tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post8051286163335769506..comments2023-06-21T14:14:24.806+01:00Comments on Blogtrotter: WELCOME TO THE BALKANSGMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-88767652605553744042008-02-21T14:45:00.000+00:002008-02-21T14:45:00.000+00:00Julia,Better hurry before prices boost even more t...Julia,<BR/>Better hurry before prices boost even more they did since the accession to the European Union...<BR/>The Cow "thing" has been throughout the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-83781422433599335742008-02-20T01:13:00.000+00:002008-02-20T01:13:00.000+00:00Would love to visit Eastern Europe maybe this is a...Would love to visit Eastern Europe maybe this is as close as I will ever get and this shows us heaps. We had a cow 'thing' out this way too once. I'm visiting while my net speed is fast enough to get here.juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276524093914350027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-28932383149753655842008-02-17T16:57:00.000+00:002008-02-17T16:57:00.000+00:00Hi everybody! Thanks for your visits and comments!...Hi everybody! Thanks for your visits and comments! I’m delighted to reply!<BR/><BR/>Nick,<BR/>Thanks for your comment (first time, I believe). Actually Croatia is not that far, but sometimes the air connections are easier from places a bit more far away… ;)<BR/><BR/>Nihal,<BR/>Glad to know that you liked my Balkan travelogue. Actually, I’ve some posts on former <A HREF="http://blogtrotta80s.blogspot.com/search/label/Yugoslavia" REL="nofollow">Yugoslavia</A>, on <A HREF="http://blogtrotta.blogspot.com/search/label/Albania" REL="nofollow">Albania</A>, and on <A HREF="http://blogtrotta.blogspot.com/search/label/Romania" REL="nofollow">Romania</A>! Hope you enjoy!<BR/>Typing error perfectly understandable; and it needed no correction, just an adjustment… ;))<BR/><BR/>Peter,<BR/>Thanks! Actually the street where you drive on the right hand side in London is precisely the small connection from the Strand to the door of the Savoy. You may confirm it by looking at the red cab on the photo…<BR/>It’s amazing that you lived 100 meters from le Chateau de la Muette; actually, from 1992 through 2002 I used to have at least three or four week long meetings a year at the OECD, so one day we should have crossed our ways…<BR/><BR/>Kim,<BR/>You’re so close; it’s easy to get there…<BR/><BR/>Sue,<BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Cuckoo,<BR/>Professional trip, you know… Thanks for the compliment; don’t make me presumptuous… ;))<BR/><BR/>Shionge,<BR/>Thanks! No reason to be envious…<BR/><BR/>Azer Mantessa,<BR/>Thanks! The front seat is yours, and the beauty is from Sofia!<BR/><BR/>Alice SG,<BR/>Thanks! There will be more beautiful buildings in the next posts!<BR/><BR/>Ming,<BR/>Didn’t try high tea; you know, scones are fatal to the cholesterol… But the Savoy is great; actually was (and probably will be), as it is now closed for a 100 million pound renovation…<BR/><BR/>Isadora,<BR/>Thanks! If you intend to get to Sofia, profit while prices don’t escalate… As far as the Splendido is concerned, it must be said it is a once in a lifetime experience… Just hear the music at their <A HREF="http://www.hotelsplendido.com/web/ospl/ospl_a1a_splash.jsp" REL="nofollow">site</A> and you’re done… One day! ;))<BR/><BR/>Runee,<BR/>Thanks, but don’t take the pictures for the reality; it’s much better…<BR/><BR/>Noushy Syah,<BR/>Thanks! You’re welcome!<BR/><BR/>Olivier,<BR/>Nevski est une église formidable…<BR/><BR/>Dick,<BR/>It’s not such a small world, but you may have a look at the countries visited on the map at the bottom of my blog… ;))<BR/><BR/>Lakshmi,<BR/>Thanks. The trip was quite an experience. An experience!! I’m still digesting it… Posts will see daylight in 20 months time, taking into account my current delay… ;))<BR/><BR/>Isabella,<BR/>This Alexander (the second) was the father of the Alexander (the third) after whom the bridge in Paris is named, and the one who had concluded the Franco-Russian Alliance in 1892. It was Alexander's son Nicholas II who laid the foundation stone in October 1896.<BR/>It’s time to get to Bulgaria, before everybody discovers it as a tourist destination. Take my advice… but careful with the summer heat!