The people of Bulgaria are very friendly. Many spoke very good English - which helps when you are lost and struggling with the Cyrillic street signs. Whether the Bulgarians are wandering around the many pedestrian areas in Sofia, Plovdiv, or Varna, engrossed in their craft making, or singing and dancing, they welcome all to Happy Bulgaria.
Bulgarians young and old...
Children always make me smile and the young of Bulgaria were no exception. The Roma kids followed us around posing for pictures and happily looking at their images. In Glogovo pre-schoolers entertained us with their antics on their first day of school while young boys followed us on their bikes.
One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are - Edith Wharton
In the village of Glogovo, I wandered behind a building and met this wonderful village elder working in her garden. She seemed thrilled to tell us (through our tour guide, Stefan) that she lived by herself upstairs in the old crumbling house because she didn’t want her daughter-in-law telling her what to do! She was in her 90’s and you could sense how proud she was of her independence. Pretty fit, too, she rushed up the hill to see us. I think we made her day with all of us taking pictures of her.
So, WHO are the Bulgarians? Young and old, working, playing, dancing and singing - these are the Bulgarians...
We had a home hosted lunch in the village of Glogovo and the very talented family entertained us with music and dancing. The beautiful teen daughter sang a beautiful rendition of Hallelujah. She has such an amazing voice. Just listen. We even sang along...