First Impressions of SOFIA, Bulgaria! Should You Visit in 2021?!
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- First Impressions of SOFIA, Bulgaria! Should You Visit in 2021?!
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Love Bulgaria from Serbia ☦️
I'm from Serbia and have wanted to visit Bulgaria for a long time. Looking forward to watching your coverage of this wonderful country. For Bulgarian readers I want to share that the shopska salata is probably the most popular salad in Serbia
Поздрави братле. Шопската салата е най добра със Ракия!
@@dayanbalevski4446 Тачно тако
Because Шопи live in Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia
@@dayanbalevski4446 Да живее България! Да живее Сърбия!
@@slobodanzivkovic8392 Само да уредим работите със Северна Македония, и няма да имаме никакви проблеми между си.
If you like feta cheese, Bulgaria has the best in my opinion, and I'm albanian!
Wooo!
Hey, so kind of you! Thanks!
If your Albanian, your Cognac is better, then the French one. (Skenderbeg) 🥃😁 Greetings from 🇷🇸
@@aleksandarmacat6998Happy New Year!
@@waitaminute2015 Gezuar. Happy new Year too you too. 🍷
Interesting fact is that when you were standing at Serdica center, you were at the middle of the "Square of tolerance" how we call it. It is formed by 4 religious temples - an orthodox church, a mosque, sinagogue and catholic church. Don't know where else you can find that mix of religious temples in just 500 metres diameter.
Thanks for letting us know!
Beautiful Sofia and Rila! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹👍🏻🇧🇬
I've watched all your videos from Bulgaria. Thank you for being such wonderful ambassadors for my country.
Thank you for watching!
The architecture makes you think of Vienna because an Austrian architect was the one responsible :)
Enjoyed that! I'm currently in Bulgaria too. Got lots to see still.
Me and my friend are headed there tomorrow from Skopje as well!
amazing!
Love the way you say "Nazdrave"" :D
😉😉
I'm from Croatia and I would really like to visit Sofia and other Bulgarian cities
You should do!
I've always loved the look of Sofia. I can't wait to see the rest of your videos in Bulgaria. Thanks
Thanks!
Ohh i laughed soo hard when you said that you are trying to find metro station but you cant find it... and you just walked by Serdika entrance
LOL!
Thanks for this wonderful video n thanks for sharing your first impressions on Bulgaria.
Great video. Wow. I have a few of your adventures to catch up on. Great video. Have a great week.
Thanks Nicky ❤️❤️
Please don’t ever open my bottle of fizz for me Matt 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Ahhhh, im so happy you two are visiting Bulgaria asw! I've been watching your channel for a long time now, and i genuinely hope you enjoy the country im from! ♥
Thank you so much!!! We sure are enjoying it! x
this is a very good video for all the people who are planning to visit here in Bulgaria.Enjoy your stay.Looking forward for more video
Thank you so much!
omg Matt never trust those champagne bottles lol so funny x
Never 🤣🤣🤣
Great guys so excited, time to explore another country thank you Serbia 👏, can’t wait to see what Bulgaria’s got to offer, Sofia looks a decent city 😃
Have fun enjoy your Bulgarian adventure
nodstravay - everyone told me to remember "nice driveway"
Looking great , you two !
Same counts for Sofia !
Thanks Goran!
Excellent video! Fantastic content! Thanks for promoting our country Bulgaria in such a wonderful way! Best of luck and success!
Thank you!
Wow! Perfect video!
Al. Nevsky was built next to St. Sofia Cathedral which dates from the same period as St.Sophia in Istanbul, and gave the name Sofia to the city in the Middle Ages. It had other names before that. So the location is not accidental. It shows continuity with the much older Cathedral, which is still standing, withstanding many troubled times, inckudinf being used as a mosque.
I am leaving in Bulgaria, and I love that video💜
Thank you!
Love your videos guys :)
Thank you ❤️
I’ll be there in august. Can’t wait
Enjoy!!!
@@dabbleandtravel thanks. I’m excited. Can I take a bus or train to Athens from Sofia? And Istanbul?
@@viewfromthemancave1092 Yes there are buses, trains and ofc flights to the both cities
Whoa that thumbnail was epic ~~
Thank you!!! We appreciate it!
You are all welcome to our beautiful country Bulgaria!
Thank you!
You guys have an amazing relationship vibe....wish you all the best , stay blessed
Thank you so much ❤️
This is a brilliant video - plenty of videos on youtube of reviews of city’s to visit or videos that are meant to give an impression of a place and they just dont.. this is exactly the sort of video i was hoping for. I’ve put Sofia on my travel list for next year I think. Cheers guys 👏👏
I like the Intro/recap. 👍 Very well done. 😉 Great job, Molly. 😄 Keep up the good work. ❤ Cheers and stay safe.