<BR/><BR/>Chris,<BR/>You have good taste, it’s well known…<BR/><BR/>Cabacurl,<BR/>Well 1979 was another story… But I’ll show a bit of the Thracians treasury in one of the next posts on Bulgaria. You’ll see their value…<BR/><BR/>Joy,<BR/>It’s a good decision, but you should hurry before everybody starts getting there…<BR/>On the right hand side in London, you drive only on the small street between the Strand and the Savoy entrance…<BR/><BR/>B.C.,<BR/>Mind convergence… Amazing!<BR/>If you wish to get there, you better hurry before everybody has the same idea… Careful with the summer heat!<BR/><BR/>Leo,<BR/>Thanks! The Russian church is beautiful; also inside…<BR/><BR/>Dot,<BR/>It was just a short break! Pictures will come 20 months from now, according to the present delay…<BR/><BR/>Jo,<BR/>Glad to see you back here! Sofia is not only a beautiful name… ;))<BR/><BR/>Pat,<BR/>Thanks for your visit and comment (first time commenting, I think)!<BR/><BR/>Rambling round,<BR/>I’ll give you a chance to find out… there is a new (big) country in the «countries visited map» at the bottom of my blog. Any hint? Otherwise, there will be some posts, probably 20 months from now… ;)))<BR/><BR/>M.Kate,<BR/>Just start traveling, NOW… ;)))<BR/><BR/>Lyliane,<BR/>Bonjour! Non, ce n’est pas de Bulgarie, mais si tu ne le trouves pas, il faudra attendre 20 mois pour les photos… (Je vais essayer de réduire le délai…)! Quand même, tu peux regarder la carte à la fin de mon blog; il y a un nouveau pays (grand) qui y est marqué…;))<BR/>La cathédrale Nevski est immense! Et très jolie… Et c’est vrai que les bulgares utilisent l’alphabet cyrillique!<BR/>Alors, toi aussi tu pars; et en octobre le Pérou; ça j’aimerais bien le faire: Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Titicaca… Peter l’a fait; maintenant c’est toi; un jour sera nôtre tour…<BR/><BR/>Shooting Star,<BR/>It’s an interesting place, Bulgaria!<BR/><BR/>Kalyan,<BR/>Thanks! So you changed your name?<BR/><BR/>Julie,<BR/>You try Wagamama’s cookbook? I think I would prefer to get there… ;))<BR/><BR/>Medam,<BR/>Steve,<BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-91662766828747895552008-02-16T14:26:00.000+00:002008-02-16T14:26:00.000+00:00As always a most interesting and insightful tour.-...As always a most interesting and insightful tour.<BR/>--steve buser<BR/><A HREF="http://neworleansdailyphoto.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"> New Orleans Daily Photo</A>Steve Buserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912655513896035138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-70143611052951356382008-02-16T10:46:00.000+00:002008-02-16T10:46:00.000+00:00Hi Gil, and welcome back. This is another great se...Hi Gil, and welcome back. This is another great series of photos this time of beautiful Sofia. You are a great writer of your travels.MedaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760724573094155384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-64451448996009580262008-02-16T09:39:00.000+00:002008-02-16T09:39:00.000+00:00Great shots - had to laugh - we regularly visit Wa...Great shots - had to laugh - we regularly visit Wagamama and have the cookbook! Good to see you on mine, and look forward to coming back and looking through past posts.virtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-32272332168604896802008-02-16T09:12:00.000+00:002008-02-16T09:12:00.000+00:00Welcome back & WoW...some very nicely captured sho...Welcome back & WoW...some very nicely captured shots form this place...love the architecture of this place...Excellent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-18755168806021923562008-02-16T08:52:00.000+00:002008-02-16T08:52:00.000+00:00i dont knnow much about bulgaria!!...so it was nic...i dont knnow much about bulgaria!!...so it was nice to see the pictures and read the info u penned down!!.....My Unfinished Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585327291812330305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-90337672268593766122008-02-16T07:44:00.000+00:002008-02-16T07:44:00.000+00:00Bonjour GMG. Ce n'est pas de la Bulgarie que vous ...Bonjour GMG. Ce n'est pas de la Bulgarie que vous