"Bulgaria-little bit of this, little bit... " a Bulgaria Travel Page by zlatiq

For a small country we have a lot to offer: old capitals and ruins and fortresses and towns, mountains, beaches, people who work hard and play hard.

Tourism is not so developed as in other countries since we're just begining to open our borders (which is both good and bad).

The pottery from the photo i correlate to Bulgaria..it's made of something simple (not gold/diamonds) but it's colorful and beatiful and exquisite.

I'll try to list some of my favorite places in the chapter "things to do".

For help or ideas or questions just write me:)

I came across a short article (slweekly ) on why we bulgarians shake our heads back and forth for yes and nod up and down for no. It was interesting for me,because i really dont know why we do this. And i dont know how this missionary got the info bellow...but i thought its interesting:)

An LDS missionary who served in Bulgaria was asked if he had any communication problems, and there is his answer.
"Did you experience any communication barriers?"
"....In Bulgaria, people shake their heads back and forth to say “yes” and up and down to say “no.” It takes a couple months to get used to that, and then a couple more to get used to the opposite when getting home. The reason is because when Bulgarians were under Turkish slavery, the Turks would put knives under the chins of priests and ask them whether or not they believed in Christ. A nod “yes” would mean a knife in their throat. The priests at Rila Monastery took an oath to shake their heads back and forth for “yes” from then on, thus protecting their lives and ultimately their religion in their country. To honor them, Bulgarians continue to do so today. It was meaningful to me to see that example of others protecting their beliefs and religion."