Cats, good books, AI, and religious walking in the city of Sofia
Every real construction has to start with this little building. Found one in the mountain, not quite where I expected to see it. My kids were disappointed that I didn’t take a photo of the horses on the opposite direction of this hut, and looking back into the morning, I think the horses would’ve made a better blog post 🙂
The Blueberries are red when green.
The low cost airlines have brought lots of tourists to Sofia, so many that entire areas become foreigners-only. Thankfully, they stay away from Malyovitsa because it doesn’t have a gondola.
This peak is one of my long-term hiking goals. Last time we made it, it took us 8 hours both ways. This is about 2 hours more than my current abilities so I don’t expect an attempt this summer.
One of my New Year’s resolutions was that I would hike to Cherni Vrah three times this year. Making steps in the city is easy – it doesn’t take much time, it’s flat, there’s food and water everywhere. Hiking is hard, it takes at least 45 minutes to reach the starting point. Then you drink what you carry. And last but not least, my hidden goal was to make the entire family go to the mountains.
Took us forever but we managed to do it with the kids today, so it couldn’t be better. They didn’t complain too much, which was also nice.
If one thing didn’t go well is that I need to wash my new white sneakers because I stepped into the mud several times. These are my only comfortable shoes at the moment and I made a sacrifice for the successful hike. Maybe this will motivate me to look for a backup pair next week.
Bulgaria celebrates Easter this weekend. To honor the holiday, we visited The Cross, and this was also our first hike for the year. The Cross eco path is a special hike for me because my 10K steps journey started there in 2023. Ultimately, counting steps changed my daily routine, my health, and inspired me to blog regularly again.
Enjoy some bright colors from my day.
Veselin.blog 