Sofia 2005 Thanks to the invitation of the Bulgarian CFA Society, I was able to spend a few days in Sofia.

History surrounded Guarding the President Guarding the Guards? My guides in Sofia. Thanks Rosy, Plamen, Kalin! athmospheric picture Alexander Nevsky modern & classic entertainment ... recorded for eternity? Macs aplenty! Marble & crystal in the Hotel Balkan The future city museum of Sofia Detail The guy in blue showed my around the (closed) depot! Museum depot interesting stuff! an icon scaffolding ... too The Lions' bridge Square nearby Race you! He wins ... flats the new market hall inside the mosque in front further away Colours! Inside an orthodox church 1300 years Bulgaria - the monument won't outlast! in front of the cultural palace Vitoscha mountains Flowers for the Lady? A glimpse of the countryside Roma halfpipe & the soviet army ... who disses whom? Battenberg mausoleum - still closed! street scene Russian church rally of nationalist party Ataka same Paradise for Nazi memorabilia hunters! same not sure what the motive was ... Sofia's biggest mall, deserted he actually sells hamsters - seriously! and finally, Sofia herself!