Thank you! Glad you liked it 😜 hope you’re good!
@@dabbleandtravel I am well. Thanks for asking ❤
Sofia was founded 8000 years ago and is the oldest capital in Europe. Rome was created in 753 BC and Sophia was created 6,000 BC or 8,000 years ago.
Sofia is the seventh capital of Bulgaria. The first capital of Bulgaria was the capital of Old Great Bulgaria - Phanagoria in modern Russia, the second capital was Pliska, the third capital was Veliko Preslav or Veliki Preslav, the fourth capital was Skopje, the capital of modern Macedonia, the fifth capital was Ohrid in In modern Macedonia, the sixth capital was Veliko Tarnovo or Velikoye Tarnovo, and the seventh capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Great_Bulgaria
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanagoria
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliska
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliki_Preslav
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skopje
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrid
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliko_Tarnovo
History of the city of Sofia
czcams.com/video/99Wr3QyDPOc/video.html
czcams.com/video/D_Tbz7zVPho/video.html
MY BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL SOFIA! I MISS VERY MUCH SOFIA! I WILL COME BACK SOON!
Varna city too is beautiful
Wow, at first glance, it looks so pristine and clean.. 🤍🤍🤍🤍
So clean!
Perfect accomodation spot you guys are stay'n at.
Right!
Hi ! Can you guys make a top of best countries from Balkans that you have visited. Cheers and good luck from a romanian fan living in Uk
Wow you guys move quickly! I remember we were both in Belgrade at the same time and then you went all around Serbia and are already off to Bulgaria! Meanwhile I've changed like two AirBNBs here in Belgrade in the meantime 🤣
Ahaha! Don’t worry we were there for a while!
Mekitsa is the same as hungarian Langos, but there it costs 5 Euro. In Austria also.
Very similar! Thanks for your comment!
Hey Matt and Molly.Happy Sunday. I guessed the next destination was going to be Bulgaria.Beautiful Sofia Bulgaria.Love the view.So happy for both of you as you made it to Sofia Bulgaria yay finally hip hip hurray🥰😍❤😘❤
Hope you’re well!!! You definitely guessed it correct!
@@dabbleandtravel Good thanks just bored up because of the lock down but your video makes me happy with smiles😍I receive so much of positivity 😃
You're too kind! xx
I really love❤️ your videos forever
Thanx for beautiful videos
Thank you!
Omg gorgeous place... Stay safe
😘❤️🤗
Thank you ❤️
Al. Nevsky Cathedral was the largest Orthodox Cathedral in the world until Serbia built St.Sava specifically to be bigger than the Sofia Cathedral. Otherwise historically the biggest Orthodox Cathderal is St. Sophia in Istanbul, which is now a mosque.
hope u had fun in Sofia, my city! i miss it so much, the nightlife and the atmoshpere is a blast! Go to Seven rila lakes if u havent, try bulgarian wine, they are really good!
Bulgaria looks very amazing and looks very clean and so does the food, I think the first one was Banitsa you said, looks delicious
Thanks for watching!
@@dabbleandtravel thanks for the great videos
We appreciate you’re support!
Very clean country like Macedonia, absolutely spotless, SERBIA WAS DIRTY AND DISGUSTING🙂
@@robertkotevski9649 you are on the wrong channel for spreading hate, get lost
Love from Pakistan.God bless you and your family
Thanks Adeel!
Hello !! how are you both? missing your Philippine posts and videos. Hope you are both well and preparing to travel to the Far East again. Take care
Molly's sunglasses look good on you!!! :)
Don’t tell him that, he’ll steal them 🤣
@@dabbleandtravel haha 😆
@@dabbleandtravel haha!
Lots of love from india❤️
Both of you just fantastic 🙂 Sofia with like to see you again and soon👌
Thank you!
OMG 😍 My City. Its so short video 📹 😭 please add part 2 🙏
Many more videos to come! Be sure to share it 😁😉
Lovely interesting video. Thank you.
Love the building, your hotel is simple but modern😍Cheers guys from us here in Minnesota, we are now in a freedom mode😀Got vaccinated twice and no more mask😷can’t wait to see your other vlogs🥰stay safe👍
Thanks Linda! ❤️
Fabulous place💙
Thanks for watching!
Try to visit Veliko Tarnovo in your list and you won't regret it 'coz that is a beautiful place...
Stay tuned!
Loving Your adventures around the Balkans they are bringing back so many great memories
Thanks Roy!
Video, great if you are still Sofia and want something interesting.
Visited Some theatrical production in Bulgaria extremely popular this art
You can also explore Vitosha Mountain or visit a museum or gallery
Have a nice stay in my homeland.
