Sofia-City

Best travel reports from Sofia-City

Hello Sofia

First impressions matter, of course. However, when it comes to cities, one should actually forget this rule. Train stations, especially bus stations, are usually quite ugly. No...

Day 13 - The Facets of Bulgaria

For today, I had two interesting tours planned. For breakfast, I bought two pieces of Banitsa from the same baker as yesterday and stood in front of the Justice Palace at 11:00...

Belgrade - Sofia

Good morning from Camp Dunav! With a view of the Danube, we also caught a glimpse of daylight. The sun was shining, and the sanitary facilities were calling for us. Since we...

Day 12 - Sofia and Bulgarian Rakija

Because I had not been getting enough sleep in the previous days, I slept in today. Due to the time difference, it was quickly 10:00 AM. I walked to the bakery and bought myself...

Day 11 - Train journey to Sofia

In the morning, there was a delicious, balanced breakfast at the hostel, so I was strengthened to walk to the train station. There, I purchased a seat reservation and boarded...

A Journey by Train Through Bulgaria - Part 1: SOFIA

We want to start this round trip in the capital Sofia, which can easily be reached from Vienna in just one and a half hours by plane.

Sofia - the Misunderstood

A city trip in Europe? Sofia is probably not often mentioned in the top ten desired destinations. In my - up until then completely unqualified - imagination, Sofia was a grey,...

Izbata Tavern

The search for a restaurant for dinner became more challenging than expected in Sofia. The desire for traditional Bulgarian cuisine was complicated by the presence of Italian...

26.-28. August 2020: Stopover Sofia (Bulgaria)

If there was ever a plan for our journey, it was supposed to take us through Albania to Greece, where we have an appointment in September. But since Corona, it is clear that...

Start of the journey in Sofia (BGR)

29th September 2019 - 30th January 2019 My four-month journey started in Sofia, as I had found a cheap flight to New Zealand from here. I took advantage of the sunny day in...

Sofia

The days in Sofia are lovely and I've done a 'Free Food Tour' for Bulgarian cuisine and the 'Free Walking Tour'. In addition, we went out to a couple of bars in the evenings with...