Bulgaria

This spring break, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit my aunt, uncle, and five-year-old cousin in Sofia, Bulgaria!

It all started when I decided to go to Russia for spring break. I wanted to see my parents, and they were going to be there. And then on Monday, we bought tickets for a Thursday flight to Sofia, and the adventures began!

On the first day, we saw many of the sights in the city on our own. We visited four different churches from different time periods in Bulgarian history, ranging from fairly modern to Byzantine times. We saw the Parliament building, the library, and the gorgeous view of Mount Vitosha from the city. We also then bought ski pants for me to try skiing the next day.

On Friday, that’s what I spent my day doing- skiing! My small cousin Aryan was skiing with his little school and many other local schools in the area and I tagged along. To be honest, many of the little children were MUCH better than me, but I still had a lot of fun. I only fell twice getting off the drag lift, which I don’t really count as falling because it wasn’t as though I fell while actually skiing.

On the third day, we drove about two and a half hours outside of Sofia to see this beautiful monastery and several lakes. The scenery is really spectacular in Bulgaria. The mountains are everywhere and the countryside is scattered with orange colored trees and green grass with the snowy peaks in the background. We also stopped to see the monument of the bells, which is a monument dedicated to international children’s rights.

On the fourth day we took a walk around where my aunt and uncle live, which is in the city center, took pictures, and then went back. I was sad to leave, but spring break had to come to an end!

And now I have a midterm tomorrow and LOTS of studying to catch up on . . . but the escape sure was nice for a few days!