Greetings from Bulgaria. 😉
Hello from Bulgaria
Hey! 😃
You should've went inside the cathedral, it is actually way more impressive inside...
Amazing footage. Hopefully you plan to visit some of the following places:
Belogradchik, Rila Monastery, 7 Rila Lakes, Veliko Tarnovo, Tryavna, Ruse, Dryanovo, Etara, Plovdiv, Varna, Pamporovo/Bansko, Nessebar, Sozopol, Kovachevitsa, Zheravna, Bozhentsi, Zlatograd, Beglik-Tash (Bulgarian stonehendge), Perperikon & Tatul (highly recommend), Kroshunski Waterfall, Skakliya (Vratsa) Waterfall, Bacho Kiro Cave, Yagodina Cave, Prohodna (Eyes of God) Cave, Ledenika Cave, Magura Cave, Saeva Dupka Cave, Devils Throat Cave, Wonderful Bridges....
I can name a few hundred more landmarks and cities/villages worth seeing...
They already left I think. Trust me they do their research and visit all the places. Love from Belgrade ☦️ Bulgaria is beautiful.
Thanks so much! Stay tuned! 😍
BULGARIA IS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE OF SOFIA IS A LADY
Sofia is my favorite name - it's the name of my beloved, now deceased grandma! Love from Serbia!
I very much enjoyed my recent trip to Sofia.I didn't see a single rainbow flag or a single person wearing rainbow attire, very refreshing.
Great City!
I WILL COME BACK TO SOFIA! VERY SOON!
hello :) if you are still in Bulgaria, I highly recommend seeing the cave " Bojiite ochi" or God's eyes, it's near my home town and it's breathtaking. Go there late afternoon or early morning, because it could be crowded during the day, weekends.
Thank you!
Love what you do. From the place where Molly explaines she will go for a mekitsa you can buy banitza. Just opposite to the tram stop. And I spent my childwhood in a street next to the avenue where you explain about the price of the mekitza. :)
Awww thank you so much
Love your vlogs so much, feel like I’ve been with you all the way through the Balkans, Serbia was great, Kosovo & Macedonia looked amazing and Albania is just so interesting, though I’ve only been for a short visit to Shkodra , but now you have finally reached the daddy of them all Bulgaria,. I know by now you will have been there for a while, and if I was to list the places I’d recommend then you’d be there for six months at least, so wherever you venture, just enjoy the food, the beer and most of all the fantastic Bulgarian people. X
"Daddy of them all"..O come on 😆 Serbia i much better..Bulgaria was under otomans much longer than Serbia and more importantly whole Bulgaria...And almost half of Serbia(lets say 40%) was under Austria..So in northern Serbia there are cities like Novi Sad,Subotica,Sombor,Vrsac,Zemun...Real central European cities...There's nothing like that in Bulgaria
@@dixieserb But of course, do you like alba bulgarica?
dixieserb “Daddy of them all “was just a figure of speech based on the Vlog I most look forward to watching based on the fact it’s the country I’ve travelled around most , and will have so many places I’ve been and loved, restaurants and bars I’ve visited etc.. Once I’ve been to Serbia (which will be very soon) I may feel differently but it was never meant as a comment to compare the histories of the Balkan countries, because to be honest even if I knew 10% of the history of the Balkans there’s no chance I’d be using a travel blog to play them against each other
@@kalinxristov1654 I like Singidunum more 😆
@@dixieserb so it should be
There are plenty of underpasses in Sofia where you are supposed to cross the street! It is too bad you did not use the one next to the Presidential building, as it contains some Roman ruins. Also next to the Presidency is the Archeological Museum, one of my fav buildings in Sofia..It is not huge, so it is manageable even for people not very interested in history...but you will grasp better the history of Bulgaria and the Balkans, if you visit.
My grandparents live in Bulgaria and I think my sister wants to go to Serbia I don’t know and I have been to Sofia
It was amazing!
@@dabbleandtravel I recommend you visit Ruse it’s near. The nearest airport it’s like four hour two hour drive it’s super close to Romania I just need to pass the bridge from Romania and boom in Bulgaria
Have u been to the Rila Monastery?🙃
Soon!
Hahaha the champagne that was funny surprise 😂😂😂😂👍
Right 🤣🤣🤣
Molly "I've got the giggles" 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cheeeeers!! 🍻🙌😉
As a Bulgarian you should go to Varna
We’ve been!
"Don't know why Bulgaria doesn't receive many tourists compare from other countries in Europe I think it's beautiful too in comparison from other former Yugoslav countries though I like Albania, Greece, Slovenia and Turkey .?!"
