Category Archives: City
Brewing up a hill
The competition organisers put on a couple of excursions which any competition participants could join if they wished. The first was to the Voss Brewery. It is situated above the town where we were staying and from the balconies visible
Brewing up a hill
The competition organisers put on a couple of excursions which any competition participants could join if they wished. The first was to the Voss Brewery. It is situated above the town where we were staying and from the balconies visible
Spring snow
My next trip to a European country was to Norway in April. I was invited to judge the European Indoor Skydiving Championships being held at VossVind. The competition included Formation Skydiving and Artistic Events, which have different judging panels. During
Spring snow
My next trip to a European country was to Norway in April. I was invited to judge the European Indoor Skydiving Championships being held at VossVind. The competition included Formation Skydiving and Artistic Events, which have different judging panels. During
Why is Sofia called Sofia?
As mentioned in my first post about Sofia, the city was originally called Serdica. It lay on a much trafficked trading route between Istanbul and Germanic Europe. A church, on what was the western edge of the city would be
Why is Sofia called Sofia?
As mentioned in my first post about Sofia, the city was originally called Serdica. It lay on a much trafficked trading route between Istanbul and Germanic Europe. A church, on what was the western edge of the city would be
More walking around Sofia
After leaving the shopping centre, we walked a little further south to a spot from which you can see a synagogue, a mosque, and the Eastern Orthodox church we had just heard about. There is a catholic church nearby too,
More walking around Sofia
After leaving the shopping centre, we walked a little further south to a spot from which you can see a synagogue, a mosque, and the Eastern Orthodox church we had just heard about. There is a catholic church nearby too,
Free Sofia Tour
This is not a tour to free a captive Sofia, rather it is a free walking tour around the city of Sofia. You may recall, my visit to Sofia was in January and only morning I had available for touristing
Free Sofia Tour
This is not a tour to free a captive Sofia, rather it is a free walking tour around the city of Sofia. You may recall, my visit to Sofia was in January and only morning I had available for touristing
St Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral
The architect who build St Nicholas’ Russian Orthodox church was being supervised by A Smirnov, who was building the Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral a few blocks away. This is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral and is home to the Patriarch of Bulgaria.
St Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral
The architect who build St Nicholas’ Russian Orthodox church was being supervised by A Smirnov, who was building the Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral a few blocks away. This is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral and is home to the Patriarch of Bulgaria.
St Nicholas
On my first walk out in the city, found the Russian Orthodox church of St Nicholas governed by the Moscow Patriarchy. It is a lovely little church with the most stunning gold and copper work on and around its roof.
St Nicholas
On my first walk out in the city, found the Russian Orthodox church of St Nicholas governed by the Moscow Patriarchy. It is a lovely little church with the most stunning gold and copper work on and around its roof.
