Okokuqala ngqa ngingene eSofia ngo-2009 ngaphandle kokuthi "ukuqeqeshwa kwethiyori" kanye nezincwadi zemihlahlandlela. Bekumele ngizulazule endaweni. Hhayi izinsuku ezimbalwa kumngane kwelinye lamakamelo okulala edolobha. Lapho kuqala, izindawo zokuhlala zenhloko-dolobha kunzima ukuhlukanisa emadolobheni ethu: izakhiwo eziphakeme ezidabukisayo, imigwaqo emibi, ngisho nabantu bagqoke ngandlela thile endaweni yethu! Ngaphambi kwesikhashana angizange ngifike enkabeni yeSofia, angikwazanga ukuqeda umuzwa ocasulayo kaDeja. Maphakathi nethempeli lika-Alexander Nevsky, ngafika etekisini (cishe ama- $ 2). Iqala ngento ethakazelisa kakhulu lapha: ngemizuzu engama-20 ngithole edolobheni elijwayelekile lasePost-Soviet liye edolobheni elimnandi neligcinwe kahle laseYurophu. I-Alexander NevSky Temple - Isakhiwo sezakhiwo esimangalisayo esine-dome enkulu eluhlaza okotshani sitholakala esigcawini esisenkabeni. Ngaphakathi kwethempeli, umkhathi ongachazeki: amahholo aphezulu anezinsika, ezenziwe ngesizotha, izithunzi ezithulisiwe. Ngifike enkonzweni yesonto futhi ngajabulela ukuculwa kwemilingo kwekwaya. Ukusuka ethempelini kuzo zonke izinkomba, imigwaqo iyaphambuka, ngakho-ke ungahamba nakho konke ukunakwa kwezinto: I-National Museum of Natural Science, aphelelwe yisikhathi, kepha abe neqoqo elikhulu lemibukiso Ezitezi eziningana, iNational University of the Holy Clement. Ngaba nenhlanhla, ngangena esakhiweni esikhulu seNyuvesi ngokwakha okumnandi, amawindi amakhulu, amakholomu, ama-chandeliers asebukhosini kanye nemodeli. Umoya opholile kakhulu wabusa enkabeni yeSofia, nge-cafe encane enuka ikhofi namakhekhe amasha. Intengo ye-dessert nekhofi ayizange idlule ku- $ 3. Ngosuku olulandelayo, ngaya eBallet ku-National Opera naseBallet Theatre, futhi etholakala naphakathi enkabeni, eDudukova Boulevard. Abadansi abahle, ukukhanyisa okuhle nokubukeka okuhle, nomculo we-orchestra ozwakale isikhathi eside ezindlebeni. Ngikuthande kakhulu uSofia, izakhamuzi zalo zinomoya wokungenisa izihambi futhi zilungele ukusiza kukho konke. IsiNgisi siyazi amayunithi engingakaze ahlangane naye endleleni, kepha isiBulgaria sifana nesiRussia, wonke umuntu wangiqonda. Uhambo oluya eSofia luyindlela enhle yezimpelasonto ezimbalwa!
