El Flamenco

Sofia, 29 May 2007
"... Free. Creative. Daring. Restless. Open-minded. Belén Maya symbolizes progress in flamenco dance...." (Flamenco-world)
Maya is also known from the ultimate beautifully photographed documentary of the Spanish-filmmaker Carlos Saura "Flamenco" - a tribute to the beauty and diversity of Spain's national dance.

When it rains it pours

Vladaya, 21 May 2007

Oriental style

Sofia, 16 May 2007

Seventy dancers are performing during Turkish dance show "The Night of the Sultans" presenting Oriental-styled mythological scenes.

Europeanization without Decommunization

Sofia, 9 May 2007

EU member Bulgaria still bears signs of Its communist past as several hundred Bulgarians gathered in front of the
Monument of the Red Army in the capital Sofia to celebrate the World War II Victory Day.

Zorbing downhill

Sofia, 5th of May 2007

It's the next crazy adventure activity from New Zealand, the nation that developed bungy jumping.
Zorbing is the sport of rolling down a hill, at speed, inside a giant inflatable sphere, of course! Downhill course of about 200 metres can reach speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour. It's wild, totally disorientating, and arguably the most adrenaline-filled ride currently available... that's what they say.

MAY DAY - the Bulgarian Anarchist version of the Labor Day

Sofia, Bulgaria

May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most countries. The United States of America and Canada are among the exceptions. This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880s in the USA, linked to the battle for the eight-hour day, and the Chicago anarchists.