Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital city. June 22.

grindle in #hive-163772 • 2 years ago

Saturdays in the UK can be crap, shops too crowded, roads too busy, and usually those two cretins, donnely and smackhead, macpartlin gurning on the tv, throw in that knob macyntyre and you have a set of the three most talentless odious creatures on british tv. Thank the lord for netflix.

I digress, where was I?

Oh yes

Saturday in Sofia, what a welcome relief. Though I am sure they have crap TV too.

Nice day for a white wedding

But first of all a short ride on the metro, which only came into operation in 1998, it has a total length of 32 miles and serves 47 stations. From what I saw it was spotlessly clean and beggar free.

Emerging back into the sunlight to have a look at the impressive Monument to the Soviet Army, built in the mid 1950's to honour the Soviet soldiers who died supporting the Bulgarian efforts during WW2. This was something that I was really wanting to see, as it is regularly graffed up by local students and activists alike.

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Alas it seems no sooner is it painted than the local council turn up with their jet wash machines.
I've never been lucky.

As well as the main monument there are several others surrounding it, displaying various scenes of heroism in the face of adversity.

There is a very strong element within Bulgaria to have the monuments removed, but currently the Russophiles are winning the argument for it to remain.

We cannot eradicate history. We learn from history.

Alexander Nevsky
Patriarchal Cathedral

Built in the early 20th C to honour to the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, in which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule.

Hmmm, no graffiti and no movement to have this demolished, double standards?

Let there be Love

There were a few wedding parties about, it was strange that the ceremony actually takes place around the corner in St. Sophia's Church a very underwhelming red brick building, then they all troop over here for photographs outside the cathedral.

The sensible ladies slip off their killer heels to negotiate the uneven cobbles.

Good to see everyone has made the effort to look smart

My god last time I saw a line up like this I was driving through Holbek, in Leeds.

St.Sophia's

Gee, I really love you
And we're gonna get married

FFS! Smile man, SMILE

Spring is here, the sky is blue,
Birds all sing as if they knew
Today's the day we'll say "I do"
And we'll never be lonely anymore

phil spectre

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2 years ago in #hive-163772 by grindle

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littlebee4 2 years ago

Hahaha looked like they were a bit stressed on their day. Hahaha
Great graffiti on the sculptures. Too bad you didn’t see much of it as they clean it up fast.
Yes… empty roads and quiet walks are the best on a Saturday 😊
Have a great weekend @grindle

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grindle 2 years ago

yup @littlebee4 I so wanted to see it graffed up, but ho hum.

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littlebee4 2 years ago

Maybe another time…
Cheers @grindle 👋🏻😊 have a great week!

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grindle 2 years ago

who knows??????

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littlebee4 2 years ago

😁

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joanstewart 2 years ago

Double standards everywhere when it comes to monuments, buildings, history no one is able to alter.

Interesting city, watching a wedding while there, hope you not gate-crashing a party for a !BEER

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grindle 2 years ago

lol @joanstewart , no I did not gate crash the party, I didn't even get an invite. Had to buy my own beer cheers!

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joanstewart 2 years ago

Tough luck, pretty bride!

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grindle 2 years ago

yes she was very pretty

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Most brides are pretty, wait till they age !LOLZ

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leaky20 2 years ago

That's a really nice monument. Great detail. I personally wouldn't deface a statue but the graffiti is pretty clever lol.
We have a lot of the taking down monuments thing in North America as well. Seems to go hand in hand with book banning.

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grindle 2 years ago

yes I agree the wokery is upon us, too many people getting "offended" these days, not only the gen z cretins but also in the normal population.

It is all part of the agenda and the great reset

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hoosie 2 years ago

How cool is the painted version of that monument !!! Also, that cathedral looks awesome. Would love to visit there someday.
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grindle 2 years ago

Cheers @hoosie thanks for stopping by, Yes that graffed up monument disappointed me when I found it paint free. Sofia in general was pretty awesome tbh. Hope you get there one day

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delishtreats 2 years ago

It's interesting that some countries keep this monuments from the Soviet Union. Most of them were dissembled in Slovakia and replaced with different ones. But the one with superman is cool 😂

Thank you for sharing!

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grindle 2 years ago

Cheers @delishtreats thanks for stopping by, I guess some eastern European countries still have closer ties with Russia than others?

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livinguktaiwan 2 years ago

How on earth did you manage to gate crash a church wedding in Sofia???

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grindle 2 years ago

Quite easy really LOL @livinguktaiwan , The Bulgarians are so laid back, we were in the Church anyways wandering around so I just thought , what the hell let's take a few snaps, no one was bothered about it. I was using a long lens so it wasn't too in your face Ha!

Now if you even tried it in the Uk.....No way Jose, never gonna happen.

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old-man-chu58 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience and photos of your Saturday in Sofia. It's wonderful to hear that you found the city clean and beggar-free, and that you were able to see some impressive monuments and architecture.

I understand your frustration with the Saturday TV programming in the UK, but it's great that you were able to find solace in Netflix and enjoy your day in Sofia.

Keep exploring and sharing your experiences with the world. Your photos and stories are inspiring and help us all appreciate the beauty and history of different places around the world.

!ALIVE

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grindle 2 years ago

cheers @old-man-chu58 thanks for stopping by, and your kind words are much appreciated. I hope my snaps do justice to the places I visit,

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tengolotodo 2 years ago

Nice day for a white wedding

Thanks for that, I had Billy Idol playing in my head as I read this!

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grindle 2 years ago

LOL!!! nice one @tengolotodo thanks for stopping by, classic track well spotted

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cheers @livinguktaiwan @pinmapple , thanks for your much appreciated support

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cryptoandcoffee 2 years ago

I have to admit there is a big contrast at how ell the place is kept clean and this is how things should be as normal every day life. I like Eastern Europe as they still have standards and will travel there one of these days. Don't remind me of what I am missing as I cannot stand that Mcintyre chap as he is talentless.

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grindle 2 years ago

cheers @cryptoandcoffee thanks for popping in,

I like Eastern Europe as they still have standards

My sentiments entirely and I thought comedians were supposed to be funny?

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