I was Wrong About Sofia Bulgaria 2024
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I was Wrong About Sofia Bulgaria 2024
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I appreciate it.
He did well apologising, food in this part of Europe is just amazing. Romanian here, shout out to Bulgaria ✌️
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Multumesc brother, greetings from Bulgaria, you're our best neighbor.
Thanks brother. Love your food too. Visited Bucharest a few years ago and had a great time
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Bulgarian here,shout out to Romania! Hi, neighbors!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
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The restaurant you ate in have interesting story,first ,the name (manastirska magernica)means the place where the monks gather to eat and second the recipies are collected by monks arround Bulgaria for more than thousand years,first monasteries in Bulgaria date from arround late 800s a.d since when we addopted the christianity,at that time there was the so called three language dogma wich say you can preach the gospel only in Greek,Latin and Hebrew,but because Bulgaria was one of three most powerful states in all of Europe along with the byzantene empire and the frankish empire,this are the ancient super powers of europe😃 also at the same time we created the cirilic alphabeth and the title tzar wich is equal to emperor ,our rulers recognise the danger of preaching in foreign language(not to be assimilated by foreign power) and that's why we were privileged to listen the service in Bulgarian,just for comparison,all of western Europe start the services in their native languages 600 years later than us,before all was in Latin,in short we destroyed the three language dogma and the Bulgarian language became the fourth official language and one who was blessed for service and preaching like the other three were...God bless and godspeed my friend.
And most importantly IShowSpeed ate there
"Milena - Ha ha" on the radio station was a surprise 🤭
@@Петърчо probbly BG Radio lol they run the song very so often there.
Metro is so stylish and beautiful. The food looks tasty . Beautiful Bulgaria
The only redeeming qualities
@@sparkle74HvH why?
I love ❤Bulgaria! Food and architecture looks amazing! I hope you go to Poland as well, I'd love to see Poland.
Our food is AWESOME ! 27 years old Bulgarian here
Edit : The guy in the underground walkaway was asking for a change for cofffe like coins
@clausog2670 It is indeed! This is not the case, for example, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Germany.... And next time I go to Bulgaria , I'll have coins/money ready.... I want to go to Ruse.
@@classics39 what do you mean not the case?
@@RositsaPetrovarjp7 Please read the whole thread.
12:25 this guy asked you if you had pennies for coffee to give him.
Any country known for a variety of roses, wine, and cheese, they obviously have the agriculture to have great food! I heard the tomatoes and pepper salads were amazing. I think they would start a meal with fresh vegetables with olive oil. I haven’t been there yet, but it’s been on my list for a while.
Yes! You are absolutely right. Delicious salad and rakia - that's the starter in Bulgaria.
Unfortunately olive oil is not part of the Bulgarian production and most of the restaurants do not use it unless specifically mentioned on the menu. Bulgaria is a huge sunflower oil producer 🌻
@@loraontheroad actually it was during communism that sunflower oil took over olive oil and butter. But yes today it's sunflower oil almost always.
@@loraontheroad well, I’m sure you can get it in the store. I just googled. They make some, but send it away. 🤷🏽♀️ Interesting.
@@Nubianette sorry, I thought you were talking about eating outside (at a restaurant). At home Bulgarians use ALL kinds of oils for their salads - the variety is as big as in the US. Just the restaurants are usually stingy and unless eating semi-upscale and upscale you cannot expect olive oil in your salad.
7:21 this is Vitoshka street. Back in the days it was a normal street, then they turned it into pedestrians + trams street only, and then they ditched the trams, renovated it and made it pedestrians only. Most of the Bulgarian cities have this one main street that is pedestrians only.
14:18 Yes, he's a Revolutionary, National hero, The Apostle of freedom. And yes, this monument was build at the actual place he was hanged by the Ottomans. It was just outside the city back then.
LOL the way you said "I thought your food was trash" was really funny, I loled. But yeah, our food is amazing.
I'm not sure where you get your food information from, but Balkan food is great in general. Go anywhere: Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Northern Macedonia and you'll have a great meal.
And thanks for featuring the Vasil Levski Monument!
And, of course Bulgarian food, but you already experienced it.
