The Grand Hotel in the center of Sofia
The view of an apartment building from our bathroom window
The Alexander Nevski Cathedral, built between 1882-1912
Cobblestone streets and kiosks in the city
Even the homeless here are lifelong learners
Bulgaria is about the size of New York state
Our room with a view
Residential streets in Sofia
Getting closer to downtown Sofia
It's shortly after 3 PM as the Lady of Constant Constipation looks over the park
There were little book stalls scattered throughout the city
Bulgaria became a communist country under Soviet control in 1946 and remained under communism until 1989. It became a parliamentary republic and made sweeping but difficult changes. It joined NATO in 2004 and the European Union in 2007. The country uses the Bulgarian lev rather than the euro.
Bulgaria has a population of 6.4 million, and its capital, Sofia, has about 1.5 million residents.
Our trip to Bulgaria was in July 2004, and we spent most of our time with our friends in the capital.
National Assembly of Bulgaria in Sofia. It was once the headquarters of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
