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Vitosha

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Sofia has many hearts. Vitosha is one of them. It’s visible from everywhere and shares its chill with the city.

I’ve had several brief periods in which I’d actively hike. I’m not sure if I’m getting back into this hobby. It feels much harder than the previous times, almost unsustainable. Took me 5 hours to get to the top and back, which is not much but then the day was over. Messes up with the weekend schedule.

On the bright side, they serve bean soup at the top. I love beans.

Achievement

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My daily walking goal is 10k steps.

This is me in the bus after my longest hike in a decade of tracking (but not hiking).

At 45, doing this is no longer a matter of willpower for me. It’s a result of all the daily walks over the last 1.5 years. I’m happy and tired. Also, my phone is full of photos worth posting.

I wish I never stopped hiking, resuming is tough.

Nezabravka

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Forget-me-not in Bulgarian is Nezabravka. I’m not sure how the plant got the same name in very different languages but here we are:

May in Books

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I read 11 books last month, 9 recognized by Goodreads and 2 – not. Goodreads has clear issues with the Librarians not catching up with new books.

The tied first for the last month was between Thraxas at War by Martin Scott and All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Thraxas was a mature story with a good balance. The Murderbot #1 was fresh and new.

Honorable mention for Rebecca Yarros and Fourth Wing – it’s engaging and has dragons.

The worst book from last month was Rocannon’s World by Ursula Le Guin. She inspired me greatly in building my own system of values, for example about active listening. However, Rocannon focuses on describing a fantasy world with multiple coexisting aliens and spaceships. It wasn’t as cool as Stephanie Plum, page-turning like the Fourth Wing, or just great all-around like Thraxas and Murderbot.

I also completed 2 game books, one so absurd that it deserves a separate post.