{"id":4222,"date":"2023-04-26T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:13:47","slug":"%d1%81%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b8%d1%8f-thats-sofia-in-bulgarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2023\/04\/26\/%d1%81%d0%be%d1%84%d0%b8%d1%8f-thats-sofia-in-bulgarian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0421\u043e\u0444\u0438\u044f – That\u2019s Sofia in Bulgarian!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we did something that we rarely do when we travel\u2026we took a two-hour long city walking tour!<\/p>\n

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Kris – Sofia City Tour Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Typically we start our day in a new-to-us city with a good map and a hope that we\u2019ll discover the highlights on our own. \u00a0We found that reading a map and following street signs in Bulgarian makes getting around \u00a0a daunting task. \u00a0We stopped in an English-language bookstore and a kind store manager Rado, pointed out \u201cmust see\u201d stops, answered our questions, and suggested the Free Walking Tour as the way to go. \u00a0We\u2019re grateful for the excellent suggestion. \u00a0Kris was a good guide, stopping at important points through this city with a long and complicated history. \u00a0The tour was an excellent way to become acquainted with Sofia. \u00a0We met people from Australia, Canada, Germany, England, Hong Kong, and a young woman from the Ukraine who is living in Istanbul.<\/p>\n

The weather is breezy and chilly – spring is just getting underway here!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tulips in Sofia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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City Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have a lot more to learn, museums to visit, and places to discover in this city. \u00a0It\u2019s a bit gritty around the edges but fascinating and we hope that two more days here will give us a better understanding.<\/p>\n

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Roses in the Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today we did something that we rarely do when we travel\u2026we took a two-hour long city walking tour! Typically we start our day in a new-to-us city with a good map and a hope that we\u2019ll discover the highlights on our own. \u00a0We found that reading a map and following street signs in Bulgarian makes … <\/p>\n

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