Dia 55 - Sofia I

19.05.2009 25 °C

En la mañana sali a explorar Sofia.
Inicialmente me dirigi para observar las montañas nevadas que se pueden avistar desde la ciudad.

Foto desde un pequeño parque, en el fundo se puede observar las montañas

En esta ciudad la temperatura en el invierno llega a los 20 grados negativos y en el verano la temperatura se eleva hasta los 42 oC.

Foto de una foca, en na plaza.

Una iglesia Cristiana Ortodoxa

Statue of the Sofia, sculpted by Tchapp / Georgi Tschapkanov
The Sofia statue is located at the intersection of Maria Louisa Boulevard and Todor Alexandrov Boulevard. It was erected in 2000 replacing Lenin’s monument, which was removed from the same spot in 1991. It has eight metres height and it stands on a sixteen meters pedestal. It is made by copper and bronze by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov and the architect Stanislav Konstantinov. The crown symbolizes the power, the wreath the fame and the owl the wisdom. The appearance is also a reference to the humanized picture of the ancient town of Serdica that exist on the old emblem of Sofia and it is taken from an antique coin.

Mezquita

The last surviving mosque in Sofia still in use, the building consists of a large dome and an elegant minaret and takes its name from the neighbouring Central Baths - Banya Bashi literally means ‘many baths'. Dating from 1576, the mosque is said to have been designed by Hadji Mimar Sinan, the leading Ottoman architect of the day. The mosque fell into disuse during Communist rule but is now open for worship once again - you can hear the loudspeakers on the minaret calling the Muslims of the city to prayer five times a day. The mosque is not officially open as a tourist attraction but visitors are welcome outside prayer times, including women, if modestly dressed.

Interior de la Mezquita, hay que sacarse los zapatos para entrar.

Por la ciudad a camino de la estacion de buses y trenes.

Terminal de buses

Estación de trenes

Despues de preguntar por precios y horarios en las varias empresas de trenes y buses.
Compre mi pasaje para Grecia para el dia 22/05 en la noche.
El bus sale a las 5:30 de la tarde (Brasil 11:30 AM) (Chile: 10:30 AM)
Son 11 horas de viaje.

Hay que tomar cuidado en la compra de pasajes porque algunas vendedoras, tratan de vender el pasaje de ida y vuelta sin te preguntar nada. Creo que tienen comisión y por eso quieren vender el pasaje de ida y vuelta.

Guardias en el palacio presidencial