha, ha! Hoe is je eerste fietsdag verlopen? Alvast veel succes voor de dag van morgen. Veel liefs van die oet Helje.
ReplyDeleteNou, de eerste 'fietsdag' was per trein van Sofia naar beginpunt van de route reizen (Vidin). Dat ging al gelijk mis want ik kon de fiets niet op het perron krijgen want alle liften waren kapot en erg steile trappen. Dus trein gemist!! De volgende trein ging 5 uur later en nu ben ik dus toch nog in Vidin:)
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