Boza

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In Bulgaria’s olden days, Boza was a popular drink for kids. Ours was a fermented, slightly alcoholic beverage made from cereals. It’s a high-calorie drink, and I guess we were fed with it so we’d grow up faster.

It fell out of fashion, and by the early 2000s I’d stopped seeing it in fast-food places, almost fully replaced by Ayran and Coca-Cola.

So imagine my surprise when I saw the nearby confectionery loading up on these giant bottles of Boza. They must be serving it by the glass. But it’s usually very thick, almost cream-like. how do they even fill glasses from these 10-liter bottles? Is it fermented? The one from my childhood wouldn’t even last a full day. I doubt these will be consumed within a day of delivery.

Lake Ariana

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This is a rare pretty sight from the muddy winter Sofia. A boat in Lake Ariana.

The city planners of the past were fascinated by lakes and rivers, which are naturally missing here. So they built fountains and lakes, and even attempted to build a river, a story for another post.

The architects wanted the lake to function as an ice rink in the winter. However, this didn’t work well even in the late 19th century, when the weather was colder. After some injuries and a few lengthy renovations, the lake is now emptied for the winter months to prevent any ice from naturally occurring.

I will ruffle your hair

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The text at the very top, after being censored, means “I will ruffle your hair”. I really wonder about the thought processes that produced this copy. Perhaps it meant something else and got redacted. The redacted part must’ve been offensive.

Aksakov street, Sofia.