Happy Baba Marta!

We celebrate the 1st of March in Bulgaria and give away wristbands called Martenitsa. Then we wear the received Martenitsa until the storks arrive or the trees blossom. Once that happens, we can put the Martenitsa on a branch or under a stone.

We won’t let ourselves be set back by some already blossoming branches. We’ll wait for the storks this year.

My first computer came out of this shop

Looks like an abandoned shop in an old commie block. However, in 1997, this was the service center of RTS computers. They would assemble computers in the left part and hand them over in the right part of what’s in the photo. I also remember how their technician built a custom LPT1-LPT1 cable for me, I even remember this technician’s name. We used it to connect with my neighbor and play games over it. We had no Internet at that time, it was pricy. The LPT cable did the job (or a job, as it was limited).

Alabin

At the heart of Sofia. To the left is a place called Koloni (columns), and ahead is Garibaldi. The clock tower of the long gone KTB bank would still ding enthusiastically. You have a choice of fast food, confectioneries and book shops. It’s ordinary.