Welcome to Snowy Sofia

We arrived about 1:30 pm after an all night flight from Dulles to Vienna and the Vienna to here. It's just like home! Snow everywhere! Fortunately, the streets are clear so our friend and host Ludmil was there to greet us warmly, load us into his van and haul us to our second home, the Casa Farrari. We've been staying here for about 15 years now so it really is our second home. Ludmil and his wife, Marianna are dear friends now. We took about an hour nap after doing a little unpacking. Then we walked a block to our eating place. When we walk in the door, everyone smiles (the waitresses and the owner). They all know us. We've been coming here for 15 years too. Our waitress came over and told us what we wanted! We just nodded. That's when you know you are home. It's like Cheers except they don't know our name, just our faces! Just as we were finishing, Ludmil came in (he knew exactly where to find us; are we predictable or what?) We coordinated a meeting for Monday and then he was on his way. After picking up some snacks for the week at the little store across the street, we are now in for the night. Now the trick is to stay awake until about 9 or 930 so we can jump start the time change for our body clocks. Here are a few pictures of the street outside of the Casa. Stay tuned.........