by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 16, 2010 | Bulgarian life
I wake up at 6am in our guesthouse bedroom to go for a pee. When back at the bed I notice something on the wall about a foot away from where my head had been. I’m a bit sleepy at this stage and not too sure if my eyes deceive me. Is that? Is it? Yes, it is. It is a...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 15, 2010 | Bulgarian life
Excuse me, coming through. Driving in Bulgaria is a life-affirming experience: that is, you’re always thankful to make it out of the car alive. Bulgarians drive fast and overtaking is common. There are, to add to the fun, horses and carts sharing the road....
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 15, 2010 | Bulgarian life
It was very lovely once we got up there… Before we head back to Sofia to start the paperwork, we spend a couple of days exploring the area around the village. This afternoon we visited a monastery, perched almost at the top of a mountain up a long, windy...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Oct 14, 2010 | Bulgarian life, House & renovations
A quick tour of the village that, we hope, will become our new home… We had already taken a brief drive through when first viewing the house but, after seeing off Nachko Nachko Man and the-one-who-doesn’t speak, we decide to take a long stroll through the...
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