As Lisa already said we are in Bulgaria after learning
something more about the economy of Bulgaria, let’s have a look at their
geography.
After we came from Turkey we went a bit up north to visit
Bulgaria. It is located in the southeast corner of Europe and as Lisa already said
it is one of the Balkan countries situated south of the Donau. The surface of
Bulgaria is 2.7 times the surface of the Netherlands. The countries that border
Bulgaria are Romania, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Greece and of course with Turkey
by which we entered Bulgaria. It also has a coast, because the black sea is
also a border of Bulgaria. If you go to from north to south you will have to
travel 330 km and if you go from east to west, the distance is 520 km.
We visited some places that we can really recommend to all
of you. First we went to Sophia, this is Bulgaria’s biggest city and it is one
of Europe’s most compact and walkable cities but it is still the least known
one by foreign travelers. We liked that because there weren’t a lot of tourists
there. We could also still feel the old east-meets-west feeling because of the
oniondomed churches, Ottoman mosques and Red Army monuments topped with air
punching soldiers, but now you have a lot of shopping malls, five-star hotels
and a lot of bars and clubs.
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We walked a lot in Sophia but sometimes it was too crowded so we looked for a place that was more peaceful. We definitely found that place. It is called Yuzhen Park and it is a bit south in Sophia. There is a vast green sprawl, a lot of trees and pathways. It is known as the most open countryside you can have in a big city.
Now, I’m really tired. This day was pretty exhausting. Now
it is time to get some sleep, goodnight friends!
Matthias Denys
Week 6 Bulgaria (geography)
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