revenez? La ville a vraiment le style des pays de l'est, c'est très beau, Même sur le fronton du théâtre l'écriture ressemble à celle des russes avec des lettres à l'envers.Elle doit paraitre immense à l'intérieur cette église, car les orthodoxes ne mettent pas de chaises ni de bancs dans leurs églises !Vous avez de la chance de faire tous ces voyages et de pouvoir profiter de ces magnifiques hôtels à travers le monde, je vous envie, mais moi du moment que je pars, dans n'importe quelles conditions, je suis déjà très heureuse. J'ai bien envie d'aller à Budapest et en Octobre , je me suis inscrite pour le Pérou enfin!Bon dimanche à vous deux.lyliane six https://www.blogger.com/profile/15213273594099944174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-13786538413633625572008-02-16T02:34:00.000+00:002008-02-16T02:34:00.000+00:00really loved all the pics here, wishing i could tr...really loved all the pics here, wishing i could travel like you too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402753481785047700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-3556594980396052652008-02-16T02:26:00.000+00:002008-02-16T02:26:00.000+00:00Wow! Such beautiful buildings. Where did you globe...Wow! Such beautiful buildings. Where did you globetrot this time? Welcome back.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187924454780490386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-1777104654187517122008-02-16T02:23:00.000+00:002008-02-16T02:23:00.000+00:00Amazing photos! I so enjoyed viewing them.PatGuel...Amazing photos! I so enjoyed viewing them.<BR/><BR/>Pat<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://guelphdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Guelph Daily Photo</A>, <A HREF="http://patzpics.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">My Photos</A>.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037242205616251439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-16964037242264443792008-02-16T01:20:00.000+00:002008-02-16T01:20:00.000+00:00Great Post! Looks like a magnificent trip!Great Post! Looks like a magnificent trip!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211998630502587801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-59802459401929084102008-02-16T01:01:00.000+00:002008-02-16T01:01:00.000+00:00Was wondering what happened to you. A great bunch...Was wondering what happened to you. A great bunch of photos! Really enjoyed looking at them.dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301223597410227516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-28291850241330915132008-02-16T00:06:00.000+00:002008-02-16T00:06:00.000+00:00Welcome back & Happy Belated Valentine. Bulgaria....Welcome back & Happy Belated Valentine. Bulgaria...i sure envy you and Sofia is certainly beautiful! i like the russian church, it's very colorful.<BR/>Thank you for finding the time to visit me.leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006692278313522279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-76798218846145103322008-02-15T22:44:00.000+00:002008-02-15T22:44:00.000+00:00hi gil--again, great photos--always very interesti...hi gil--again, great photos--always very interesting and informative, makes me wish i could just get on a plane and go...<BR/><BR/>p.s. it was amazing, just when i thought of visiting your blog, i saw you left a comment on mine...a nice little convergence in the blog cosmos!b.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11150001192317586329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-20447274988375871922008-02-15T22:15:00.000+00:002008-02-15T22:15:00.000+00:00I am convinced! I will definitely visit Sofia. I...I am convinced! I will definitely visit Sofia. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know about the right side of the road traffic! How wonderful. I miss driving on the correct side of the road :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting <A HREF="http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/" REL="nofollow">Norwich Daily Photo</A>. I've had some problems today uploading my post, but it's now sorted. Please do visit. I've got a really pretty picture. Enjoy the weekend!