Just want to say thank you for showing so many different places on this channel. Glad you differentiate from the passport bro drama and just travel. That's what its all about
Thanks for the video, I just applied for a visa to Bulgaria with my friends to discover the country and I was wondering what kind of food they have. Although, I wasn't really afraid of the quality since I know that the more eastwards you go, the more delicious the food gets 😂
Eating is part of the cultural experience. Enjoy it!
eating is just eating
The Valley of Roses - This cultural and historical destination combines two of Bulgaria's treasures - its beautiful and fragrant lick - the rose and the rich Thracian heritage. A visit to the Rose Valley reveals the endless gardens of oil-bearing roses, from which the famous rose oil is produced, combined with learning about the cultural-historical and archaeological Thracian heritage of our lands.
I think you have captured very well the ambience of Sofia, although on a hot summer day the streets are normally quite empty. 😅 Also, it’s the holidays season and most of the people are on holidays, or some go out in the evenings. I’m in Sofia now and it’s so hot that, like most of the people, I prefer to stay indoors and go out after sunset 😅😅
I like to watch your videos. your filmings are simple and autentic.
i visited Sofia last year and it was a nice place, vitosha mountains was amazing.
watching you from Israel
Nice subway!
man it really is so quiet nowadays .. many many of the young population bulgarians are leaving to find opportunities in different countries. it's unfortunate but population decline is expected to continue in the future, i read a stat that by 2050 the population will decrease another 20% from what it is now (6.5 million)
my parents also moved us to america after winning green cards when i was only a year & a half. i'm 25 now .. but like to visit often. currently in bulgaria rn too ! hoping for things to improve more & less bad news down the line🙏🏼
You’re not visiting often enough. Bulgaria is above the 6.5 million you are talking about. You are also not aware of the many Western Europeans that have moved to Bulgaria the past 10-15 years - the extremely low income tax (including corporate) is attractive to them. In fact, quite some young Bulgarians have moved back to Bulgaria - rents are still cheaper than Western Europe, just the food factor (groceries) is more expensive than Western Europe. It is not all flourishing in Bulgaria, but there are a few attractive factors to both young Bulgarians and the foreigners.
@@loraontheroad i hope you are right ! i tend to often hear otherwise from other bulgarians, but yes i don't visit often enough. only once a year but i love it every time. like i said i only want for things to continue to improve here
Stotinka - 1/100th of LEV, bulgarian curency. He asked for spare change, for a cofee.
Hahaha.... We enjoy seeing you enjoying the food and digging in.... You were ill-informed or confusing countries. Bulgarian cuisine is beyond delicious. And Bulgarians have the best salad in the world......this soft grated cheese on top makes all the difference. Bulgarians will help me with the name...
Shopska salad (шопска салата)😊
@slavzahariev3901 Thanks! Now I remember. It's the best! And thanks for the Cyrillic, too. Also, love all these beef or veal tongue dishes... But whatever I had was good. You have great wines, too.
try tarator with garlic and wallnuts, kebabche, 1 bulgarian meatball, potatoes(cooked as you like), lyutenitsa and garlic bread I think you will love it. Also beanstew with sausage.
You forgot SHKEMBE ÇORBA :)
Thank you for showing my country!
Eating is literally the coolest part of your videos - especially in countries with not that famous food like Bulgaria.
Sofia empties in summertime as everyone goes somewhere
Bro you thought the roots of all balkan recipes was gonna suck? Then you are in for a treat. You can spend an entier week here and still not be able to taste all the different things that we serve. Not to mention that restaurants dont serve most things we cook at home... You are in for a treat buddy, keep eating, you will never be disappointed.
Visit a Black Sea coast Nessebar old Town(UNESCO World Heritage Centre) and Sunny Beach , one of the biggest international summer resorts in Europe, it's high season now.
я из россии но помню слынчев бряг как родной а еще нам в армии выдавали сигареты янтр и еще какие то не помню а на гражданке курили родопи и опал как хорошо было в ссср
Also We have 1300 years history /the oldest gold treasure in the world from Varna nekropol and the second one/ and beautiful nature - winter sports and amazing wild beaches! I hope You will come again and have time to visit The seven lakes in Rila mountains and Rila monastery!
You are such a sweet man, it makes me sad you are so self contious about what you eat and how much you eat. You look very fot and healthy and don't let other people judge you like that. You are on a trip to experience life and have a good time. I am happy you liked our food 💖
I think he is joking
The dessert looks amazing!
In some places it's very nice and cozy, and in other places the graphite really spoils everything.
Keep living life don't worry about who judging you eat all the good food you want bro . People who judge people need to look in the mirror at em self
... jetzt war ich so mitgerissen von Bukarest und den anderen großen Städten und dachte mir bei dem Vlog, gleich biegt er in eine Prachtstrasse ein (obwohl ich das ja eigentlich hasse) . Aber du hast es nicht getan.
