Once again - A tribute to the weather

I definitively have to be faster regarding my posts about the Bulgarian weather. Couple of weeks ago I found these amazing and stunning pictures of the foggy Sofia, taken by the Bulgarian blogger and photographer Hristo. So annoying and depressing the fog is (it smells badly because of the many coal-burning stoves), so beautiful looks this natural spectacle from a different perspective, from the top of the Vitosha Mountain.

Unfortunately, I was too slow and the pictures are by now out of date. But I still have to share and show them! Meanwhile, we have already beautiful spring weather and lots of sun.

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A trip to Boyana Waterfalls

Before winter and snow will arrive here in Sofia (by the way, still sunny and warm in the afternoon, still able to drink coffe on the balcony – and this is November, as a German I am blown away!), I have to share some pictures of a beautiful trip we did this summer. For locals it might not be a big deal as they know their number one destination very well, but for me it was. The Boyana Waterfalls are really stunning and it’s a nice – but quite exhausting – excursion. Besides the great view, we noticed something very curious: Unlike in the city, in the shops, on the stairs and seemingly everywhere else, every single hiker who crossed our way has greeted us. As a close-knit community. Well, it seems you have to have something obvious in common to greet each other, otherwise you are just a stranger – and who would like to say hallo to perfect strangers…. I'll stay tuned on this observation ...