<BR/><BR/>joy<BR/><A HREF="http://pinay.me.uk/" REL="nofollow">A Pinay In England</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.yourlovecoach.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Your Love Coach</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.thegoddessinyou.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">The Goddess In You</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-33104595667068476782008-02-15T21:16:00.000+00:002008-02-15T21:16:00.000+00:00Glad to know you are back safe and sound.Fascinati...Glad to know you are back safe and sound.Fascinating post about Bulgaria...I travelled there in 1979, and I'm afraid i have very bad memories of the country, so your post has helped change those memories a bit. It really gob-smacks me to read about all the different people who have 'occupied' a country over a couple of millenia, and some I have never heard of.Thank goodness for Wikipedia!!!CaBaCuRlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451681218562430878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-47649398074639900702008-02-15T20:55:00.000+00:002008-02-15T20:55:00.000+00:00Welcome back, Gil!! I hope your trip was relaxing...Welcome back, Gil!! I hope your trip was relaxing.<BR/><BR/>Sofia looks beautiful. I do like the cathedral.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668974472490049992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-24899295502284472962008-02-15T19:11:00.000+00:002008-02-15T19:11:00.000+00:00That tsar Alexanderr sure got around - wasn't he t...That tsar Alexanderr sure got around - wasn't he the one to lay the first stone for the Parisian Pont Alexader?<BR/><BR/>So, in your opinion, is Bulgaria ready for the tourists, now that Eastern Europe is geting oversaturated?isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691699331129121806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-57496974437995438102008-02-15T18:27:00.000+00:002008-02-15T18:27:00.000+00:00Hi ,Welcome back and what a lovely post...stunning...Hi ,<BR/><BR/>Welcome back and what a lovely post...stunning pics and history to go with it..was quite awestruck with your description of the cathedral..and how was your trip ? am waiting to hear all about it..<BR/>-lakshmiLakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131764134144215720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-83474147116831644172008-02-15T17:22:00.000+00:002008-02-15T17:22:00.000+00:00Hi again Gil,Great! Your notice and suggestions ar...Hi again Gil,<BR/>Great! Your notice and suggestions are very nice and helpful as usual. Among the lots of photos, I am afraid I'm lost;) and made a text-error. Thanks God, that you're simply out there being my Planet Advisor;) I duly did the required correction, Sir:) Mission completed:)<BR/>Let me wish you a restful nice weekend for a new week ahead of us.<BR/>Kindest,<BR/><BR/>NihalNihalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921200854794301981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-76042000046019484572008-02-15T17:13:00.000+00:002008-02-15T17:13:00.000+00:00Welcome back, great pictures of a beautiful city. ...Welcome back, great pictures of a beautiful city. Are there places you haven't been? Thank you for visiting.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722700228974496130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-37807500746635103832008-02-15T16:11:00.000+00:002008-02-15T16:11:00.000+00:00je ne connais pas du tout, mais je trouve cela tre...je ne connais pas du tout, mais je trouve cela tres beau, surtout cette eglise, elle est magnifiqueOlivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-46304377893716656492008-02-15T11:04:00.000+00:002008-02-15T11:04:00.000+00:00Hi Gil,welcome back and glad to see you around wit...Hi Gil,welcome back and glad to see you around with more postings!<BR/><BR/>Lovely pics and glad that you brought us with the beautiful places and some short on Sofia..<BR/><BR/>P/S Gil, thanks for the green light for me to use your pics in my blog in the future, really appreciate that.<BR/><BR/>Have a gr8 w/end and keep smiling.<BR/>Thanks for your generous comment in my blog :)Noushy Syahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13513151573766138285noreply@blogger.com