Agreed :)
You guys are looking great, enjoy your up and coming summer. I had news this weekend the Philippines are really working hard to open up their green lane tourism this year for fully vaccinated tourists. The Governor of Cebu is putting so much pressure on the President and the government to do something. I got information that they are going to test Boracay first as a pilot scheme.
Your Video is great. Researching how to pronounce the the foreign names correctly would make it even better.
We try!
Everything is very wonderful, but the only thing that irritates Bulgarians is how foreigners pronounce the name of the capital of Bulgaria. It is correct when the emphasis is on the letter O, SOfia, unlike the female name SophIa, where the emphasis is on the letter I. 😉
I could have sworn that before leaving Belgrade, you mentioned you would be crossing several countries to get to your next destination. Were you planning on going elsewhere beforehand? Since you mention it is Easter time, are you guys like weeks behind in real time? I feel like an investigator now, lol!
We had to cross from Serbia to Macedonia and then Macedonia to Bulgaria. But it took a day or too! And yes we’re a month or so behind. If you follow us on Instagram you can see every thing!
Love the Bulgarian breakfast
Right!!
I heard Bulgaria has a great singer name Azis....
You a lovely and very friendly visitors.
Thank you!
@@dabbleandtravel Anyhow as a Bulgarians we know better the reality- Sofia is the most dirty and unorganized city in Europe😢😂😒
Welcome to Bulgaria, I hope you have a great time here!
I recommend visiting the city of Plovdiv (the oldest city in Europe and European capital for 2019), Rila Monastery, the Seven Rila Lakes (when the weather is good), the Belogradchik rocks, the Thracian valley (why not wine tasting there in Starosel), the city of Veliko Tarnovo (the old capital of Bulgaria), at the Black Sea - the city of Varna and the Varna Necropolis - the oldest gold treasure in the world!, Balchik botanical garden, the Neolithic Thracian sanctuary Beglik Tash... And many more places, of course but these are the basics :) Enjoy your stay here!
Stay tuned! Thanks for commenting and watching! Be sure to share it if you liked it😉❤️
Very clean country like Macedonia, absolutely spotless, SERBIA WAS DIRTY AND DISGUSTING🙂
@@robertkotevski9649 aman be prijatele , ti epten pretera ha,ha,ha ! ne kazuvaj prikaski , cel Balkan e isto sr... , drugo pakovanje !
@@robertkotevski9649 Really? That's really not nice to say
@@icxcnikasrb its not nice to say, but its true ,the truth hurts🤷♂️🤮🤮🤮🤮
It’s free to go inside Alexander Nevsky guys :) it’s religion not money machine
Thanks for letting us know!
Ok, I give up! How do you eat and drink so much and stay looking so good? Enjoying the videos but they are making me hungry ;)
Hahahah thanks Jeffrey. We’re just lucky I guess but will need to start exercising soon!
ROMANCE IN BULGARIA HISTORY AND DRINK BEER
If memory serves me correctly our Serbian version of "Mekica" is called 'Mekike'?!? It's been a forty years since I left Serbia so someone from Serbia who is more familiar with Bulgarian food please correct me?!
Da. Mekike
Oooo I didn’t know this!
@@dabbleandtravel Yes, that's right. But you've probably missed it in Serbia because in last 20-30 years it's popularity dropped, at least in Belgrade. When I moved to Belgrade 25 years ago mekike were everywhere, but now the number of places with mekike is significantly lower. I'm not happy with that, because I really love those.
Also "banista" is I believe "banitsa" actually, and in it is just Bulgarian and East Serbian name for the meal in the rest of Serbia known as "gibanitsa". It is very old and traditional mean. Gibanica is rarely sold in pekaras, it is more often made at home.
Nice Bulgeria
Very!
can we pass the borders with self test or we need rapid test?
Hey, it depends which country you come from, we came from North Macedonia therefore needed a PCR Test!
@@dabbleandtravel oh ok thanks :D
AMAZING COUNTRY ☘️☘️☘️
That is true!!!
Hello my idols wow so beautiful I love when you doing the drone so beautiful that building wow wow wow I’m glad your there because we seen the awesome cathedral right thanks for your hard work guys take care and always be safe I love you guys and god bless 💖💖💖🌈🌈🌈⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hey guys, how much were the taxis to get from Skopje to Sofia ?
Hey! Message us on Instagram we can send you all details!
Hey! Message us on Instagram we can send you all details!
You went in saranda
We did!
It looks like hagia sophia in Turkey
Which camera you have use to shot this video
Canon 800d
@@dabbleandtravel lens ??
The one it comes with
From which country are you both from ???
UK
is the English well spoken there? (in Sofia)
Depends but I'll assume yes because Sofia has the most English speakers compared to elsewhere from the country.
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You gotta tray meckica whit honey