Der Vlog gab mir trotzdem ein gutes Gefühl über die Stimmung an einen warmen und ganz und gar normalen Sonntag irgenwo in Sofia. Danke.
Big up, my man, glad you liked my hometown!
Very bad for a capital
@@alex-em4em compared to? Surely, nobody can deny there's plenty to be improved.
@@EpicNicknameFail compared to other capitals.
Nice! Thank you, sir
so, Sly, that thing that is served with the bread is called chubritsa - we usually eat it with bread only and in small quantities. Dont dip the bread in chubritsa and then into the meal - you ruining the flavor of the dish that way
We are known for the oil made from roses which are commercially grown like 200 km from Sofia - you will not see a lot of roses grown in the bigger cities.
He is not just our revolutionary tho, every revolutionary that you know in a world scale, for the last 200 hundred years, learned from his book! He left so deep knowledge, that we gonna need 200 hundred more to understand.
You can definitely find some great food in Bulgaria, i hope that you got to experience more and ate more while you were here. Great video, i loved the vibes 😁
cheers lad, hope your enjoyed your stay. good vid mate
I recommend exploring the countryside. There are many natural beauties and phenomena. Welcome to our country! I hope you had a good time! 🎉🎉🎉
I love how you enjoy the food everywhere you visit !
Just FYI - you can go anywhere you want man... its really safe in Bulgaria... I grew up in the UK and when I came back I was amazed - its not like anywhere in the west in that regard.
You can say hello to anyone, you can ask anyone for help, if you lose something alot of the time people will store it for you and give it back when you prove its yours.
Have a good time and dont worry about those underpasses - graffiti makes it look so much scarier than it is, I would let my children go through them at night without being too worried about it, youll be completely fine.
Only thing I would recommend is to stay away from soccer matches - young men get abit carried away with hooligan culture (its still mostly harmless, nothing like UK or something).
I love your videos ❤. I really like your personality and your vibe you seem a very nice person. Hugs to you 😊
The Vitosha cenntral street is empty now, in the early 90s there were no malls so we were shopping on this street ande the others around from the previous video. The main street is booming at NIGHT after 20th of September, when it is still warm, but hundred thoudsands of people are back from summer holiday. It's the best season for us Sofians, because I can drive the car even in rush hours and avoid sitting in 1h traffic jam, which does happen in the winter.
you should try Tarator, it has yogurt, you said you don't like it previous video but you have to try it, it doesn't have the usual yogurt-y taste
So glad you've been to Sofia! ❤
You all right man great video as always
The Soviet army monument was removed by the "democratic" parties in the Parlament after the start of Russia-Ukraine war. Vasil Levski monument is actually on the spot where he was hanged by the ottomans in 1873 after he was betrayed and captured
The removal was long overdue! We are democracy and this is the will of the people living in Sofia. If you don't like it we don't stop you emigrating to russia! Clear?
I really wish to get to be the local tour guide at some point because I see alot of travelers fall for the tourist traps or just go to the wrong types of places for food when in reality just by their jotel/motel there are atleast 20+ amazing food spots that deserve to be visited. Ik cuz I live in this area
Man, that's some great eating, though a bit pricey.
You found a good spot in Sofia.
Братан! Возвращайся в Россию. У нас круто!
Да, как раз туризм популизацией туризма будет заниматься, путь туристы у нас оставляют свою деньжата, а мы потом найдем им применение 😂
Tell putin to open the border and people might start visiting
В переход реально страшно заходить😮
Russian empire - Tzar Russia and Soviet Union are two different things, like Tzar Bulgaria(3rd Bulgarian Kindom) and Soviet era Bulgaria(People's Republic of Bulgaria), after the collapse of USSR and political tensions start to create division - rusophob and rusophile, but historicly both nations have deep cultural and religious ties, when the cyrillic alphabet was created by Bulgarians(9th century) , everything was translated from Greek including The Old Testament and was pass to at that time Kiev Russia from witch they got their Enlightenment, tha's why when in Russian Ortodox church they have worship service in Old Church Slavonic(old Bulgarian), Bulgaria is one of oldest countries/nation in Europe , established since 681AD, never change the name in our 1300 years of history and yes we have Knan rules befor Tzar(king)
I came across this video by chance and I was interested in watching it. First of all, I wanted to find out what a person who knows nothing about our history would say about us Bulgarians.
