I spent the last couple of days in Sofia with my friend Ilian. We knew each other from the International University of Japan (IUJ) where he was an MBA student when I worked there in the IT department. Ilian would come visit my office to learn more about web design and programming, and he would often go to the beach with Yukari and our other friends in the summers. Later, both Ilian and I worked for companies in Tokyo, and would get together from time to time. He moved back to Bulgaria a few years ago and I knew that having the university sponsored trip to Poland this summer, I was as close to visiting Bulgaria as I ever could really hope for -- so I flew in from Warsaw for a few days to visit and see a bit of the city and surroundings.
It seems that on Sundays in the springtime in Sofia everyone spends the day in one of the many parks in town. We walked though about a half-a-dozen parks in town and all were filled with families enjoying outdoor music, cafés, rollerblading, cycling, or just sitting and enjoying a day off. I really enjoyed the feeling of being in Sofia, and I really liked the fact that people here spend time together outdoors on holidays, not inside watching TV or playing video games.
Later I stayed at Ilian's condo, and was really impressed with what he's done with the place! Balconies all around and lots of windows. Also, he is neighbors with the "snail house" -- a famous landmark... The house is shaped like a snail, with a ladybug on top. Sorry, I didn't capture a front shot of the house below -- but this is what it looks like from Ilian's balcony (here's a link to a photo that shows the front).
It seems that on Sundays in the springtime in Sofia everyone spends the day in one of the many parks in town. We walked though about a half-a-dozen parks in town and all were filled with families enjoying outdoor music, cafés, rollerblading, cycling, or just sitting and enjoying a day off. I really enjoyed the feeling of being in Sofia, and I really liked the fact that people here spend time together outdoors on holidays, not inside watching TV or playing video games.
Later I stayed at Ilian's condo, and was really impressed with what he's done with the place! Balconies all around and lots of windows. Also, he is neighbors with the "snail house" -- a famous landmark... The house is shaped like a snail, with a ladybug on top. Sorry, I didn't capture a front shot of the house below -- but this is what it looks like from Ilian's balcony (here's a link to a photo that shows the front).
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