София през призмата на едни обувки: фото разходка; Sofia (Bulgaria): photo tour: from the viewpoint of a pair of shoes

Надпис, пред НДК - Национален Дворец на Културата/ writing: 'Dull work kills' near NDK - National Palace of Culture

Някъде покрай Стадион Васил Левски/ Somewhere near Stadium 'Vasil Levski'

Орлов Мост / Eagle's Bridge

 Парк, покрай стадион ''Васил Левски''.

Park near 'Vasil Levski' Stadium

Летен обя: таратор, салата; Summer lunch: tarator, salad

Мостът на влюбените Lovers' Bridge

 Ресторант ''Градиснка къща''. Намира се малко след НДК, точно като пресечете за началото на ул.''Витоша''. Препоръчвам го с две ръце. Уникално приятна атмосфера и интериор- като влезете навътре в ресторанта има нещо като градина, с фонтан по средата и дървени пейки вместо столове. Предлага разнообразно меню от Италианска, испанска, френска, шотландска, българска кухня на средно високи цени (около и над 7 лв. основно ястие).




  BBQ Restaurant 'Garden House'. 
I strongly recommend this restaurant as it offers a wide variety of different tastes: Italian, Spanish, Scottish, Bulgarian traditional cuisine. Prices are affordable (around and above 3,50 euros for a main meal).The atmosphere is warm and welcoming as the interior is like in a garden. As you go to the back part of the restaurant, there are wooden benches instead of chairs and there is a big fountain in the middle of the room. 

 Театър 199 отвън. Има отпечатъци от ръце и стъпала на известни актьори, заедно с техен портрет отстрани и цитат от тях. Много ми се искаше да посетя някоя постановка там, но не работеше в края на лятото.

Theatre 199 from the outside. There are a lot of feet and hand prints of famous Bulgarian actors and actresses along with their portraits and quotes from them on the wall of the theatre. 

Фонтанът през деня/ The fountain day time

Някъде в центъра, близо до археологическия музей, фонтан, който нощем свети в разноцветни светлини/ Somewhere in the city centre:Fountain that at night turns is illuminated in different colours

близо до метро станция Сердика

Метростанция ''Европейски съюз'' точно до мол Сити Център, на 7 мин. пеша от НДК; / Metro station ''European Union'' next to moll City Centre 

Ресторант ''Кривото'' - денонощен, в подлеза на НДК. Предлага меню на средно високи цени (от 6 лв. нагоре за осн. ястие). Не е нещо особено, като интериор или кухня, но е приятно и много удобно - основното предимство е, че работи по всяко време, точно на центъра е, има безплатен интернет - Wi-fi.

Restaurant 'Krivoto' - in the city centre just outside the underground (under the National Palace of Culture - NDK). 

 Като влезете в Президентството -по средата на сградата е тази стара църква.

When you go inside the President's residence, there is this old church. 

Министерски съвет

Народно събрание

Народно събрание

Парк покрай Народния театър/ A park near the National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Фонтан покрай Народния театър/ A fountain near the National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Народния театър ''Иван Вазов'' / National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Народния театър ''Иван Вазов'' / National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Народния театър ''Иван Вазов'' / National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Народния театър ''Иван Вазов'' / National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Народния театър ''Иван Вазов'' / National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

 BOX - Сладкарница/магазин за сладолед и замразен йогурт покрай Славейков, на Графа, малко след щандовете с книги - от противоположната страна на улицата. Сравнително скъпо е, но много вкусно и предлага богат избор. След като си избереш вид сладолед можеш да добавиш над 20 вида неща за отгоре (разл. видове шоколадови пръчици, вафли и др.) и накрая всичко се мери.

 BOX - frozen yogurt & ice cream shop. It is near 'Slaveikov square' on 'Graf Ignatiev' street. It is quite expensive, compared to other ice cream shops, however there is a wide variety of toppings to choose from - more than 20 amongst which - gummy bears, chocolate chips, waffers etc. It is worth a try. 

По булевард ''Витоша''.
Bul 'Vitosha'

Народен Театър ''Иван Вазов/ National Theatre 'Ivan Vazov'

Съдебната Палата/ Ministry of Justice 

NDK

Chaophraya Thai Restaurant & Bar, Glasgow review/ Тайландска кухня

  Our eternal love for food and natural curiosity led us to trying some Eastern delicacies. I've always been highly recommended to try Thai food so we finally ended up in the city center's Chaophraya restaurant - in the middle of Buchanan street, just a little after Forever21. We sat in the open area as the weather outside was sunny and warm  - Scotland is an extremely lovely place in the summer. Too bad that season doesn't knock on the door for more than few days in the year ( 2013 is a lucky exception).
By reading reviews of places you get a rough idea what is the mass/common view and then decide whether to invest your time going there. I am not a fan of Negative reviews, unfortunately this one is going to be such. There are pros and cons listed to be fair and honest. It was a bit of delight and a bit of a disappointment.

The Menu

Pros: 

• Nice selection of different kinds of food: Rice and Noodle section; Meat section; Salads and soups and vegetarian options as well.
• Delicious - absolutely wonderful - spicy, however not burning your mouth. 

Cons:

• Taking into account its central location - on the High Street - less than 5 minutes from George Square, the price range was reasonable. Around £10 for appetizers and around £15 for a main course meal.  
• However if it was not in the city center the prices would not fit what you get. The main meal would not feed you if you are really hungry (as in the case was as much as the appetizer). 

Customer Service:

Pros:

Very friendly and positive - always polite and smiling. Overall very helpful. 

Cons:

EXTREMELY unorganized. Firstly we had to wait more than 15 minutes after sitting to be offered a menu, after asking for one in the beginning (it was not extremely busy at that point). There were 3 different waiters serving us, ending up with ordering a coke to all three of them which came 20 minutes after we've asked the 1st waiter ( my glass of Mekong came on time - just about 5-10 mins after the order). The meals came without any delays served by another 4th waiter and were lovely.

Mekong - alcoholic drink: whiskey from Thailand

Customer service is a vital thing for me, it can put me off even from the best places: shops/ restaurants; no matter if the quality of the food is good, if you are mistreated in a way (as in our case forgotten for few times by different waiters) then that place does not deserve your attention. 

Mekong - alcoholic drink: whiskey from Thailand

Grade for customer service 1 out of 5, because the staff were polite. Nonetheless our orders came with extreme delays. It might be due to a training process, tiredness, the heat...but it happened few times, which I do not consider as good excuses. 

Fried Prawns: with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers

If you'd like to try Thai food I would strongly recommend it...but not especially in that restaurant.

Fried Prawns: with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers