Waxa ugu weyn ee ay tahay inaad ku xasuusato safarkan ayaa ah in qof walba uu wanaagsanaado mar walbana dhoola caddeeyo. Dib u cusbooneysiin, wixii laga filayay iyada ayaa ahayd isla wixii laga filayay Dhagaxa Lara: in sawir qurux badan laga qaado.
Waxaan si macquul ah u soo toosnay dabaaldeggii ciida ka dib iyo khamri qulqulaya oo bilaash ah habeen ka hor. Ka dib markii aan ururinay nafteena iyo xirmooyinkayaga, waxaan u dhaqaaqnay qolka yar ee qooyskeena ee quraacda ah, halkaas oo aan ugu raaxeysanay ukumo la dubay, rooti, ​​mekitsi (cajiinka la shiilay), macaanka maxaliga ah iyo shaaha basbaaska.
We were making our way to the Rila Mountains, where we were visiting the Rila Monastery.
We wandered the site with busloads of other tourists, yet strangely the place did not seem crowded. I’m not sure if it was the sheer size of the place, or whether the masses congregated in one area and didn’t venture far from the main church, but I didn’t feel overwhelmed by tourists in the monastery.
Headed over Lions Bridge and made our way to the Sofia Synagogue, then sheltered in the Central Market Hall until the recurrent (but short-lived) mid-afternoon rain passed.
Feeling refreshed after an espresso, we walked a short distance to the small but welcoming Banya Bashi Mosque, then descended into the ancient Serdica complex.
We were exhausted after a long day of travel, so we headed back to the hotel and crashed. I had low expectations about Sofia as a city, but after the walking tour I absolutely loved the place. This was an easy city to navigate, and it was a beautiful city despite its ugly, staunch and stolid communist-built surrounds. Sofia has a very average facade as you enter the city, but once you lose yourself in the old town area, everything changes.
If You Have It, You Can Make Anything Look Good
Clothes can transform your mood and confidence. Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity. I like to be real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage, that’s what your brand is about.
