by Dr. Yan | Aug 18, 2021 | History
When I came back to Sofia from Rome, I knew exactly where to go, just like a local. I even found an open-air market near here that perhaps only locals would frequent. It is a good feeling to feel settled down here. Orpheus was a famous Thracian in the ancient Greek...
by Dr. Yan | Aug 17, 2021 | Civilization, Culture, Food, History
For some reason, in my mind, I had always assumed Rome to be like those ancient capitals such as Xi’An, Kyoto, or somewhere in the temperate climate. It never crossed my mind that Rome is actually subtropical, with palm trees and all kinds of cactus, like in...
by Dr. Yan | Aug 8, 2021 | Culture, Food
On the morning when I arrived in Sofia, there was a crowd at the exit of the airport with flowers and cameras to meet a lady and her family. The lady put on her silver medal from the Tokyo Olympic Game, and the crowd couldn’t be more proud and pleased. Her name...
by Dr. Yan | Aug 1, 2021 | Civilization, Culture, Food, History
Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey, being the economic center and where the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire used to reside, sitting across the boundary between Europe and Asia along the Bosporus strait. It has seen the history and the transition of Turkey into...
by Dr. Yan | Jul 28, 2021 | Culture
My project in Bulgaria starts on Aug 1, and my family and I have planned a few days in Istanbul before I leave for Sofia. The external forces that influenced Bulgaria the most included Byzantine and Ottoman, and it would be nice to know more about those cultures,...
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