Sofia, Bulgaria

Yes, thats right Sofia, Bulgaria. Located northwest of Turkey, it boarders the Black Sea to the east and is to become a full member of the E.U. next year. It is a very beautiful country as you can see. Sofia is said to be one of the oldest settlments in Europe claiming to be over 7,000 years old. We had a fantastic time.

This is the city center in Sofia. The statue is of Sofia, or wisdom, the city's Patron Saint.

Bulgarians are Orthodox Christians and this is the Church of St. Nicholas a Russian Orthodox Church.

Another part of the city center. The unfinished court house.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, built in the late 19th century to honor Russian soliders who aided in Bulgarian independec in 1878.

We arrived in Sofia at 5:30am, couldn't check in until 11am, so we walked around and eventually caught breakfast.

The Beautiful mountains around Sofia, which resides in a valley, is also surrounded by mineral springs.

The group minus 1, the photographer.