Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
Everyone is soaked to the bones. A lady gets in the bus and asks “Do you know where this bus goes? I just got on to shelter from the rain.” Continue reading “Sofia – Part 2”
Sofia – Part 1
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
It is 39°C in the mountains and hotter in the city. Some occasional clouds ease our hike and make it tolerable. Continue reading “Sofia – Part 1”
Veliko Tarnovo
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
We dance to the rhythm of the English song a Bulgarian restaurant entertainer sings. It is almost dark and the beauty of this city is on full display with the flickering lights of its houses perched over the steep hills chiselled by the river Yantra. Continue reading “Veliko Tarnovo”
The village
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
We left Milan’s apartment and Lyulin, the Sofia suburb where he lives, the day after our landing (still 7 hours jetlagged), for a semi-deserted village with about 10 inhabited houses mainly by retirees from the nearby cities. Continue reading “The village”
Bulgaria – Alex’s first impression
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
Although born in England and brought by his parents to Canada at the age of 14, Alex’s first time crossing the Ocean back to Europe wasn’t to his homeland, but to mine. Continue reading “Bulgaria – Alex’s first impression”
In Covid times Kafka is still laughing
Bureaucracy exists in each and every country. In some, one can talk to people and sometimes run into a helpful person. Continue reading “In Covid times Kafka is still laughing”
Alex and I have been traveling regularly to Bulgaria, my homeland, since 2004. It was on our 2020 summer itinerary again (there are a few trains yet to be taken), but a tiny invisible virus had other ideas. Continue reading “Bulgaria with Alex”
Kafka is laughing in his grave
There are so many things that are not in one’s sight when younger and even less when one is running on the survival treadmill. Retirement is one of them. Continue reading “Kafka is laughing in his grave”
Last stop – Paris
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
Charles De Gaulle was the airport from which we would have flown back to Toronto on May 5th this year. We love Paris. Continue reading “Last stop – Paris”
Sojourn in Prague, fall 1990
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
Episodes from: Adventures of Topsi, Bobsi, Buku & Navigator
Once upon a time there were countries and people living under communism. Travel then wasn’t freely allowed. Continue reading “Sojourn in Prague, fall 1990”
A day’s drive through Germany, summer 1993
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
Episodes from: Adventures of Topsi, Bobsi, Buku & Navigator
This story is a small part of a much bigger one. At this time however, we will not shed light on all the incredible and unbelievable adventures of the protagonists. Continue reading “A day’s drive through Germany, summer 1993”
Florence & Pisa, Italy 2016
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
Florence! The home of Renaissance art and architecture, and the capital of Tuscany. With famous gourmet cuisine, this medieval city on the banks of Arno River captivated our hearts with its charming narrow cobbled streets, fresco-decorated churches and basilicas, marble statues and vibrant night life. Continue reading “Florence & Pisa, Italy 2016”
Padua, Verona & Ferrara, Italy 2016
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
After overcrowded Venice it was refreshing to spent a week in charming Padua. It was much cheaper there, and we could do day trips to other cities nearby. Continue reading “Padua, Verona & Ferrara, Italy 2016”
Venice, May 2016
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
As with most of our trips at the time, this was a spontaneous decision. Air Canada Rouge had just opened a new destination to Venice and the price was really good. Continue reading “Venice, May 2016”
Venice as we saw it then
Storyline: Virtual Itinerary
We’ll have another post on Venice and our activities there in the spring of 2016. We visited about a year before anti-tourist protests would begin, Continue reading “Venice as we saw it then”
