I managed to take a photo before the square was cleaned from the snow. I love this place and the monument. It is engaging and with a very clear purpose. You sit, take a selfie, move on. Maybe a bit better without ice.
Petko and Pencho Slaveykov
Skyward
A world, surrounded by flying broken machinery. Humans, hiding underground, and under constant attack by alien spaceships. The future is grim but for the youngsters, it all looks like a game and plays like a game. And they, Spensa in particular, will try to game the system. The brand new book 4, published over the last couple of days, might be the conclusion where they’ll defeat at least some of the evil.
The Bulgarian edition is on a very hard cover. Like hardwood cover. I’m not very sure what material they’re made of but it is wood-like, very thick. It’s rough and painful to hold. Perhaps gypsum plasterboard? It is pretty if you don’t look from the side. Paperback was also available but I paid respect to the weird choice by the publisher and bought the strange one. I should remind myself to ask them about the material at the next book fair.
It’s one of the better series by Brandon Sanderson, I recommend it, although I’ve not started “Defiant” yet and don’t know the end. I hope it’s not a tragedy.
The Phantom of the Opera – Sofia
12 years ago, I visited a Broadway show in NYC during an Automattic team meetup. I liked it very much – the music was fantastic and the permanent decoration was movie-like. I wish I didn’t shut down my old blog so that I could link to the post about this 🙂 I remember the fascination and appreciation more than the music itself.
I never went back to NYC and had no other opportunities to watch a Broadway show until this year. One of the shows, Phantom of the Opera, comes to the Hall 1 of NDK. The organizers originally planned for 6 shows. They were quickly sold out. Thankfully, they managed to extend the stay for another 8 shows. This way we were able to join the party and get tickets, even though maybe not the best ones 🙂
Looking forward to seeing The Phantom of the Opera in April!
Find the location
Videotapes for rent in a substation
The sign says “Videotapes for rent”.
Before 1989, private businesses were mostly not legal in my country. One of the first business types that kickstarted capitalism in Sofia was stores for lending video tapes. They were found in improvised spaces like car garages or electrical substations. It was fun to find a sign for one of these still not repainted. The sign looks fresh, almost like graffiti. Made me check if it actually works.