Boy, I have a house that was built before Columbus discovered America!!! And one more thing - the founder of the Bulgarian state was Khan Asparih in 681, and otherwise we really love Vasil Levski, because he is a revolutionary and a wake-up call for the Bulgarians, organizing them to fight against 500 years of Turkish rule. Sofia is the capital of our country and is above all our administrative center. Actually, you saw the monument, but you did not see the Bulgarian National Assembly on the other side of it. If you want to see where the valley of roses is - take a bus and go to Kazanlak, and if you want to know more about our history, come to Plovdiv - exactly one hour away by car or by bus (there are buses every hour on the route Sofia- Plovdiv )
I have never been to Sofia metro 😂😂!! I didn’t even know that we have metro in Sofia. But certainly looks better than the one in New York, LA or Paris! Greetings from Burgas! We good here without subways.
Sofia is lovely especially if you're a tourist!🎉
Vasil levski means basil the lion,also the name basil means emperor in Greek,or basileus,...he was so good that the CIA was exploring his work and his tactics of disguise,even in the CIA headquarters there is a phrase of levski ,he created the biggest revolutionary network in all of Europe for the time and all in deep secrecy ,the Turks found out for his activities years later😂,they called levski gyngibi or the ghost,the spirit(gin means spirit,or ghost)cause every time they got in his tracks he just dissapear somewhere ,he was jumping over fences and was a great athlete,his nickname pop up after he jump over a huge trap no body was able to jump during drills for war against the Turks,because the Turks could not catch him they ask for help the British and German inteligence services and they got him.....his ideas were ahead of it's time for" democracy,pure and holly republic"as he said........Bulgarian constitution,or the so called tarnovo constitution is one of the most liberal and democratic,it was created in tarnovo(that's why is called tarnovo const.)arround 1879-1880 and in it it's written that if you are a slave you become free man in the moment you step on our soil😃😃😃this is because we were brutally oppressed by the ottomans for 5 centuries and we dont want anybody to be like we were,the Balkans were much more developed from the west and when the Turks conquered constantinopol and the Balkan states arround early 15th century all the scholars architects ,artists etc migrate to the west and boosted the renesance ,but it actually started here in the east half a century before it happened in Italy and the west,the proofs for that are in boyana church in Sofia where the ruler that donate money for the church is painted as he was in reality and this is called realism and the renesance is explained often with this (the realism)before people were painted just randomly,the beard the crown etc
Какъв хубав коментар! Точно така е! Ние българите забравяме тези неща и оставяме безродниците да ни промиват мозъците с антибългарската си пропаганда.
Amazing experience!
Funny thing, you find meals I've never seen here. :D
Very good video. Thank you.
What a nice review!
Go to Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, very beautiful , also simple and very good food.
You should try Varna, Sly. Think you'll like the sea side more
3:58 We Bulgarians don't typically eat the napkins, but to each their own 🤣
Night clubs are very cool bro All day of the year in Sofia ,)
That was scary in that tunnel.
12:49 he was asking for change to buy coffee.
I confirm this translation ✌
Bul. "Vitosha" is in the top 50 of the most expensive shopping streets in Europe
Except it is not a shopping street
Пасхалка "ЦСКА" в переходе улыбнула, особенно на фоне бродяги 12:36
Welcome to Sofia, I hope you enjoy your stay. There are many tasty things to try 😁 and definitely don't miss on our nightlife 😉
Well besides all trolls I've seen in the comments, for person not much familiar with us as country, history and such - you did a good exploration. Be open and next time mix with locals and you would learn or fill gaps of what you know 😊
Visit Latvia please , you gonna be impressed by the food and drinks and views. I’m from Jelgava but the capital is Riga, would be happy if you visit both of those cities. (Not far away from each other).
It's so quiet in the city because whoever could go, went to the seacoast.
What’s the dating scene like there since it’s not very busy? 😮
Its busy, but being out in the hot sun or in the highseason when all leave for the seaside isnt the best idea 😂
Dating is easy. Atleast if you are caucasian
Как всегда измалеваны все стены😮не любят свой город жители Софии😢
так у нас в России то же самое, просто потом коммунальщики это закрашивают. если бы не закрасили, было бы также измазано все. в детстве помню гораздо больше было повсюду граффити в СПб, сейчас оперативно с этим борются.
