Sofia

My native city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It does not have the boulevards of Hausmann's Paris, nor it has L'Enfant's avenues of Washington, DC. It can not boast the exclusivity of Manhattan or the romantics of Vienna. But it is so very special to me. For there I lived my youth, I dreamt of deeds of valour, and I first fell in love.

Known since Roman times, Sofia survived the stormy history of the Balkans undergoing numerous transformations. Today, when my city has changed so tremendously, I find it worthwhile to have a look back through the aquarelles of Josef Oberbauer. Painted in the 1880's and 1890's this small collection gives me a glimpse at sights that have long disappeared and keeps me priceless memories of my city.

Now, having lived so far for so long, every day I crave of being able to roam the freshly washed streets of my springtime city in an early Saturday morning.
This small gallery is my tribute to the city where I grew up.

image Sofia with the Clock Tower
image Butcher's Street Market
image Slivnishka Street Market
image Line dance in Krivina
image The house of Count Ignatiev
image The Black Mosque on Samokovska Street
image Small Inn on Lomska Street
image The Old Bakery

Thank you for your patience.

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