Bulgarian food is low in flavor. Very basic but kinda healthy with all the veggie dishes. So it's okay. Romanian food however is so good though, I was shocked. Smoky flavors like bbq, lots of garlic, lots of meat, lots variety from French to German to Turkish to Greek influence in it. I'd say the best food in Europe is in Italy, France, Spain/Portugal, and Romania, yeah I said it, Romania. When you tried that eggplant dip and said it had no flavor I knew you must have gone to a wack place. Romanian eggplant dip is made with smoky roasted eggplants on a grill, lots of red onion a little garlic and you can make it red mixed with roasted peppers or white with a bit of mayonnaise. And it also has olive oil or sunflower oil and other seasonings. Best eggplant dip I ever had, more flavor than the Jewish, Armenian, and Middle Eastern ones.
Брат ми има ресторант в Испания и много румънци го посещават защото българската и румънска кухня са близки особенно скарата.Румънците много харесвали българската кухня.
Looks like a nice place for a vacation
The guy was begging for change (stotinki)
On 7:34 I saw Borislav Chuchkov - actor, screenwriter and producer.
Hey bro you need to eat "SHKEMBE CHORBA" thank me later.
Хаха, освен ако не е от хората, които ще се дехидратират от повръщане, ако пробват шкембе чорба. Опасни са такива съвети :)
Bro come to Plovdiv.
I think it's the same restaurant where this Speed youtuber was.
hi sylvester, cool video, keep up the good work!
Glad you liked Bulgarian cuisine which is part of the shared Ottoman legacy combining Persian, Arabic and Byzantine influences
The same restaurant where Speedy was
He asked you if you had any spare change so he could buy himself a coffee.
He said стотинки за кафе (stotinki za kafe) or stotinki for coffee. Stotinki is the (plural) name of our coins.
Have you ever considered a travel partner? 😉
When he was opening the menu, the song that was playing was Milena's ..I dunno the name actually .. 'Директор на водопад'? Хайде,Бегета ,как ѝ е името на тая песен? ..'омръзна ми да светя като крушка'.., т.н.?
Името е ,,Ха-ха"
OMG THIS SO FUN IN BULDERIA
"Stotinki" are like cents in the U.S. dollar or pence in the British pound. In Bulgaria, 1 lev is divided into 100 stotinki, just like 1 dollar is divided into 100 cents.
Stototinka, literally means a cent. 1/100th. Tye new Bulgarian euro coins are still going to be called stotinki when we start using the euro eventually.
True, but when you tell a foreigner 'give me 5 cents,' they often take it literally, and it can take 30 minutes to explain what you actually meant before they finally get it.
@@Haymanata
Yeah, absolutely, I was merely talking about the root of the word, sto = 100 = centum. From there century, cent and so on.
Yeah, I guess you have a knack for making things more complicated for myself! 😄
Great video bro, eat as much as you want nevermind people.
that was some good stuff, you should visit Burgas, Sozopol or Nessebar
No offense, but judging by your english dialect, I presume you're from the US. I don't know how you can judge another countries food, given that the US has one of the worst food cultures out there :D Plus Bulgaria is held highly when it comes to yogurt and salads. Also a big part of our cuisine is Turkish and Greek or has been infuenced by them. We really have a lot of incredibly tasty dishes and it is a shame that some people are prejudiced like this, without ever even trying our food x)
Welcome bro enjoy !
I never miss your videos. Sophia doesn't seem like a place to write home about. Too much graffiti.
The guy in the underpassage was asking for spare coins. Stotinka is 1/100 of lev.
The guy in the subway was asking for “stotinki”, meaning cents. 100 stotinki equals 1 lev.
It's so quite in the second half of July and the first half of August just because most of us (thе Sofia villagers :) - софиянци) have been dislocated on the sea side - in Northern Greece or on our Chernomorie (Черноморие). The most pleasant time in Sofia, although the heat and the smell from the rotting trash in the containers is so focken disgusting... It's typical for everywhere else in southern Europe, but nevertheless, it's hard to get accustomed to it. And yes, our traditional meals are good enough, several times better than any food (meals) in western Europe. But food is pretty expensive nowadays. And the so called "monopoly or oligopoly" of Kaufland, Billa, Lidl, Fantastico and CBA is not easing it.
Oh I love your trips!!! I hope u go to Albanian ♥
За личноста Васил Левски ... Непознат факт! Че Гевара е носел негова снимка в джоба си. По думите на дъщерята на Че Гевара- той е искал много да прилича на него в делата си...
Famous quotes of V. Levski "If I win, the whole nation wins. If I lose, I only lose myself."
the guy in the underground was asking you for coins :D "stotinki" means coins